In We’re in this together: Supporting High Quality Math Teaching in Uncertain Times, Jo Boaler and the co-authors stated that all students have the right to high-quality teaching, to be engaged in rich math tasks, to be challenged with meaningful math curriculum, to have access to technology to support their learning, and to be assessed in ways that highlight what they know and can do.
We know that inequities existed before the pandemic; we know they have increased since the pandemic. And yet, in their Grand Challenge: Balance the Equation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation describes Algebra 1 as the most important on-track indicator of a students’ future success in the US. Students who don’t complete Algebra 1 have a one-in-five chance of graduating from high school. Inequities in math achievement for priority students are not unique to the USA.
Join Dr. Jo Boaler (Nomellini & Oliver Professor of Education, Stanford University; Founder, youcubed; California, USA) and Dr. Crystal Morton (Associate Professor of Math Education, IUPUI School of Education; President, Benjamin Banneker Association; Indiana, USA) for a Roundtable using a fireside chat format.
