EF+Math
Our History, Team, Partners & AdvisorsWe seek to dramatically improve math outcomes for students in grades 3-8, particularly Black and Latinx students and students of all races experiencing poverty – by strengthening the core assets every student has – executive function (EF) skills.
Our History, Team, Partners & Advisors
EF+Math Program Team: The EF+Math team is a diverse, multi-disciplinary group who bring extensive experience in education, learning science, math equity and math learning, digital technology, and innovation.
Executive Team
Program Advisory Board: The Program Advisory Board (PAB) is EF+Math’s primary external support body. Its membership includes educators, researchers, and other experts who provide advisory services and thought partnership to the EF+Math program, including its project teams. Previously, EF+Math had several different advisory groups, including the Educator Leadership Council (ELC), Equity Research Advisory Board (ERA), and other experts. These groups were valuable in supporting EF+Math’s centering of equity, educator voice, and inclusive research and development. As EF+Math moves into the evaluation phase of its work, these groups have merged into the PAB. We are thankful to everyone who has supported our team and helped make our work stronger and more equitable.
Our Partners
Our partners bring a range of expertise in equity, assessment, research, evaluation, and design to our project awardees’ work. With collective decades of experience in education, they work alongside project teams to discover, hone, and share promising approaches–and ultimately continue to use them in the classroom with students.
Founding History
Founded by Dr. Melina Uncapher in 2019, EF+Math was initially envisioned as a proof of concept program that could model core aspects of Inclusive Research and Development (R&D) in Pre-K12 education: educators, researchers, and developers working together on equal footing to build on insights from learning science to create useful and usable practices and tools for classrooms. The early strength of the program served as a foundational guide for the creation of the Advanced Education Research and Development Fund (AERDF).