Too many Longview-area students are falling behind in math. Together, local businesses can help change that.
Math Gaps Today = Workforce Crisis Tomorrow
“If we don’t educate our kids, this great pool of young people is going to be a great pool of people who need social services instead of a great pool of workers.”
Dr. Ray Perryman
Renowned Expert in Workforce Economics
The Challenge
3rd grade is an essential benchmark in a student’s education. Around half of Longview-area students fail to meet math grade-level requirements at this critical time.
The Solution
Business leaders can bridge the gap and do our part to create a strong future workforce. We are already short qualified workers. It will only get worse if we don't act now!
The Result
Studies show when community members get involved, math scores go up.
Testimonials
What Community Leaders Are Saying
“As a teacher I live for lightbulb moments, and there are no lightbulb moments like those that involve financial literacy. Very few things can compare to the looks on their faces when they begin to calculate the cost of taxes from their paychecks, the cost of insurance deductibles when they are sick or injured, as well as the financial stability that saving and investments can bring. As these important life skills are being modeled less and less in the home, it is imperative that the schools and community join together to fill in those gaps and raise productive members of society.”
Stacie WhiteTeacher, Junior High Project Success (Career Exploration)
Pine Tree ISD 
“Third-grade math scores may not sound like a workforce issue, but if kids fall behind early, they rarely catch up. That’s why LongviewMATH! was created – it’s how we get ahead of the problem and secure the workforce we’ll need in critical fields like healthcare and manufacturing.”
Laura JacksonPartner, CWJ Strategies 
Be part of the solution!
LongviewMATH! is a group of concerned business leaders helping to fill real needs facing our local schools and nonprofits to change the trajectory of our future.