The CSU system appears to be moving forward with the idea of requiring an additional quantitative reasoning course — but without first satisfying the faculty’s recommendation to study its potential impact.
What does it mean to connect mathematics to the pursuit of justice? For one thing, it means not letting math education interfere with justice.
It’s time to reconsider whether Algebra 2 really creates the opportunities we have long assumed and build more rigorous pathways that lead students to college.
Mentor-mentee relationships among formerly incarcerated students go beyond social, cultural, intellectual, and campus knowledge. These relationships can empower and transform the lives of students by increasing academic and employment opportunities.
Renewing Communities is dedicated to ensuring that currently and formerly incarcerated students are welcomed into and effectively served by our state's public higher education system, now and into the future. The initiative is based on two years of research and human-centered design, and will run from 2016 through the end of 2019.
Improving college readiness in math is a priority for education systems nationally. In California, about three-quarters of community college students are placed into remedial math courses, and about a third of students bound for the California State University system are not considered proficient in math upon finishing high school.
The Opportunity Institute is proud to announce that our Dr. Lande Ajose has been appointed by the Governor to the Committee on Awards for Innovation in Higher Education. The prize rewards community colleges for programs that increase degree attainment, transfer rates, and time-to-degree in meaningful and creative ways.
Recent research on college remediation has revealed the limitations of traditional placement tests and practices for accurately measuring the capacity of students in mathematics. Some higher education institutions are developing new assessment policies Join host and OI Fellow Pamela Burdman for a live webinar to explore the research and implementation efforts.
