After fights over social studies standards, conservative activists come for math
The Hechinger Report • 3/17/2026
Summary
Susan Gilkerson, a math teacher and school bus driver, addressed a South Dakota education board regarding proposed math standards. She warned that the standards, consisting of just 36 pages and less than half the length of those adopted in 2018, were insufficient for teachers to effectively use them.
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