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Common Core State Standards in Mathematics

The Common Core State Standards in Mathematics

William H. Schmidt | Posted 01.05.2013 | Home
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William H. Schmidt

The good news is that teachers and parents are open to the idea of the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics. The bad news is that parents and teachers don't have a lot of information about what the Common Core really is

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N.Y. Teacher Rallies Against Common Core State Tests, Says Math Is Too Difficult

Posted 10.29.2012 | Home
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William Gotsch, a fourth-grade teacher at Madrid-Waddington Central School in Madrid, N.Y., is urging the state to revisit its new education standards...

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Report Highlights States' Efforts To Ensure College- And Career-Readiness

Posted 09.13.2012 | Home
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For its seventh annual “Closing the Expectations Gap” report, Achieve surveyed all 50 states and the District of Columbia about their college- and...

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Bottom Line on Mathematics Education

David Mumford | Posted 01.30.2012 | Home
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David Mumford

If we want future adults to learn to use mathematics then we must show them how mathematics is used in ways and situations that are genuine and that are relevant to their own experience. This isn't really all that hard.

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