Unlocking the potential of inclusive R&D and centering student brilliance to co-create the future of equitable math education.
Innovative Math Learning Products
Access grade 3-8 math products that integrate executive function skills while affirming student identities & building on brilliance.
New Knowledge, Practical Research Tools
Discover research from the EF+Math Community on the relationship between students’ executive function skills and their math learning.
Community of Inclusive R&D Champions
Explore learnings and tools for conducting inclusive, equity centered R&D from our community of 700+ educators, developers & researchers.
Our Vision
We believe in a future where all students—especially Black and Latino students and students experiencing poverty—understand their brilliance and core cognitive strengths, and are supported in using those strengths to learn challenging math. From 2019 to 2025, EF+Math brought together 700+ educators, researchers, and developers to bring this vision to life by combining cutting-edge learning science with equity-centered, inclusive R&D methodologies. We developed innovative products that integrate executive function skill development in grade 3-8 mathematics, centering the voices and experiences of historically underserved students. As we sunset, this resource library ensures that what we created—prototypes, research, assessments, technological integrations, and inclusive R&D practices—remains accessible and actionable for those committed to advancing transformative math education.
Our Research: Connecting Math Learning, Executive Function Skills, and Equitable Math Experiences
At EF+Math, we explored what drives student success in mathematics by studying the interconnected relationships across three research areas: Math learning outcomes, such as problem-solving, conceptual understanding, fluency, and achievement; Executive function skills, such as working memory, cognitive flexibility, inhibitory control, planning, and metacognition; and Student perceptions of their learning, such as belonging, math identity, confidence, and anxiety.
Our research repository dives deeply into each of these areas — and how they intersect — to give educators, researchers, and developers actionable insights for designing math learning experiences that affirm student brilliance, strengthen students’ ability to take ownership of their learning, and support the whole child.
