All of us should be heartened by the just-released revision of the new California Framework for Mathematics. While the earlier drafts of the framework prompted concerns that the effort to achieve ...

Big changes are coming to how schools teach math in California, shifts in instructional practice that could have ripple effects across the country. But that process may take a while. Last week, the ...

While disagreements persist about the details, experts at an EdSource roundtable agreed Thursday that California’s new K-12 math guidelines — regardless of their ultimate focus — should inspire and ...

After three drafts, four years, and hundreds of public comments, the California State Board of Education has passed the 2023 Mathematics Framework for California Public Schools to encourage “equity ...

The debate that continues to simmer over California’s new math guidelines is a reminder that divisions remain deep over approaches to instruction, the pacing of algebra in middle school and the ...

The California State Board of Education’s new math framework, adopted last month, has drawn intense public criticism. Most critics have focused on the framework’s overt political content or its aims ...

Companies like Google, Apple and Intel offer some of California’s most cutting-edge — and highest-paying — jobs. Last year, those three companies alone brought in more than 10,000 people from other ...

Researchers tested a research-based intervention with English learners with math difficulty. The intervention proved to boost comprehension and help students synthesize and visualize information, ...

As a mathematics education researcher, I study how math instruction impacts students' learning, from following standard math procedures to understanding mathematical concepts. Focusing on the latter, ...

Eighth grader Zoe listens during math class at Crittenden Middle School in Mountain View on April 7, 2022. Photo by Magali Gauthier. The debate that continues to simmer over California’s new math ...