Post: Opinion: Rethink how we teach math
Over the past year, there’s been increased alarm among educators and parents about “learning loss,” the risk that students will forget important academic content, or miss learning it altogether due … More
Post: Don’t Let Calculus Become a Replacement for the SAT
After years of debates over their validity, the SAT and ACT were removed quite abruptly last year from most colleges’ admissions requirements. Though their elimination—spurred by the cancellation of test … More
Post: End Tracking to Put Math Education Back on Track
Tracking in mathematics has been a practice in U.S. schools for decades, but it hasn’t always been the subject of candid conversation. Along with increased attention to systemic racism in … More
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February 2-4, 2021 Just Equations’ third annual Mathematics of Opportunity conference brought a social justice lens to how education systems, colleges, schools, and teachers are implementing math pathways that enhance … More
Post: Don’t Forget Equity When Reforming Postsecondary Math
A recent report analyzing how and whether reforms to postsecondary mathematics are advancing equity carries important lessons for those of us working to reverse decades of inequitable math outcomes. Before … More
Post: Math Misplacement May be a Chronic Condition, But Placement Alone Isn’t the Cure
Work to address inequitable math outcomes begins in the classroom, but it can’t end there. Given the prevalence of policies like tracking—which disproportionately place students of color into lower-level, often … More