
What Can States Do to Help Students Learn More Math?
Math scores have been in decline for the last decade, and a recent estimate found that boosting scores back to their 2013 levels would raise the average student’s total lifetime earnings by nearly 8%.

States are obscuring student math performance
The Center on Reinventing Public Education’s new State of the American Student 2025 report delivers a sobering verdict: most states are failing to give parents and the public a clear view of how students are doing in math.

Yes, Alabama! The kids can learn math.
By all recent accounts, the kids are not all right when it comes to learning math in this country.

The Gender Gap in Math Starts Early
Gender gaps in math start have been growing in recent years.

How Parents Support Math at Home
When my dad took us on long road trips as a kid, he would give my brother and I what he called “can problems.” Iowa used to have, and still has, a bottle deposit law where each returned soda can or bottle was worth a nickel.

Math Gaps Emerge Early. Students Deserve Early Interventions
Did you know that 3rd grade reading scores are highly

The Rise and Fall of 8th Grade Algebra
Algebra is a gateway toward more advanced mathematics courses, and

Virginia Pushes to Accelerate Students in Math
As part of its redesigned school performance and support framework, last

Automatic Enrollment Policies Check All the Boxes
Last month I wrote about how American public education is

A Low-Cost, Highly Effective Math Program
There’s no large, new financial investment coming over the horizon
