BERKELEY, CALIF. — Mathematics may seem timeless, but the way it’s being taught isn’t keeping up with the times. Current course sequences — or math pathways — create barriers to … More
The purpose of math is not to make students miserable. It is not to instill fear in them. And it is definitely not to create a pecking order among students. … More
The Mathematics of Opportunity: Designing for Equity convening on October 22, 2019 brought together educators, advocates, policy leaders, and researchers from around California. We put on our “architects of math … More
In Just Equations’ latest report, Branching Out: Designing High School Math Pathways for Equity, math educators Phil Daro and Harold Asturias outline a new vision for high school mathematics: advanced … More
College admissions requirements have a complex relationship with high school opportunity: On the one hand, colleges’ course-taking requirements can be a lever for improving the availability of rigorous high school … More
Christopher Edley, Jr. Honorable William H. Orrick, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law and Former Dean, U.C. Berkeley School of Law; Co-Founder, The Opportunity Institute Statement to the CSU Board of … More
When California State University faculty first proposed requiring applicants to complete a math or quantitative reasoning course in their senior year of high school, they specifically recommended that the system … More
“Why should anyone care about mathematics if it doesn’t connect deeply to some human desire: to play, seek truth, pursue beauty, fight for justice?” wondered Francis Su, former president of … More