Radical Equations: Civil Rights from Mississippi to the Algebra Project

The remarkable story of the Algebra Project, a community-based effort to develop math-science literacy in disadvantaged schools—as told by the program’s founder

“Bob Moses was a hero of mine. His quiet confidence helped shape the civil rights movement, and he inspired generations of young people looking to make a difference”—Barack Obama

At a time when popular solutions to the educational plight of poor children of color are imposed from the outside—national standards, high-stakes tests, cha...