[CPS Math]IL: School chiefs' salaries soaring

Title: IL: School chiefs' salaries soaring From the Chicago Tribune, Thursday, October 5, 2001. See http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0110030219oct03.story?coll=chi%2Dnewslocal%2Dhed School chiefs' salaries soaring 16 receive m

[CPS Math]Japan: Less May Be More

From theWashington Post, Tuesday, October 2, 2001, p. A22. See http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55926-2001Oct1.html For Japanese Students, Less May Be More Educators Seek to Promote Creativity, Reduce Truancy by Cut

[CPS Math]School district challenges cyber school payments

** From The Mercury, Pottstown, PA, Monday, October 1, 2001, p. A1, A3. See http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=2431454&BRD=1674&PAG=461&dept_id=18041&rfi=6 [Also appeared on the Freedom to Learn Network list, Monday, October 1, 2001.

[CPS Math]100th Anniversary Conference [SSMA]

* Please share with other Chicago area math/science teachers. Thank you. - Final announcement about the 100th Anniversary conference of the School Science and Mathematics Association [SSMA]. Registration below is available to

[CPS Math]Developing class rules

Title: Developing class rules * From the InBox [Newsletter of the National Council of Teachers of English], September 25, 2001, Volume 1, Number 4. See http://www.ncte.org/elem/Cyberbriefs/social_reality_inthe_classroom.shtml      

[CPS Math]Standardized Ach't Tests: Misnamed and Misleading

** From Education Week [American Education's Newspaper of Record], Wednesday, September 19, 2001, Volume 21, Number 3, p. 46. See http://www.edweek.org/ew/newstory.cfm?slug=03popham.h21&keywords=standardized%20achievement%20tests ** Standa

[CPS Math]Budget Priorities Shift after Terrorist Attacks

** From the Legislative Update of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics - Monday, September 24, 2001 [for the week ending September 21]. ** NCTM Legislative and Policy Update Budget Priorities Shift After Terrorist Atta

[CPS Math]Teachers Colleges Get Report Cards

** From the Lexington Herald-Leader [Kentucky], Tuesday, September 18, 2001, p. B1. Go to http://newslibrary.infi.net/kyc/ -- must register and purchase article. Article is at http://nl4.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=doc&p_docid=0EEA43D1E153F2FB&p_d

[CPS Math]Quantitative Literacy - Lynn Arthur Steen

*** From Education Week on the Web [American Education's Newspaper of Record], Wednesday, September 5, 2001, Volume 21, Number 1, p. 58. See http://www.edweek.org/ew/newstory.cfm?slug=01steen.h21&keywords=lynn%20arthur%20steen ***

[CPS Math]Giving poor children tools for school success

Title: Giving poor children tools for school success * From the Rocky Mountain News, Saturday, September 1, 2001. See http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/news_columnists/article/0,1299,DRMN_86_813852,00.html  [Brought to our attention by Lou Talman.]

[CPS Math]All-day kindergarten boosts reading

Title: All-day kindergarten boosts reading *** From the Washington Post, Tuesday, September 11, 2001; Page B01. See http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6759-2001Sep10.html *** All-Day Kindergarten Boosts Reading 1-Year Montgomer

[CPS Math]Aid to Impacted Sch. Districts. - Terrorist Attacks

From Kirk Winters & Peter Kickbush, U.S. Department of Education and the EDInfo list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Friday, September 14, 2001. See http://www.ed.gov/inits/september11/index.html === "Education De

[CPS Math]Responses to Terrorism - Writing About It

Title: Responses to Terrorism - Writing About It ** From the National Council of Teachers of English listserve, Thursday, September 13, 2001. See http://www.ncte.org/inbox/pdfs/Responses_to_Terrorism.shtml ** Responses to Terrorism I have

[CPS Math]Helping Children Cope

** Just received from Prof. William L. Bainbridge with permission to distribute. ** For Immediate Release from the National Association of School Psychologists Helping Children Cope With Tuesday's Acts of Terrorism Tips for Parents and Tea

[CPS Math]Helping Children Cope

** Just received from Prof. William L. Bainbridge with permission to distribute. ** For Immediate Release from the National Association of School Psychologists Helping Children Cope With Tuesday's Acts of Terrorism Tips for Parents and Tea

[CPS Math]Second Announcement: Singapore Conference

* From the website for the conference ... -- SINGAPORE CONFERENCE: The SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT brochure [(pdf file, 105KB] for the second ICMI-EARCOME conference is available at http://math.nie.edu.sg/earcome/a

[CPS Math]Why are teacher tests secret?

