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Our Impact

EF+Math showed how integrating executive function skills development into high-quality instructional materials supports students’ sense of belonging and identity as math learners, transforming both classrooms and the field. We leave behind math learning products, knowledge, and tools to continue transforming math education so that all students understand their brilliance and core cognitive strengths and are supported in using those strengths to learn challenging math.

Pillars of Program Impact

EF+Math's legacy is only just beginning. Our impact endures through three core pillars that, together, can combine towards systemic change.

Innovative Math Learning Products

We co-designed and tested innovative, equity-centered math learning products that engage students’ executive function skills, affirm their identities, and improve outcomes. Products like Fraction Ball, MathFluency+, and CueThinkEF+ — evaluated in large-scale, independent studies — boost students’ math performance, engagement, sense of belonging, and confidence as math learners.

New Knowledge, Practical Research Tools

We generated new scientific knowledge about how executive function skills, students’ math perceptions (such as math identity and anxiety), and math learning interact — producing over 150 publications, 23 valid and culturally responsive measures, and actionable insights. This work equips researchers and educators to better understand how students learn math and to design more effective, asset-based math learning experiences that support students’ holistic development.

A Community of Inclusive R&D Champions

We cultivated a cross-sector community of 700+ educators, developers, and researchers who share a core belief: all students are brilliant and capable of learning rigorous math. Together, they are continuing to apply EF+Math principles into new contexts and modeling how equity-focused, inclusive R&D cycles can create stronger math learning experiences for students.

Impact by the Numbers

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Seven products and early prototypes developed by EF+Math funded R&D teams for math classrooms, showing promising evidence of impact on math learning outcomes and student experience.
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580 teachers were at the center – and partnered with researchers and developers to build, test, and refine math learning experiences.
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More than 20,000 students reached by EF+Math products and early prototypes, expanding access to innovative, equity-centered math learning.
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150+ academic papers and presentations authored, advancing the field’s understanding of the relationship between executive function skills and equitable math learning, and demonstrating how inclusive R&D can lead to advancements in both research and practice.
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EF+Math products tested in 113 schools across 33 districts, demonstrating impact in diverse educational settings.
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23 measures developed, supporting better understanding of students’ cognitive skills, mathematical content knowledge, engagement, and perceptions of their math learning.

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Our Research Findings

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Our Inclusive R&D Approach

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