“I appreciate the importance of math more than most, I believe, but I also appreciate the importance of opportunity.” Opportunity Institute founder Christopher Edley, Jr. spoke of how arbitrarily-imposed math … More
California State University is preparing to unveil a proposal to require an additional, fourth year of math or quantitative reasoning for admission to any of its 23 campuses. Some proponents … More
First comes math. Then comes the aftermath. What happens to students after they take high school or college math? The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics say math class should … More
Just Equations submitted a letter of concern to the CSU Chancellor’s Office, addressing the faculty recommendation to increase the math or quantitative reasoning requirement for admissions. While Just Equations supports … More
In an an op-ed published in the San Francisco Chronicle, Just Equations founder Pamela Burdman sheds light on a proposal from CSU faculty to increase math requirements for incoming students. Because that proposal risks … More
In her first blog post of 2019, our founder Pamela Burdman reveals the good news in data CSU recently shared with Just Equations: As of last fall, the system had succeeded … More
Following our latest report release, the Atlanta Journal Constitution devotes a “Get Schooled” blog post to the report, The Mathematics of Opportunity: Rethinking the Role of Math in Educational Equity. … More