Title: Why are teacher tests secret? * From the Chicago Sun Times, Friday, September 7, 2001. See http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-main07x.html * Why are teacher tests secret? politicians ask By Rosalind Rossi and Dave Mc

[CPS Math]Report finds teachers failing

*** From the Southern Illinoisan (Carbondale, IL), Friday, September 7, 2001, p. 1. See http://www.southernillinoisan.com/rednews/2001/09/07/build/top/TOP001.html *** REPORT FINDS TEACHERS FAILING CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois schools Superint

[CPS Math]News from the Math Forum

Title: News from the Math Forum Subject: Good news from the Math Forum @ Drexel Message: Dear Math Forum friend: As you know, mathed-news postings are hosted on the Web by the Math Forum at http://mathforum.org/discussions. We at the Math Forum are delighted to send you a letter from Constant

[CPS Math]Proof Newsletter is on-line (Summer, 2001)

*** Sent at the request of Maria Alessandra Mariotti. *** The summer issue of the Newsletter on Proof is on-line at http://www-didactique.imag.fr/preuve Contributions and comments are welcome. Maria Alessandra Mariotti Dip

[CPS Math]Position Announcement - Cal Poly Pomona, CA

ANNOUNCEMENT California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Director, Center for Education and Equity in Mathematics, Science, and Technology in the College of Science (tenure track). Doctorate in Mathematics Education or Science Education or in Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, or P

[CPS Math]CORRECTION FROM ISBE

ood wishes. Jerry Becker -- Jerry P. Becker Curriculum & Instruction Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL  62901-4610 Phone:  (618) 453-4241  [O]     (618) 457-8903  [H] Fax:  (618) 453-4244 E-mail:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[CPS Math]Year-3 ISAT Scores Up

Title: Year-3 ISAT Scores Up ** From the  ICTMlistserv  ...  Tuesday, September 4, 2001. ** NEWS Year-3 ISAT scores up; achievement gap continues  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR INFORMATION, CALL September 4, 2001  

[CPS Math]Paradox: Same system produces elites and illiterates?

Title: Paradox: Same system produces elites and illiterates? ** From Technology Review [MIT Enterprise], September, 2001. See http://www.technologyreview.com/magazine/sep01/reviews.asp . For discussion, see  http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/08/23/1323238&mode=

[CPS Math]Debate: Teachers pay -- PART II

*** From USA Today (Arlington, VA) [Editorial], Wednesday, August 8, 2001, p. A12. See http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/ (article must be purchased) -- This is PART II, and final part, of a two-part posting. ***

[CPS Math]Debate: Teachers pay -- PART I

*** From USA Today (Arlington, VA) [Editorial], Wednesday, August 8, 2001, p. A12. See http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/ (article must be purchased) - This is PART I of a two-part posting. PART II to follow shortly. **

[CPS Math]Bill Cosby: Grade Schools Left Out

Title: Bill Cosby: Grade Schools Left Out From the Denver Post, Thursday, August 30, 2001. See http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1002,53~125818,00.html Cosby: Grade schools left out Comedian, author in town for teachers By J. Sebastia

[CPS Math]Parents object of education initiative

From the NASSMC Briefing Service (NBS) that is supported by the National Security Agency (NSA) and ExxonMobil Foundation -- Thursday, August 23, 2001. Original article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Wednesday, August 22, 2001 -- See http://www.a

[CPS Math]The Story of American Public Education

*** From Education Week [American Education's Newspaper of Record], August 8, 2001, Volume 20, Number 43, p, 20. See http://www.edweek.org/ew/ewstory.cfm?slug=43media.h20&keywords=Education%20story *** Media Education Story By Andrew Trotter

