Tag: math

Math proficiency has sharply declined across the nation, and recent data shows that many Massachusetts students are entering higher education unprepared for the mathematical demands of college, careers, and beyond

A brief by EdTrust in Massachusetts sheds light on a growing and urgent crisis: students across the Commonwealth are falling behind in math at alarming rates

A new poll released today by EdTrust in Massachusetts reveals that many parents are worried about their child’s math abilities.

In this brief, EdTrust and Just Equations explore why high-achieving Black and Latino students and students from low-income backgrounds who take and pass Algebra I in eighth grade still end up taking advanced math courses in high school at lower rates than their peers.

All students are “math people.” Yet often, the current ways in which math is taught often leaves many Black and Latino students out of the equation. All students must be…

In 10th grade, my high school math teacher casually told me that I “just wasn’t a math person.” I believed him immediately. Why wouldn’t I? He was the expert. I…

Nearly every state includes measures of college- and career-readiness in their accountability plans under the Every Student Succeeds Act,…

Classroom assignment analysis is a powerful lens for viewing the day-to-day experiences of students. It provides hugely important insights into what teachers know and understand about college- and career-ready standards…