# Your Math Results Are Stagnant: Why Improvement Keeps Stalling

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Podcast: [Making Math Moments That Matter](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-math-moments-that-matter-546594)
Published: 2026-02-16T10:00:00+00:00
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Every year, schools and districts roll out a new math improvement plan. The language sounds right: teacher voice, coherence, sustainability, research-based practice. But the results don’t change. New curriculum is dropped with little support. Big goals are set without the conditions to meet them. Top-down decisions are labeled collaboration. In this episode, Jon Orr and Yvette Lehman name the uncomfortable truth behind stalled improvement: when what leaders say doesn’t match what their system...

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