[CPS Math]NCTM Regional Conf. - Madison, WI

*** Sent at the request of Rosann Hollinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> . *** 2001 NCTM Central Regional Conference - Madison, Wisconsin On behalf of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the Wisconsin Mathematics Council, yo

[CPS Math]850,000 children home schooled

From Education Week [American Education's Newspaper of Record], August 8, 2001, Volume 20, Number 43, p. 12. See http://www.edweek.org/ew/ewstory.cfm?slug=43home.h20&keywords=study%20estimates%20850%2C000%20U%2ES%2E%20children%20schooled%20at%20home

[CPS Math]Parents fault grading of kids

Title: Parents fault grading of kids * From the Chicago Tribune, Monday, August 27, 2001. See http://chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0108270170aug27.story * Parents fault way schools grade kids Some want return to A-to-F system

[CPS Math]Vouchers lose, public schools gain

Title: Vouchers lose, public schools gain * From USA Today, Thursday, August 23, 2001, p. 1 A  See http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20010823/3568998s.htm * Poll: Vouchers lose support, but public schools gain. Most choose

[CPS Math]SSMA: 100th Anniversary Meeting

*** NOTE: October 1, 2001 is the registration deadline. *** School Science and Mathematics Association COME CELEBRATE SSMA's PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE 100th Anniversary Meeting, Chicago (Downers Grove), IL November 1-3, 2001 (Thurs

[CPS Math]How grading and "tracking" pay off.

Title: How grading and "tracking" pay off. * From Business Week On-Line, Monday, August 27, 2001.  See  http://www.businessweek.com/print/magazine/content/01_35/c3746030.htm * ECONOMIC TRENDS By Gene Koretz What Makes Sally Learn

[CPS Math]What can a flawed test tell us, anyway?

*** From Newsweek [My Turn Section], August 20, 2001, p. 9. See http://archives1.newsbank.com/ar-search/we/Archives?p_action=search&p_theme=NWEC&p_product=NWEC&p_perpage=20&s_search_type=keyword&p_text_base=hal%20urban&p_sort=_rank_%3AD&xcal_ranksort=4&xcal_useweights

[CPS Math]ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS NEEDED - NCTM Paducah

Title: ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS NEEDED - NCTM Paducah Colleagues: The Program Co-Chairs for the Paducah [Kentucky] NCTM Regional Conference have indicated that additional speakers are needed in the following areas: .  Assessment Strategies, particularly Grades 3-5 .  Algebra .  Dynamic Software (vis

[CPS Math]NEA-AFT Partnership Approved

*** From NEA Higher Education ADVOCATE, Volume 18, Number 8, 2001, p. 2. *** FOCUS ON NEA NEA-AFT Partnership Approved The 2001 NEA Representative Assembly endorses formal, joint activities by nation's largest educators' unions. NEA and

[CPS Math]New Executive Director: NCTM

* From the NCTM News Bulletin, July/August 2001, Volume 38, Number 1, p. 5. * NCTM Announces New Executive Director NCTM's Board of Directors is pleased to announce that James M. Rubillo became NCTM's executive director effective

[CPS Math]Announcement: International Conference / JAPAN

Title: Announcement: International Conference / JAPAN Sent at the request of Prof. Moriya Seiji. See http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/mes/first-announcement.html for information. The Third International Conference on Mathematics Education

[CPS Math]On-line staff-development for algebra teachers

Title: On-line staff-development for algebra teachers * Information provided by Claran Einfeldt, Illinois State Board of Education - To register for the course, contact Ann-Claire Anderson at <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or call (800) 972-2766 Ext. 203 *

[CPS Math]New school to instruct pupils--and teachers

*** From the Chicago Tribune, Tuesday, August 7, 2001. See http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0108070148aug07.story?coll=chi%2Dnews%2Dhed *** New school to instruct pupils--and teachers New city academy offers training to

