The recent debate over California State University’s well-intended proposal to require an additional quantitative reasoning (QR) course for admission highlights the challenges of efforts to bolster mathematics preparation. And the … More
Mathematics classes and tests—even more than other subjects— are regularly used to rank students and limit their future opportunities. The practice of tracking students into lower-quality course options with less … More
Why does high school calculus, generally AP Calculus, play such an outsize role in the access to competitive colleges? And should it? Clearly the reason for the dominance of Calculus … More
POSITION SUMMARY Just Equations (JEQ) seeks a Math Education Equity Fellow to help expand our cross-sector network and deepen support within the mathematics education community for evidence-based, equity-oriented math pathways … More
POSITION SUMMARY Just Equations (JEQ) seeks a National Policy Director to work with us to grow an informed and engaged cross-sector network to expand capacity for advancing evidence-based, equity-oriented, math … More
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
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