Published On: July 12th, 2022|

Education Next – Steven D. Levitt, Jeffrey Severts, Boaz Barak, and Adrian Mims

“In 2021, California set off a national debate on the future of K–12 math education when the state unveiled new guidelines for teaching the subject. The proposed curriculum framework, though non-binding, calls for schools to: offer data-science courses in addition to algebra, pre-calculus, and calculus; have students take algebra in 9th grade rather than 8th; and ask teachers to infuse social-justice concepts into math lessons.” (more)