[CPS Math]Testing slips in Wisconsin

** From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Sunday, July 29, 2001. See http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/jul01/test30072901a.asp . Abstract below from the NASSMC Briefing Service (NBS) that is provided by the National Alliance of State Science & Mathematics Coaliti

[CPS Math]Early preparaton in Alg. and Geom. Needed

* From the Denver Post, Friday, July 27, 2001. See http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1002,68~77868,00.html * Teachers angle for change Educators say CSAP scores demonstrate need for earlier preparation in algebra and geometry By Monte W

[CPS Math]Gains in Math & Science in Big Cities

June 28, 2001 [NSF PR 01-53] Media contact: Bill Noxon / (703) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Program contact: Costello Brown / (703) [EMAIL PROTECTED] BIG CITY STUDENTS MAKE GAINS IN MATH AND SCIENCE, REPORT SAYS Eight years ago, the National Science Foundatio

[CPS Math]CA: Teachers reject test score bonuses

Title: CA: Teachers reject test score bonuses From the San Francisco Chronicle, Monday, July 30, 2001, p. A1. See http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2001/07/30/MN224526.DTL&type=printable Teachers rejecting test s

[CPS Math]Schools left dry by retirements

* From the Chicago Tribune, Sunday, July 29, 2001, p. 1, 10. See http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0107290404jul29.story?coll=chi%2Dnews%2Dhed OR http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0107290404jul29.story?coll=chi%2Dnews%2Dhed *

[CPS Math]National PTA Position on Testing

Title: National PTA Position on Testing *** From the MathematicallySane website, see  http://www.pta.org/programs/bbtesting.htm - For position statements on testing from other professional organizations, see http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/analys

[CPS Math]With school testing, still unresolved questions

From the Washington Post, Tuesday, July 24, 2001, p. A 3. See http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4043-2001Jul23.html . Abstract below from the NASSMC Briefing Service (NBS) that is provided by the National Alliance of State Science & Mathematics Coalit

[CPS Math]Inflating grades deflates education

From The Columbus Dispatch [Dispatch.com], Saturday, July 21, 2001. See http://www.dispatch.com/news/editorials01/july01/774140.php Opinions / Letters Inflating grades simply deflates education By William Bainbridge In

[CPS Math]CommissIon supports national testing

*** From the Philadelphia Enquirer, Sunday, July 22, 2001. See http://inq.philly.com/content/inquirer/2001/07/22/national/ECS22.htm *** Commission backs national testing By Dale Mezzacappa Governors and school leaders from across the country met

[CPS Math]Math fears subtract from memory, learning

Title: Math fears subtract from memory, learning *** From Science News, June 30, 2001, Volume 159, Number 26, p. 405.  See. http://www.sciencenews.org/20010630/fob4.asp . *** Math fears subtract from memory, learning By Bru

[CPS Math]CA: School chief soured by campaigning

Title: CA: School chief soured by campaigning From the San Francisco Chronicle, Wednesday, July 18, 2001, p. A-17. See http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/07/18/MNL134037.DTL Campaigning has soured scho

[CPS Math]AP students outperform adv. U.S. and foreign students

Title: AP students outperform adv. U.S. and foreign students From The College Board News 2000-2001, Friday, July 20, 2001. See  http://www.collegeboard.org/press/html0001/html/071101.html . Our thanks to Vern Kays for bringing this report to out attention. ***

[CPS Math]Interesting news items

* From the NASSMC Briefing Service (NBS) that is provided by the National Alliance of State Science & Mathematics Coalitions through grants from the ExxonMobil Foundation and the National Security Agency (NSA). Wednesday, July 18, 2001, See http://www.nytimes.co

[CPS Math]SPEAK AT PADUCAH NCTM REGIONAL CONF.

joint presentation. Please consider submitting a proposal if you have not already done so. Many thanks  ...  Jerry Becker - The Program Committee Co-Chairs have recently written that while teachers at all grade levels are encouraged to submit Speaker Proposal Forms, they would

[CPS Math]NEA seeks to block "high stakes testing"

