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Illustrative Mathematics® Adds BetterLesson to IM Certified® Partner Network, Bringing Personalized Coaching to IM® Math v.360 Classrooms
Illustrative Mathematics (IM) today announced that BetterLesson has joined the IM Certified® partner network, adding personalized, hands-on coaching to support K–12 districts implementing IM Math v.360.
Black Girls Love Math aims to empower students, future STEM leaders
When nine-year-old Elizabeth sat down for an after-school math program with Black Girls Love Math, she wasn’t just solving equations — she was finding her safe space.
Pumped for Education: OPS holds pre-Opening Day pep rally
Owensboro Public Schools is planning to have a “rockin” 2025-26 school year, as rock ‘n roll music set the theme as staff entered Owensboro Christian Church on Wednesday morning for the district’s annual Opening Day Celebration.
Kristin Umland Named CEO of Illustrative Mathematics®
IM Cofounder Kristin Umland steps into CEO role, bringing deep experience and a clear vision for the future.
IM® K–8 Math v.360 from Illustrative Mathematics® Earns Perfect Gateway Scores on 2025 EdReports Analysis
Independent reviewers for EdReports awarded classroom-centered, problem-based curriculum from Illustrative Mathematics the highest possible gateway scores
She teaches college-level math in a diverse Colorado high school. This is her favorite lesson.
During Gayathri Ramkumar’s favorite lesson — a sort of mathematical guessing game — she’ll hear her students asking their partners things like, “Can you tell me the degree of the polynomial?”
Illustrative Mathematics® Partners with New Visions for Public Schools to Expand Access to High-Quality Professional Learning in New York City
Partnership brings IM Certified® Professional Learning to thousands of NYC educators, equipping them to lead classroom-centered, problem-based math instruction with confidence.
Illustrative Mathematics® Welcomes Two New Senior Leaders to Drive Innovation in Content and Communications
April J. Mouton and Tyler Dashner step into senior leadership roles to help IM grow its impact, elevate its voice, and stay rooted in what matters most: supporting teachers and students.
Illustrative Mathematics® Teams Up with hand2mind to Enhance Hands-On Learning
Illustrative Mathematics has partnered with hand2mind to launch IM-aligned hands-on kits that reduce prep time and help students actively explore and make sense of math.
Illustrative Mathematics (IM), a leading provider of high-quality, problem-based mathematics curricula, is excited to announce a new partnership with hand2mind, a trusted innovator in hands-on educational resources. This collaboration introduces hand2mind’s ready-to-use Interactive Center Kits and Manipulative Kits, designed to save teachers time, reduce prep, and help bring IM® K–12 Math and IM® K–12 Math v.360 to life in the classroom.
ConVal committee to study Francestown, Temple withdrawal
The ConVal School Board has created a new withdrawal feasibility study committee at the request of Francestown and Temple.
Curtis Hamilton, school board representative from Greenfield, was named chair.
“We voted to combine the Francestown and Temple feasibility study committees in the interest of time, and we are hoping this will be a an easier process since we have all already been through this once,” Hamilton said.