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“We surveyed admissions officers around the country and we found that they’re much more familiar and comfortable with a Calculus course on a student’s transcript. Whereas with Data Science courses, they sometimes think it may not be as rigorous.”

In this episode, Pamela Burdman, an independent policy analyst on college access, readiness, and the founder of Just Equations joins us to discuss how mathematics curriculum could successfully integrate within Data Science Education. She also shares her unique perspective on how Data Science education is affecting certain education policy.

“Data Science is integral in learning how to ‘do’ math, and use quantitative reasoning and think mathematically! Data Science may be seen as much more effective than a lot of the traditional ways to teach math. ”

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