Multi Brief – Sheilamary Koch
To get an idea of how bad the state of math education is in the U.S., out of 79 countries we ranked 31 in an international exam given to teens according to a report cited by USA Today last February. Additionally, the country’s share of high performing math students is less than the world average. COVID-19 related school closures and distance learning have made the situation even worse, especially for students from marginalized communities.