In Oakland Unified, elementary mathematics is a humanizing, intellectually courageous practice that prepares every learner to graduate college, career, and community ready. Grounded in the California Mathematics Framework and taught through coherent, high-quality materials such as Eureka Math², our classrooms invite students —especially those furthest from opportunity— into rich problem-solving, purposeful discourse, and real-world modeling. In these joyful spaces, learners build on one another’s ideas, see multiple ways of knowing, and experience productive struggle supported by UDL and language scaffolds. Students leave each lesson as critical thinkers and collaborative sense-makers who leverage mathematics to expand their futures and uplift their communities.