The Mathematics of Opportunity: Advancing by Degrees

Strong quantitative reasoning skills are essential to navigating today’s data-rich society and advancing in a 21st-century career. Whether a student dreams of becoming a scientist, an electrician, a teacher, or a historian, math learning will be central to their success.

Yet math policies, practices, and perceptions often turn students off math and create roadblocks to higher education. And access to math learning opportunities and resources is highly inequitable, with Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and other marginalized students facing the greatest barriers to math success. 

Together we can change policy to ensure that math education is a gateway to opportunity—not a gatekeeper.

Just Equations hosted its fifth-annual Mathematics of Opportunity conference March 7-9, 2023. This free, virtual event continued conversations about how education systems leaders, policymakers, and advocates can advance math education that uplifts and empowers students, resulting in deeper math learning and more equitable access to opportunities.