Post: Protected: The Mathematics of Opportunity Convening
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Resource: The Mathematics of Opportunity: Rethinking the Role of Math in Educational Equity
Just Equations’ report The Mathematics of Opportunity describes how traditional approaches to mathematics education can contribute to inequity and highlights emerging approaches to change that equation. The goal is to ensure that math … More
Post: 2019 Convening: The Mathematics of Opportunity
Mathematics is not always serving the purpose for which it was intended, noted speakers at Just Equations’ recent Mathematics of Opportunity event. “It’s become a sorting mechanism,” noted Eloy Oakley, Chancellor of … More
Post: Algebra and Civil Rights
In a Washington D.C. address to the American Mathematical Society’s Committee on Education, OI founder Christopher Edley, Jr. highlights the equity dilemma surrounding college readiness requirements in mathematics. His thoughts … More
Post: California Expands Math Horizons for College Students
A new policy at California Community Colleges will open math pathways and no longer require most students to take remedial math courses, according to a Medium blog by Senior Project … More
Post: Is Remedial Math Going the Way of the Dinosaur?
A stunning drop in remedial math enrollments at community colleges across the country makes clear that a set of reforms designed to eliminate arbitrary barriers to student success are having … More
Resource: Multiple Paths Forward: Diversifying Math Pathways as a Strategy for College Success
This new report highlights the importance of diversifying math pathways in college to improve quantitative literacy and shorten students’ routes to a degree.
Post: 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