"Counted Out" Film Screening for Connecticut

Welcome to the local Premiere of "Counted Out" hosted by a coalition of education leadership groups in Connecticut!

To support dialogue about Connecticut's Equity in Mathematics Education position statement, join us for a special screening of “Counted Out”, an eye-opening documentary shining a light on the imminent need to understand mathematics in order to tackle the significant challenges we face – racial and income inequality, climate change, and political polarization. Addressing the issues of the future, the film offers an empowering new perspective on math as the foundation of democracy & economic opportunity!

Dr. Jo Boaler joins us to share insights, facilitate dialogue, and extend the film's message.

Watch the trailer here:

More about “Counted Out”

“Counted Out” investigates the biggest crises of our time. Political polarization. Racial biases. Social injustice. Economic inequity. Climate change. And a global pandemic. All viewed through a previously unseen lens: math.

In our current information economy, math is everywhere.The people we date, the news we see, the influence of our votes, the candidates who win elections, the education we can access, the jobs we get is all underwritten by an invisible layer of math that few of us understand, or even notice.

But whether we know it or not, our numeric literacy — whether we can speak the language of math — is a critical determinant of social and economic power.

Through a mosaic of personal stories, expert interviews, and scenes of math transformation in action, “Counted Out” shows what’s at risk if we keep the status quo. Do we want an America in which most of us don’t consider ourselves “math people?” Where math proficiency goes down as students grow up? Or do we want a country where everyone can understand the math that undergirds our society — and can help shape it?

The film’s voices include the late civil rights icon Robert Moses as well as Jo Boaler, professor of mathematics education at Stanford University and author of "Mathematical Mindsets" and "What's Math got to do with it?"; Talithia Williams, associate professor of mathematics at Harvey Mudd University and TEDx speaker of “Own Your Body’s Data,” Julia Angwin, investigative journalist and founder of Proof, Steven Levitt, co-author of “Freakonomics.

Info: Please also join us before the film for a Pre-Screening Networking Reception. Separate registration required. Link provided at the end of Registration. Cost is $20.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Central Connecticut State University - Alumni Hall (in Student Center), 105 Ella Grasso Blvd, New Britain, United States