* From the Arizona Republic, Saturday, July 7, 2001. See http://www.arizonarepublic.com/news/articles/0707a2filler07.html . Brought to our attention by The NASSMC Briefing Service (NBS) that is provided by the National Alliance of State Science & Mathematics Coalitions

[CPS Math]Results of 2001 Int'l Maths. Olympiads

*** Received from Mary O'Keeffe, Friday, July 13. 2001. See http://imo.wolfram.com/ for details. *** The results of the International Math Olympiads are now available. There were roughly 500 high school students representing 83 countries around th

[CPS Math]New Education Head at NSF

PERSONNEL ANNOUNCEMENT -- National Science Foundation July 12, 2001 --- NSF PA 01-01 Media contact: Mary Hanson [(703) 292-8070] NSF ANNOUNCES NEW HEAD OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES The National Science Foundation has named Judith A. Ramaley, a celebrated educational innovator

[CPS Math]Bush: Eases Stance on Schools' Accountability

Title: Bush: Eases Stance on Schools' Accountability From the New York Times, Tuesday, July 10, 2001. See  http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/10/politics/10EDUC.html?searchpv=day02 Bush Seems to Ease His Stance on Schools' Accountabili

[CPS Math]Teacher-Testing Company Refuses Evaluation Request

Title: Teacher-Testing Company Refuses Evaluation Request ** From the Boston Globe [Boston.com], Thursday, July 12, 2001. See http://www.boston.com/news/daily/07/testing_data.htm ** Major teacher-testing company won't release data r

[CPS Math]It's time to get real about boys [PART II]

* From The Bulletin [with Newsweek] -- Australia -- June 5, 2001, pp. 25-28. Our thanks to Gilah Leder for providing a xerox copy of the article and to Bill Margolis (Samoa) who first brought the article to our attention. --- Thi

[CPS Math]It's time to get real about boys [PART I]

* From The Bulletin [with Newsweek] -- Australia -- June 5, 2001, pp. 25-28. Our thanks to Gilah Leder for providing a xerox copy of the article and to Bill Margolis (Samoa) who first brought the article to our attention. ---

[CPS Math]Announcement: Paper by Bill Jacob

For your information ... Announcement: Bill Jacob's paper, "The Impact of California's Back-to-Basics Policies: One Year after State Board Action, has now appeared in the web-based International Journal for Mathematics Teachi

[CPS Math]Lessons: To Peace on Math's Battlefield

* From the New York Times on the Web, Tuesday, June 27, 2001. See http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/27/national/27LESS.html?searchpv=nytToday&pagewanted=print * Lessons: To Peace on Math's Battlefield By Richard Rothstein Few dispu

[CPS Math]Looking for a teaching job or recruiting?

Title: Looking for a teaching job or recruiting? ** Notice to Educators and Recruiters ... ** The following important information is critical to ALL recruiters and educators for registering new free accounts, allowing them to use the latest

[CPS Math]Math Teaching Position Open

MATHEMATICS POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT A full-time math position is open at Salem Community High SchooL. It consists of teaching three classes of Algebra I and two classes of Algebra 1/2. Also, it could include extra-duty -- Asst. FB, dance team, Asst. VB, Asst. Girls' Track. Interested teachers

[CPS Math]Maryland: School math found lacking

Title: Maryland: School math found lacking * From The Baltimore Sun, Wednesday, June 20, 2001. See http://www.sunspot.net/news/local/bal-te.md.board20jun20.story?coll=bal%2Dhome%2Dheadlines. See below also. * School math found lack

[CPS Math]Brown Center Report Free at Website

Title: Brown Center Report Free at Website Still another suggestion regarding the Brown Center Report -- that is, a free copy from a website. Thanks to Enrique Galindo for bringing this to our attention. Readers of your distribution list

[CPS Math]CORRECTION TO POSTING EARLIER TODAY

Title: CORRECTION TO POSTING EARLIER TODAY *** From "How Well are American Students Learning? -- Focus on Math Achievement [The Brown Center Report on American Education] The Brookings Institution, September 2000, Volume 1, Number 1 - By Tom Loveless and Paul Diper

[CPS Math]How well are American students learning?

