With enormous gratitude, I’m writing to share that I’ll be stepping down as K-12 director at the beginning of April 2026, after nearly a decade in the role. The timing…

Dear friends, In our latest Learning From the Ground Up video, I had the privilege of learning from and being inspired by Michelle Odemwingie, CEO of Achievement Network (ANet). What…

Friends— As we all fit that last long summer weekend in, spend time with our families or finish that embarrassingly trashy beach novel, thoughts of autumn and the beginning of…

Hi friends, It’s been a while! Momentum is back with a new format, and I hope you find it helpful and smile at my silly math puns. So, without going…

Dear friends, When I watch Olympic events, I dream a little. Could I have been a contender for Olympic gold in my favorite sport—swimming? I was great on my eighth…

Dear Colleagues, I’m ALWAYS embarrassed when I make a tyop. Ugh. Typo. But I survive my mistake to write again. Math can be more complicated. With math, mistakes are not…

Dear friends, Here’s one of the questions I have been thinking about lately: Should we more intentionally and explicitly introduce more algebraic thinking to elementary students earlier than many might…

Colleagues, PISA scores are down, NAEP scores are down, and pandemic learning loss is everywhere. With this cascade of bad news, it is easy to feel powerless. It is also…

Colleagues,Consider the humble equal sign (=), that unassuming pair of parallel lines we first see at a very early stage of schooling. To many students, the equal sign remains a…

Dear Colleagues, I think a lot about taking risks at the beginning of every new year. I’m not exactly sure why. Perhaps it’s the fact that with a bit of…

“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and…