LOUISIANA’S MATH EFFORTS SPOTLIGHTED IN NEW NATIONAL REPORT

(BATON ROUGE, LA) - Louisiana is a national model for how states can help students improve in math. The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) today released a math report that provides a series of actions state education leaders can take to improve student outcomes. The report, A Nation of Problem-Solvers: How State Leaders Can Help Every Student Achieve in Math, analyzes the current research base in mathematics and highlights states that are leveraging promising practices that yield positive results.

The report cited Louisiana's high-dosage tutoring efforts as an example of state leadership in supporting local school systems. Louisiana designed the Accelerate Math program to support tutoring implementation to improve student outcomes. The program offers guidance and funding school systems can use for high-dosage tutoring and summer learning programs aligned with high-quality curriculum.

"Louisiana is making progress in math outcomes and will accelerate those gains," said Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley. "Every student needs foundational math skills in elementary school, setting them up for future success. We intend to make that happen."

Louisiana students' math recovery since the pandemic was called "a remarkable achievement" in Harvard and Stanford's Education Recovery Scorecard. Louisiana students recovered nearly half of their original loss in math from 2019-2023, while students nationally only made up one third of the original loss.

The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) is a nonpartisan, nationwide, nonprofit organization of public officials who head departments of elementary and secondary education in the states, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity, Bureau of Indian Education, and five U.S. extra-state jurisdictions. CCSSO provides leadership, advocacy, and technical assistance on major educational issues. The Council seeks member consensus on major educational issues and expresses their views to civic and professional organizations, federal agencies, Congress, and the public.