Title: How well are American students learning? *** From "How Well are American Students Learning? -- Focus on Math Achievement [The Brown Center Report on American Education] The Brookings Institution, September 2000, Volume 1, Number 1 - By Tom Loveless and Paul

[CPS Math]Top experts target for critics of phonics method

Title: Top experts target for critics of phonics method *** From the Dallas Morning News [DallasNews.Com], Tuesday, June 19. 2001 (Original Sunday, June 17, 2001). See http://www.dallasnews.com/national/396046_reading_17nat..html ***

[CPS Math]Tests drive teachers to other grade levels

* From the New York Times, Thursday, June 14, 2001. See http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/14/nyregion/14GRAD.html?searchpv=nytToday * Strains of Fourth-Grade Tests Drives Off Veteran Teachers By Abby Goodnough A growing numb

[CPS Math]PART III: A Year in the Life of a Beginning Teacher

** From Newsweek [Society], June 4, 2001, pp. 43-44. See http://www.msnbc.com/news/578835.asp -- More than 20 percent of new teachers leave the profession in the first three years; after five years, more than a third have gone

[CPS Math]Move over Deep Blue, Eliza's Next

Title: Move over Deep Blue, Eliza's Next From USA Today, Friday, April 27, 2001, Section B [Money], p. B1. See http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/ Move over, Deep Blue, Eliza's next IBM plans computer smart enough to be

[CPS Math]PART II: A Year in the Life of a Beginning Teacher

* From Newsweek [Society], June 4, 2001, pp. 43-44. See http://www.msnbc.com/news/578831.asp -- More than 20 percent of new teachers leave the profession in the first three years; after five years, more than a third have gone o

[CPS Math]PART I: A Year in the Life of a Beginning Teacher

From Newsweek [Society], June 4, 2001, pp. 43-44. See http://www.msnbc.com/news/578838.asp#BODY -- More than 20 percent of new teachers leave the profession in the first three years; after five years, more than a third have go

[CPS Math]Playlet: Calculators

Title: Playlet: Calculators ** Written by Bill Marsh, Port Angeles, WA and sent with his permission. Performed as a reading on May 24, 2001 by students from The Choice School of the Port Angeles, Washington, School District.  It won first place in "Instant Acti

[CPS Math]Obituary for Common Sense

* Forwarded by Corrie Bergeron. * Obituary for Common Sense Today we mourn the passing of an old friend by the name of Common Sense. Common Sense lived a long life but died from heart failure at the brink of the millennium. No one really knows ho

[CPS Math]Alfie Kohn: Uninvited Guest in Massachusetts

* From Education Week, May 16, 2001, Volume XX, Number 36, p. 18. See http://www.edweek.org/ew/ewstory.cfm?slug=36stjour.h20&keywords=uninvited%20guest * State Journal Uninvited Guest Organizers of a conference that brough

[CPS Math]Useful info for mathematics teachers

SOME USEFUL INFORMATION Following a number of inquiries for information about standards-based curricula in mathematics for K-12, I am providing the URL for a website, the K-12 Mathematics Curriculum Center. It is funded by the National

[CPS Math]MathematicallySane Update

* Update (verbatim) from the www.MathematicallySane.com. The website is at http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/index.html * Here are a few updates from www.MathematicallySane.com ... * Our site is covered in the current Education Week

[CPS Math]NEW DISCUSSION GROUP: MathTalk

NOTE: I just received the following announcement of a new discussion group, called MathTalk. Information to subscribe is below. Dear gentle members of the Mathematically Sane, This is to let you know about MathTalk, a ne

[CPS Math]CORRECTION: Mathematics Underground Posting

Readers: The Education Week article below was posted to the list on June 1, 2001. The article had an incorrect URL forthe MathematicallySane website. Here is the correct URL for the website: http://MathematicallySane.com/index.html The E-mail address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **

[CPS Math]Detroit: Large turnover of principals

*** From the NASSMC Briefing Service (NBS) that is provided by the National Alliance of State Science & Mathematics Coalitions through grants from the ExxonMobil Foundation and the National Security Agency (NSA). Tuesday, June 5, 2001. Original Source: Detro

