The Algebra of Opportunity: How Access, Identity, and Instruction Shape Math Success

By: McPherson, Lorton

The Algebra of Opportunity challenges the belief that math success is simply about talent or effort. Drawing on decades of classroom experience and research, educator Lorton McPherson reveals how access to rigorous courses, student identity, expectations, and instructional design shape who thrives in mathematics-and who is left behind.

Blending policy insight with practical solutions, this book calls on educators, leaders, and parents to rethink algebra not as a gatekeeper, but as a gateway to opportunity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GPD3Y5L2
• ISBN13: 9798249032289
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 446 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"