The evaluation of the instructional mathematics coaches (IMC) initiative during the 2023-2024 school year focused on the first-year implementation of mathematics coaches in 47 elementary and middle schools. Twelve coaches were assigned to these schools based on specific criteria to provide support to mathematics teachers. This study investigated:…

It has been twenty-seven years since a small group of faculty at the Community College of Baltimore County, faced with the discovery that two-thirds of students placed in our upper-level basic writing course never passed first year composition, began the development of the Accelerated Learning Program (ALP), one of the earliest corequisite…

State implementation of new standards (revising, adapting, and adopting new standards) is a significant undertaking. Such an effort at the state level requires extensive support, planning, and resources. Implementing new state standards also requires the support of multiple education leaders--governors, legislators, state departments of education,…