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Alyssa Buccella

Alyssa has nearly a decade of education research experience. She has led equity and student success research to support K-12 public school districts across the country in addressing their most pressing challenges, including college access, mental health, social emotional learning, and racial justice. Alyssa holds a B.A. in Psychology and Global Studies and an M.Ed. in Globalization and Educational Change from Lehigh University.

Alyssa Buccella

Data Science: The Importance of Incorporating Data into Everyday Instruction

Every second, Google processes about 99,000 searches, which is a testament to the amount of data right at our fingertips (Flensted 2024). The amount...

Michigan Teacher of the Year Discusses District-Wide Impact of Eureka Math®

We recently sat down with Candice Jackson—2023–2024 Michigan Teacher of the Year—to learn more about her experience teaching with Eureka Math® and...

North Carolina District Celebrates Strong Gains in Math Proficiency

In school year 2022–2023, the Public Schools of Robeson County adopted Eureka Math2® district wide in grades K–7. In shifting away from having no...

Response to Intervention with Eureka Math²

Response to Intervention (RTI), also referred to as a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS), is a framework that describes both core and additional...

Coaching Teachers and Building Connections Across Grade Levels with Eureka Math²

After successfully piloting Eureka Math² in school year 2021–2022, KIPP Northeast Elementary (Denver, CO) moved to full implementation of the...

Supporting Educators in Improving Practice Through Instructional Materials

Can curriculum and instructional materials be developed to not only support students in building knowledge and skills, but also support educators in...

Student Voices: How Eureka Math® Has Shaped Two Students’ Math Education

Nell McAnelly, chair of the board of directors for the Great Minds® Public Benefit Corporation, sat down with two grade 9 students, Emma and Bella,...

Calcasieu Parish Expands Eureka Math² Implementation After Successful Pilot

After years of using Eureka Math®, Calcasieu Parish Public Schools (LA) decided to launch a small pilot of the new Eureka Math²™ curriculum in the...

Eureka Math²™ Pilot Boosts Student Engagement in Arkansas District

Paragould School District’s (AR) journey with Eureka Math® started in 2014, when they were in search of a curriculum aligned with college- and...

How to Help Students Build Deep Understanding of Math Concepts

The education field has seen decades of scrutiny, debate, and reform that has centered on the importance of procedural fluency versus conceptual...

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