IES Math Summit

In October 2022, The Nation’s Report Card revealed that fourth- and eighth-grade students assessed in the 2021-22 school year experienced the largest declines in mathematics performance in the program’s history. These national declines highlight the unprecedented learning crisis facing students following the COVID-19 pandemic. Even before the pandemic, gaps in mathematics achievement of students with the highest and lowest performance were already widening. In September 2023, the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), joined by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO); the Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS); the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB); the National Science Foundation (NSF); and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy will convene a three-day summit to bring together national, state, and local leaders to explore efforts to address this crisis. Leading experts will discuss the latest scholarship on strategies for mathematics instruction and academic interventions; highlight solutions rooted in research and successful classroom practices; and explore emerging resources. The Summit will address six themes across Pre-K–3, 4–8, and 9–12 grade-level spans:Increasing Opportunities to Learn and Raising Expectations for AllStrategies for Differentiating Instruction for Diverse LearnersHigh-Dosage Tutoring and Other Academic Recovery StrategiesLearning Progressions and High School PathwaysLanguage and MathematicsLeveraging STEAM Applications for In-Demand Careers The Summit is free to attend and will take place at 12:00-5:30 p.m. on September 12, 19, and 26. To register, please click on the Get Ticket icon on this page.