Pittsburgh to Take the Racism Out of Math in Public Schools
Math scores are down among students across the country. But when you zoom in on the disparity between Black and white students, the statistics are staggering.
According to the most recent data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, math scores are down 13 points among Black students, compared with six points for white students. And the gap is continuing to widen. The 35-point gap between Black and white students that existed in 2020 has widened to 42 points just three years later.
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“We’re talking about really a mindset and it’s an approach. So, whether we use the term anti-racist or talk about racial equity, it’s the same,” he said.
And the teachers say the new way of presenting the material is already making a difference.
“It was awesome to be given assignments and challenges like that last year and to think about how I can be a better teacher for our Black and brown students and make their learning experience even better here at Sci-Tech,” Julie Lazzaro, math teacher at Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy, told the local CBS affiliate.
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