CT Coalition 4 World Class Math

This page contains a plethora of information regarding the state of math education in the US and CT with specific links to articles, sites and other items of interest. 
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New! Contact leading mathematics experts:
David Klein - Professor of Mathematics, California State University at Northridge

Bas Braams - Emory University, Dept. of Chemistry, Cherry L. Emerson Center for Scientific Computing - contact - braams@mathcs.emory.edu

Ralph Raimi - Professor Emeritius, University of Rochester (click on the literature link at the bottom of the page)

William Quirk - wgquirk@wgquirk.com

W. Stephen Wilson - Professor of Mathematics, Johns Hopkins University - on Calculator Usage - State of State standards 2005

Wilfried Schmid - Professor of Mathematics, Harvard University

James Milgram- Stanford University
Webcasts: [top]
Click here to watch these webcasts:

Why US Students are Falling Behind


It's a New World Out There - Dr. R. James Milgram, Professor of Math at Stanford University, Member,Math Panel- NEW!

Videos: [top]
NEW! A must see video of Seattle School Board of Education Director, Michael DeBell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ywxLqte6lc

Math Education: Bellevue, WA 

Mathematician Calls TERC Illiterate

Math: An Inconvenient Truth

Math Genius - Just for fun but proves a point

Math with Madeline

Math: A University View

Math with Everyday Math

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NYC HOLD NATIONAL - Honest Open Logical Decisions on Mathematics Education Reform - a national coalition of individuals and advocacy groups - parents, educators, mathematicians and scientists, and concerned citizens working to improve mathematics education in our nation's schools

New Jersey Coalition for World Class Math Standards - A website of an ever-growing group of individual citizens, including parents and educators, who want nothing but excellence in Mathematics Education for the students in New Jersey.  This organization has successfully worked to implement  rigorous math standards that will drive a more focused math curriculum.

William Quirk
- PhD, Mathematics, National Advisor to Mathematically Correct and NYCHOLD
Analysis: 2008 TERC Math vs. 2008 National Math Panel Recommendations

Mathematically Correct - a compendium of information about constructivist (fuzzy) math

Where's the Math - Washington State Parents website dedicated to ensuring students a successful math program

POBMath.com - Plainview-Old Bethpage, NY parents website

pwcTeachMathRight.com - Prince William County, Virginia parent group

ColumbiaParentsforRealMath - A success story from Columbia, Missouri!

FrederickEducationReform.com - A Frederick County Maryland parents group for educational reform. 

Illinois Loop - A good site for information about math education, fuzzy math, and traditional math alternatives

Alliance For Education  A site dedicated to issues in education www.all4ed.org   Paying Double   http://www.all4ed.org/files/archive/publications/remediation.pdf

ACHIEVE  A site "devoted to improving the rigor and clarity of the process of standard-setting and testing"  www.achieve.org

National Assessment for Educational Progress : http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/mathematics/

ACT    www.act.org   ACT is a nonprofit organization offering educational and workplace measurement and research services
  "Helping people achieve education and workplace success"

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