No formal investigation will be opened into mathematics education professor Jo Boaler, following an anonymous complaint filed with Stanford in March, wrote University spokesperson Dee Mostofi. The ...

Note: This story has been updated to note that Stanford will not conduct an investigation into the anonymous complaint. A Stanford University professor considered one of the most influential people in ...

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A Stanford professor, who was one of the thought leaders behind San Francisco's removal of algebra in junior high for equity reasons, is coming under fire over allegations her work is "based in ...

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Boaler is a professor of mathematics education at Stanford University, where LaMar is a doctoral student. Scientists now believe that our brains have incredible potential for change, write Stanford's ...

When Jo Boaler arrives in Massachusetts to teach her new approach to math instruction, she's received as something close to a rock star. Boaler — who teaches at Stanford — travels the country with a ...

Mathematics education in the United States puts far too much emphasis on memorization, says Stanford math education professor Jo Boaler. And that ultimately leads students to both misunderstand and ...

Fact: I have anxiety about math facts. I have a degree in math. I graduated from college with honors. I got the highest score at my university on the Putnam exam, which is supposedly a big deal to get ...