Advancing a Mathematics of Opportunity

In his latest Mathematical Association of America blog, David Bressoud shares the findings of Just Equations’ report, Staying the Course: Examining College Students’ Paths to Calculus and supports the report’s recommendation for further research on the use of Calculus prerequisites.

Just Equations’ new report, Staying the Course: Examining College Students’ Paths to Calculus was covered in this Inside Higher Ed piece highlighting how lengthy Calculus prerequisites could contribute to student attrition on the pathway to STEM.

In this piece for Chalkbeat, Just Equations National Policy Director Melodie Baker shares the story of her son’s college admissions process, during which he was grilled about his decision to take AP Statistics rather than AP Calculus his senior year. The story highlights findings from our report Calculating the Odds about covert calculus expectations in admissions and how they shape the math education landscape at large.

Our Dana Center partners David Kung and Josh Recio reference findings from Just Equations’ report Calculating the Odds in this MAA Math Values blog about the role of calculus in college admissions.