Because of COVID-19, kids across the nation have fallen more than half a grade level behind in math skills, with average test scores of 9-year-olds falling 7 points since 2020 – the first-ever decline in decades. Andbefore the pandemic, already two-thirds of eighth graders were behind. But many people, especially parents, are completely in the dark on this issue – an issue that could be affecting their child. To make parents aware and empower them, we created Be Part of the Equation, a new campaign to encourage parents to be a bigger part of their kids’ math teams from the very beginning.