This department publishes brief news articles, announcements and guest editorials on current mathematics education issues that stimulate the interest of TCM readers and cause them to think about an issue or consider a specific viewpoint about some aspect of mathematics education.
Jo Boaler, www.joboaler.com, is a Professor of Mathematics Education at Stanford University and founder of youcubed, a website to give teachers and parents resources and ideas to inspire and excite students about math. Among many other accomplishments, she is the editor for the Research Commentary Section of The Journal for Research in Mathematics Education (JRME), an analyst for PISA testing in the OECD, and author of the first MOOC on mathematics teaching and learning.