[CPS Math]Textbook Discontent

*** From Education Week [Teaching and Learning section], May 30, 2001, Volume 20, Number 38, p. 10. See http://www.edweek.com/ew/ew_printstory.cfm?slug=38tandl.h20 *** Textbook Discontent By Jeff Archer, David J. Hoff, &

[CPS Math]Economic boom eluded teachers

*** From Education Week [Teaching and Learning section], May 30, 2001, Volume 20, Number 38, p. 10. See http://www.edweek.com/ew/ew_printstory.cfm?slug=38tandl.h20 *** Economic Boom Eluded Teachers, Surveys Suggest By Jef

[CPS Math]No easy math answers / Singapore texts

*** From Education Week [Teaching and Learning section], May 30, 2001, Volume 20, Number 38, p. 10. See http://www.edweek.com/ew/ew_printstory.cfm?slug=38tandl.h20 *** No Easy Math Answers By Jeff Archer, David J. Hoff, &

[CPS Math]Response to posting

Sent with the permission of the writer, Mr. Mike Martin. This is in response to the Washington Post article, Tuesday, May 22, 2001 written by Jay Mathews. See http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/education/columns/classstruggles/A60042-2001May22.html. E

[CPS Math]Mathematics Underground - From Education Week

*** From Education Week [Teaching and Learning section], May 30, 2001, Volume 20, Number 38, p. 10. See http://www.edweek.com/ew/ew_printstory.cfm?slug=38tandl.h20 *** Mathematics Underground By Jeff Archer, David J. Hoff

[CPS Math]Trying to clear up the confusion: Testing

From the Washington Post, Tuesday, May 22, 2001. See http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/education/columns/classstruggles/A60042-2001May22.html - Everyone is welcome to respond to Mr. Mathews - see end of the column: Jay M

[CPS Math]A Primer, and what charter schools teach us (in theU.S.)

From the Chicago Tribune, Monday, April 30, 2001, p. 14. [Editorial]. See http://archive.chicago.tribune.com/@H9ef5315590fa8faccea208e41517fdf6:b=w&tid=c3c2a950545911d595b21c3f5968cc77&domain=dr_Article&fmt=int&it=991158086&expire=993750059&kid=550003.6

[CPS Math]TIME SQUEEZE FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

*** From the Washington Post, Tuesday, May 29, 2001. See http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/education/A88913-2001May28.html *** When Clock Beats Curriculum Caught Between Expanding Subject Areas and Standardized Testing, Teachers a

[CPS Math]More rest for Japanese students

* From the New York Times, February 25, 2001. See http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/25/world/25JAPA.html?pagewanted=all?ex=984213924&ei=1&en=49bd489ae35d25bd * More Sunshine for Japan's Overworked Students By Howard W. French

[CPS Math]Japan: Women academics propose steps to equity

* From Science, April 20, 2001, Volume 292, p. 416. * Women Academics Propose Steps to Equity Tokyo- The campaign has begun. On 30 March, 35 Japanese women scientists met here to draw up a list of obstacles they fa

[CPS Math]Petition to President: Big Tests

Title: Petition to President: Big Tests *** To read the original petition, to view the signatures or to sign the petition., see  http://www.rohan.sdsu.edu/~rgibson/petition/ . *** To: The President, Congress, and the Gov

[CPS Math]Jane Fonda: $12.5 gift to Harvard Univ.

** From People (Magazine) [Scoop Section], March 19, 2001, Volume 55, Number 11, p. 18. *** Pop Quiz with Jane Fonda Inspired by Harvard professor Carol Gilligan's research suggesting that girls begin to lose confidence as th

[CPS Math]FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT: Singapore Conference

*** Further details for the conference can be found at http://math.nie.edu.sg/earcome/ *** FIRST ANNOUNCEMEnt ICMI-EARCOME 2002 / SEACME 9 Mathematics Education for a Knowledge-Based Era May 27-31, 2002 Singapore The se

[CPS Math]Election Results: Chicago AFT

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