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Current 2025-26 Fellow, Casey Ward, shares recommendations on how to better support students with math instruction in her recently published op-ed "Setting Students Up to Struggle: Why Misaligned Math Standards Hold Kids Back" read it here!

Setting Students Up to Struggle: Why Misaligned Math Standards Hold Kids Back In my 6th grade math class, I had a student I’ll call Jordan. He was bright, curious, and willing to learn. But when we reached dividing fractions, he froze. His