Abby McCloskey, Dallas Morning News, September 28, 2023

“I’ve learned that this is part of a new districtwide curriculum called Eureka. It was built off multiple pilot programs in nearby schools and in other states. In the news stories I’ve read about it, teachers from the pilot programs are on the record that it has helped their kids learn math. Some teachers qualify their support, saying there’s a learning curve, but they get the hang of it. But that’s not how it’s been working around here.

At least in this household dataset of one, but also in colorful school mom text threads, this new approach has hampered parents’ ability to support their kids, and it has teachers confused. That, at least on its face, would seem to make later forms of math more challenging and kids more frustrated.”