Post: In Solidarity for Racial Justice in Society and Schools
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter. – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Our hearts are filled with grief and rage, as … More
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter. – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Our hearts are filled with grief and rage, as … More
What a difference a pandemic makes. Just last week, the University of California system broke with decades of tradition by deciding to permanently suspend the SAT and ACT tests as … More
To challenge and ultimately change the prevailing architecture of math opportunity entails broadening and updating the content of math and quantitative reasoning courses required for college success. As postsecondary institutions in California … More
As students around the country face unprecedented disruptions to their high school experiences, institutions of higher education are waiving once-rigid admissions requirements, such as test scores and grades in required … More
Diversifying the pathways students take through high school and college mathematics has the potential to open avenues to college for more students. That’s why many of us support efforts to … More
Colleges and universities around the country have been reforming their mathematics requirements, rejecting the traditional one-size-fits-all mathematics courses in favor of a range of options that align with students’ fields … More
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