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Meeting the Moment: Learnvia Addresses the Need To Evolve

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Occupations that utilize math skills are projected to grow ���much faster than the average for all occupations from 2024 to 2034,��� according to the . Despite this projection, too many workers ��� from first-job holders to career ladder climbers ��� need better math skills to power the nation���s innovation economy.�� ����

Americans��� rocky relationship with math isn���t new. Introductory math courses are a major barrier for students at colleges and universities across the country. A of 51,000 students across more than 30 colleges and universities found that 35% of students in introductory calculus failed or withdrew from the course. This rate creeps even higher for some, including first-generation students and Pell Grant recipients.

Against this backdrop, building a future-ready workforce requires nothing less than a radical reimagining of how math education, upskilling and reskilling occurs in America today. The Gardner Institute calls for course redesign using evidence-based pedagogy, embedded supports and incentives for faculty ��� all aimed at better serving a rapidly diversifying 21st-century student body. , a new learning collaborative affiliated with CMU and in use at colleges and universities across the nation, is built for this very challenge.

Math Matters

���Introductory mathematics is the biggest academic barrier to student success. Improving how those courses are taught ��� by using well-researched methods that we know work ��� is the fastest way to increase student success and expand opportunity.���

��� Dave Kung, executive director, TPSE-Math Fellow, Complete College America, Visiting Research Professor at the University of Maryland College Park

���When students learn mathematics meaningfully, they learn far more than mathematics. They learn to think effectively ��� to reason clearly, develop skills in creative problem-solving, and become more persistent and resilient. Effective gateway mathematics experiences can unlock thinking practices that open doors and truly transform lives.���

��� Michael Starbird, University Distinguished Teaching Professor, Professor of Mathematics, The University of Texas at Austin

���Introductory mathematics courses play an outsized role in shaping students��� academic trajectories. Improving how these courses are taught is one of the most effective ways to increase persistence and expand opportunity in higher education.���

��� Shawna Acker-Ball, Ph.D., vice president, Scholarships and Programs, UNCF