{"id":248731,"date":"2021-03-18T16:30:38","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T20:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=248731"},"modified":"2021-03-18T16:30:43","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T20:30:43","slug":"california-math-research-institute-to-host-math-and-racial-justice-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-math-research-institute-to-host-math-and-racial-justice-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"California Math Research Institute To Host \u2018Math And Racial Justice\u2019 Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-math-research-institute-to-host-math-and-racial-justice-workshop%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=248731&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-1907.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>The Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in Berkeley, California, is hosting a workshop to discuss the role that math plays in the quest for racial justice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to the organization\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msri.org\/workshops\/1012\"><span>website<\/span><\/a><span>, the \u201cMathematics and Racial Justice\u201d workshop will take place over two weeks beginning June 9. Thus far, the organization has announced four different seminars entitled, \u201cBias in Algorithms and Technology,\u201d \u201cFair Division, Allocation, and Representation,\u201d \u201cPublic Health Disparities,\u201d and \u201cRacial Inequities in Mathematics Education.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A description of the event sent to The Daily Wire claims that the workshop will promote \u201canti-racist\u201d practices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe overarching goal of the Workshop on Mathematics and Racial Justice is to explore the role that mathematics plays in today\u2019s movement for racial justice,\u201d the description reads. \u201cFor the purposes of this workshop, racial justice is the result of intentional, active, and sustained anti-racist practices that identify and dismantle racist structures and policies that operate to oppress, disenfranchise, harm, and devalue Black people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The workshop is open to the general public, though its target demographic is mathematicians, statisticians, computer scientists, and STEM educators who are \u201cinterested in using the tools of these disciplines to critically examine and eradicate racial disparities in society.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Educators from higher education institutions across the country organized the workshop. The workshop is run by Sonoma State University assistant professor Omayra Ortega and Robin Wilson, a professor at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Other educators involved in the workshop include Caleb Ashley, a professor at Boston College, Ron Buckmire, a mathematician and LGBT activist at Occidental College in California, Duane Cooper, a professor at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Erica Graham, a professor at Bryn Mawr, and Monica Jackson, a dean at American University.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Each is considered a researcher with \u201cexpertise or interest in problems at the intersection of mathematics, statistics, and racial justice.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The push to connect math and social justice is a new and growing phenomenon in academia. With the backing of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Oregon Department of Education released a mathematics guide telling educators that asking students to show their work in math class is a form of white supremacy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The 82-paged instructional guide, entitled \u201cA Pathway to Equitable Math Instruction,\u201d lists the ways in which white supremacy is perpetuated in math class.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Daily Wire <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/asking-students-to-show-their-work-in-math-class-is-a-form-of-white-supremacy\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a><span>:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"22\">\n<p><i><span>\u201cWhite supremacy culture infiltrates math classrooms in everyday teacher actions,\u201d the guide reads. \u201cCoupled with the beliefs that underlie these actions, they perpetuate educational harm on Black, Latinx, and multilingual students, denying them full access to the world of mathematics.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The guide offers a year-long framework for \u201cdeconstructing racism in mathematics.\u201d It calls for \u201cvisibilizing [sic] the toxic characteristics of white supremacy culture with respect to math.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Examples of classroom actions that allegedly perpetuate white supremacy include asking students to show their work, focusing on getting the right answer, tracking student success, and grading students.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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