U.S. Coalition for World Class Math
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We are an ever-growing group of state coalitions comprised of mathematically literate parents, many of whom are engineers, scientists, mathematicians and educators, who want nothing but excellence in Mathematics Education for the students of our country the United States of America. This is imperative so that our children will be able to compete in the global economy.

This can only be achieved by having "world class" math standards--whether national, regional or state--written and implemented... (read more)
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U.S. Coalition for World Class Math
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We are an ever-growing group of state coalitions comprised of mathematically literate parents, many of whom are engineers, scientists, mathematicians and educators, who want nothing but excellence in Mathematics Education for the students of our country the United States of America. This is imperative so that our children will be able to compete in the global economy.

This can only be achieved by having "world class" math standards--whether national, regional or state--written and implemented... (read more)
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Mathematics education in the United States is at a pivotal moment. The participation of 46 states in the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI)1 is based on hope that the outcome will improve mathematics and English-language education in our public schools. However, we fear that this initiative may actually make the situation worse; if the math standards that result from the Common Core Initiative are mediocre - or worse - it will reignite the math wars and create a national crisis in mathematics education. This possibility cannot be ignored.

Accordingly, the US Coalition for World Class Math worked in concert with our national affiliates to create the World Class Math Design Principles for K-12 Mathematics Standards and Assessments. The Design Principles are intended to address the major deficiencies and defects that currently plague far too many of our state mathematics standards. Our Coalition will use these Principles in evaluating the work of the CCSSI; we offer them for consideration to help inform those who represent us, our children, and our public schools at this critical time.


The design principles:

In this document, we offer a set of principles to guide the development of strong mathematics standards and assessments from kindergarten through high school. Standards should be clear, accurately stated, rigorous, and grade-level specific, increasing in complexity logically and coherently from grade to grade, while concisely identifying the most important topics each year. See:
http://usworldclassmath.webs.com/designprinciples.htm

Read our June 30, 2009 Press Release here:

http://www.prweb.com/releases/math-standards/national-parent-coalition/prweb2587794.htm

To sign up for email list and join our coalition, click here:

http://usworldclassmath.webs.com/joinemaillist.htm

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