Experts urge sustained coaching and support to implement California’s 2023 math framework

Oct 13, 2026

Speakers from the Learning Policy Institute and California Mathematics Council said the 2023 math framework promotes deeper, asset‑based instruction but requires widespread coaching, teacher preparation changes and clearer adoption guidance for districts to implement effectively.

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Linda Darling Hammond of the Learning Policy Institute described the 2023 math framework as a roadmap for deeper, more coherent instruction and argued the state must pair the framework with investments in teacher preparation and coaching. “We have invested about a $100,000,000 over the last 6 years to launch free training for math coaches,” Darling Hammond said, but she noted that training alone does not guarantee coaches are embedded and sustained in schools.

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