California Still Determining How to Roll out New Controversial Math Framework

California education officials are still determining how to help school districts implement new controversial math guidelines approved this year. In July, the California Department of Education adopted a new mathematics framework that sparked controversy for shifting its emphasis to “big ideas” and prioritizing equity over algebra and geometry. The state Board of Education approved the new, 1,000-page framework after it underwent three revisions over four years based on public feedback. The new framework structures math standards around “big ideas” rather than isolated math concepts, according to education board officials. It also focuses on problem-solving and applying math to everyday scenarios and prioritizes allowing minority students to “see themselves” represented in curriculum by making math lessons “culturally relevant and empowering.”...