New York City is changing the way students learn math.NYC Mayor Eric Adams and Public Schools Chancellor David C. Banks unveiled "NYC Solves," the new math overhaul that seeks to shift proficiency rates.Banks says students are often afraid of math and don't always know how to apply the math they learn to everyday life. The curriculum uses Illustrative Mathematics, a program that uses a problem-solving approach to math.
This comes as math and reading performances for teens plummeted to the lowest scores in decades in 2023.Much of this decline came about during the pandemic. According to NYC Public Schools, two-thirds of Black and Latino students do not perform at grade level in math.Banks says the new curriculum is "much more hands-on and much more practical.