Make Math What it Already is: Relevant.

Free, genuinely relevant math lessons. Used by 20,000 teachers.

What we do

Skew The Script offers free genuinely relevant math lessons for AP® Statistics, Algebra 1, and Algebra 2. Is college worth the cost? Are electric cars actually greener? Can you make a living as an influencer? Who’s the best basketball player of all time? Our nonpartisan lessons challenge students to tackle these questions with statistics, mathematics, and critical thinking.

Why we do it

The creators of Skew The Script were tired of numeric procedures and contrived word problems. They were tired of seeing their students’ eyes glaze over in boredom. Most of all, they were tired of seeing the script play out as written: that their students would fall behind students from wealthier zip codes. So, they skewed the script. It worked.

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The impact

Several years after Skew The Script started, a Harvard research group found evidence that the curriculum produced a causal effect in AP® Stats scores across Texas, boosting AP® Exam pass rates 10-11 percentage points. This is the first-ever research of curricula showing causal improvement for scores in AP® Stats - a course that’s been offered in U.S. high schools for almost 30 years.

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“Skew The Script answers my students’ most-asked question of 'when are we ever going to use this?' The lessons make coming to class FUN, for students and myself! Students also gain a deeper understanding by using real-world data to make sense of the math."

Monique Boston, Algebra I/II teacher, Poly Prep Country Day School
“Sure, the lessons helped me understand math better. But they also made me realize that I can use math and data to dig deep into real issues – stuff I actually care about. That’s when I decided to go to college and to major in data science.”

Julius Cervantes, former San Antonio ISD student and current first-generation college student at UTSA
"I have been using Skew The Script for a while, and I just want to say that it is hands down the best educational resource I have used as a math teacher in 20 years of teaching. You are my hero!!"

Tiffany Thiri, math teacher, Northfield Mount Hermon
"The integration of relevant issues into the lessons made each topic more compelling for me, which really helped me internalize the content (I earned a 5 on the AP Exam). Now, my goal is to combat health inequities through applying data science to healthcare."

Jason Chen, former Saline HS student, currently at Northwestern studying data science and neuroscience
"The materials and resources helped teachers in our department rethink math instruction. It has also helped us work with teachers from other departments in shaping the relevant discussions that emerge from the math."

Alex Kmicikewycz, Assistant Principal , Chicago Public Schools
“I was making connections between my statistics lessons and what we were learning in civics class the period before. It was fun, engaging, and an experience that I hope more students get to have. "

Aden Gonzales, former Philadelphia School District student and current student at Yale

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Our Story

At a Title I school on the southside of San Antonio, an AP® Stats teacher threw out his curriculum and made lessons on topics his students actually cared about: gerrymandering, medicine, online dating, sports, and more. That year, in a region where traditionally 2% of students passed the AP® exam, 42% of his students passed.

The teacher created skewthescript.org (named after their class motto) and posted the lessons online for free. Within weeks, thousands of teachers across the country were using them. Now, Skew The Script is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, working to accomplish the following mission:

We support instruction and create high school lesson materials that make math what it already is: relevant. Why? Because relevant math classrooms…

Empower marginalized students by boosting math engagement and achievement.
Strengthen civil discourse by deepening all students’ math reasoning on civic topics.