A Quiet Revolt Reshaping the Pathway to College
Check out our founder, Pamela Burdman’s article in EdSource about a new data science course being offered to high school students in Los Angeles and several other districts. While engaging … More
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Podcast: This Week in California Education
In this episode of “This Week in California Education,” EdSource Executive Director Louis Freedberg and Editor-at-Large John Fensterwald interview Pamela Burdman. They discuss CSU’s plan to reduce barriers to graduation … More
The Politics of Math: Is Algebra Necessary to Obtain a College Degree?
The LA Times cites Pam’s Degrees of Freedom report on the role of mathematics as a gatekeeper in higher education to shed light on changes being considered within California’s higher … More
Cal State to End Placement Exams
Inside Higher Ed’s Ashley Smith, speaks with Pam about Cal State’s plan to eliminate placement exams as part of its Graduation Initiative 2025 – and explores the genesis and potential impact of the new policy.
At Cal State, Algebra is a Civil Rights Issue
In this 2017 commentary in EdSource, Opportunity Institute President Christopher Edley, Jr. expounds on the “dirty secret” of arbitrary math requirements and why exclusionary math policies may violate the Equal … More
Getting Rid of Placement Exams
In this article, Mikhail Zinshteyn quotes Pamela Burdman discussing the high-stakes nature of placement exams and the tens of thousands of California community college students that were being placed into … More