About Peak Research


At Peak Research, our mission is to ensure all students reach their peak potential in math by developing and supporting data-proven, effective programs.

Why Peak Research
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The Data Reveals No Improvement

Despite our country having had five different teaching math education philosophies over the last 50 years, our students’ test scores across all common measures show a marked lack of improvement.

NAEP

The NAEP assesses representative samples of U.S Students mathematical knowledge and problem solving in three different grades. As the data shows, despite changes in teaching philosophies, all students are largely performing below grade level and have been for 40 years.

SAT

The SAT tracks college readiness in mathematics and is widely used for college admissions. As with the NAEP, despite changes in teaching philosophies and test recalibration, the data shows SAT math scores have not meaningfully improved over the past 50 years.

PISA

PISA compares 15-year-old students internationally. U.S. performance has also remained flat over the last 20 years. Furthermore, the United States performs below international averages, and far below our peers around the globe even as educational standards have evolved. 

In fact, in terms of math achievement, we are still where we were in 1983 when the report A Nation at Risk was released, which declared that “the educational foundations of our society are presently being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a Nation and a people.”

At Peak Research, We Approach Things Differently

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Why does another education effort need to exist? Because previous and current attempts have not produced substantial or scalable increases in student achievement.
At Peak Research, we are unique in multiple ways:
  • We listen to students, both personally and through their test scores. They are, after all, the reason this entire effort exists.
  • We are affordable. Unlike other options, which are often prohibitively expensive for educators, we have done the work of making our framework financially feasible.
  • We offer the infrastructure and resources to allow teachers to learn along with students, lessening the burden of teacher development.

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Our Board

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Our Advisors

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Nina Tyzik