Public Notice #2
Everyone’s getting math tutoring, another curriculum review tool, Alpha School skeptics and more
Welcome to Public Notice, where science of learning insiders get their news. Today’s newsletter looks at surprising new survey data on who is getting tutored in math, another curriculum review tool—this time for history—and some thoughtful pushback on Alpha School, plus some events you’ll want to put on the calendar.
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News
Is the science on math instruction breaking through to classrooms? A new parent survey suggests maybe not. The gap between what ed leaders think is wrong with math instruction and what families think is still…substantial. An EdWeek Instagram reel out this week has superintendents around the country talking about how math needs to be more “hands-on” and “ relevant” just as a new, 23,000-parent survey out from education reform org 50CAN reveals something much more surprising. Buried in the data of this wide-ranging parent survey that asks about everything from support for school choice to sports and the arts, is something every school leader should know about families’ relationship with math:
Out of the 20% of students who are currently receiving tutoring…
