Portland Public Schools is trying to close the algebra access gap. Early evidence suggests it’s working

While studying salmon populations and designing amusement parks, these students are breaking barriers to advanced math that ...
Education Week

A Subset of Math Skills Predicts Algebra 1 Success. What Are They?

In math, Algebra 1 is a make-or-break course. The class is the gateway to high school math, and struggling to complete it can close off those higher-level pathways—and even jeopardize students’ ...
Business Wire

Pennsylvania Schools Get Free Access to Math Nation Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 Resources, Thanks to Pennsylvania Department of Education Grant

HARRISBURG, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Math Nation-Pennsylvania, a supplemental Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 math program, is now available at no cost to all Pennsylvania public schools and districts ...
The New Yorker

What Do We Really Know About Teaching Kids Math?

Earlier this week, I wrote about the history of progressive math education, the culture wars it has inspired over the past hundred years, and the controversy over the California Math Framework. Today, ...