Data released by the Oregon Department of Education in the fall showed that student proficiency rates for mathematics dropped to about 30%. At the same time, investments championed by Gov. Tina Kotek will bring $100 million to schools to address literacy and early-learning reading. But should the same investments be made into other subjects like math? What needs to be done to help kids catch up? To answer these questions and more, we’re joined by Brenda Lindsay, the K-6 math facilitator for the Forest Grove School District. Allison Samuel is the 7-12th grade math facilitator there. We’ll also hear from Nicole Rigelman, a math education professor at Portland State University