Governor McKee, Commissioner Infante-Green Announce Partnership With New Classrooms To Integrate Personalized Learning Into the Math Matters RI Strategy
Published on Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Competency-based learning platform to offer tailored math pathways to approximately 50,000 students over the next three years
PROVIDENCE, RI — Today, Governor Dan McKee and Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green announced that the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) has launched a new partnership with New Classrooms Innovation Partners, Inc. (New Classrooms) to integrate personalized, competency-based learning into the state’s math strategy. This partnership, secured by Commissioner Infante-Green, is funded by a grant from the Bezos Family Foundation and will bring this innovative approach to education to approximately 50,000 students in grades 4 through Algebra I across the state over the next three years.
This initiative aligns with the State of Rhode Island’s Math Matters RI campaign, which emphasizes the importance of strong math instruction and student achievement. Recent state assessment data show promising progress: student SAT math scores have steadily improved, while RICAS math proficiency continues to exceed pre-pandemic levels, rising from 30.1% in 2024 to 31.4% in 2025, up from 29.8% in 2018–19.
“From classrooms to community spaces and living rooms, math must be a statewide priority in Rhode Island because strong proficiency opens up doors for our youth,” said Governor Dan McKee. “Through this innovative partnership to expand access to high-quality math instruction, personalized support, and innovative programs that meet students where they are, we are building a stronger, more competitive state. I commend Commissioner Infante-Green, RIDE, and New Classrooms for their commitment to better supporting our students and promoting math.”
“Rhode Island has made significant strides in improving student attendance, becoming a national leader, and now we’re ready to take the next step to ensure the best outcomes for our kids in math. This exciting partnership with New Classrooms is in line with our Math Matters RI campaign and will grant our students access to personalized math instruction that will meet them where they are and chart a path to success,” said Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green. “This initiative is truly a game changer, marking an important step toward a more personalized, coherent, and effective education system for all Rhode Island students.”
Established in 2011, New Classrooms is a national leader in the movement to design, develop, and implement innovative learning solutions. Its most recent learning solution, Teach to One Roadmaps, supports students in grades 4 through Algebra I to achieve proficiency by providing a tailored, assessment-based learning path. Multiple external research studies have found that performance on Roadmaps is highly correlated with performance on state assessments. As part of this project, RIDE and New Classrooms will co-design a customized version of Roadmaps—called Teach to One Rhodemaps—that will be aligned with both the Rhode Island Core Standards and the most commonly used curricula in the state.
“It’s a true privilege to contribute to Rhode Island’s bold, innovative math strategy, one that both acknowledges students’ unique needs and commits to meeting them,” said New Classrooms CEO Joel Rose. “We’re honored to support this vision and excited to help bring more personalized, meaningful learning experiences to students across the state.”
Teach to One Rhodemaps generates individualized pathways for each student, consisting of the precise pre-, on-, and post-grade skills they need to learn to achieve proficiency, and makes recommendations for the skills each individual student is most ready to learn. Each skill comes with a rich array of supportive resources for both students and teachers, including, but not limited to, worked examples, vocabulary, practice problems, and instructional content from different vendors. Finally, rigorous short-form formative assessments (“exit tickets”), which students can take at any time, in and out of school, are available for each individual math skill to measure student understanding and mastery at the skill level. This helps give teachers real-time data they can use to inform instruction.
The project will launch in approximately 15 schools in the 2025–26 school year and expand to reach approximately 50,000 students statewide by 2027–28. For more information, visit rhodemaps.org.