2024 Northwest Mathematics Conference

The U.S. NAEP Data for 2022 showed that there was a decline in math proficiency for students across the nation. Further, millions of students fail to complete school, causing them to drop out of college. Given these findings, educators and leaders must find ways to bridge the achievement gap.  Reports from the National Report Card have shown that there has been a cultural disconnect, with eighty percent of educators being Caucasian, needing support when serving 70 percent of learners of diverse ethnic descents.  There has been a need for engagement in the classroom and a need for teachers to have options for how to bridge the gap.