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Racial achievement gaps in math have worsened in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and its disruptions to learning. Some schools have tried to bridge those gaps through detracking, or

Hope Reed was seeing stark disparities a decade ago at her high school in the suburbs of Columbia, South Carolina. Nearly half the school’s students were white, but the freshman remedial math classes were made up of almost all students of color. Reed, then chair of the math department at Blythewood High School, intervened with […]

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Hundreds of thousands of students nationwide face challenges learning math due to disabilities such as dyscalculia. Thats a neurodevelopmental learning disorder caused by differences in the parts of the brain

Dyscalculia and other math disabilities are nearly as common as reading disabilities, yet parents and experts say little help is available

Hundreds of thousands of students nationwide face challenges learning math due to disabilities such as dyscalculia

Laura Jackson became seriously concerned about her daughter and math when the girl was in third grade. While many of her classmates flew through multiplication<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/math-disabilities-hold-many-students-back-schools-often-dont-screen-for-them/">Read More</a>

By Talia Richman | Dallas Morning News | The Associated Press - Texas has implemented an opt-out policy for sixth-grade math that removes barriers between bright students and rigorous courses, increasing the number of Black and Hispanic students in advanced math and paving the way for a STEM major in college and a high-paying career.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inside a high school classroom, Bryan Martinez jots down several purchases that would require a short-term savings plan: shoes, phone, headp