What sort of beliefs about the nature of mathematics should undergird the curriculum and instruction when we live in a world that requires mathematical proficiency to live a productive life? Those ...

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ON May 6, the Seattle School Board voted on the purchase of high-school math textbooks, and the results were both disappointing and tragic. In a 4-3vote, the board adopted the Discovering Math series: ...

“Why bring together two fields that seem to many people so very disparate? What could mathematics and poetry share, except that the mention of either one is sometimes enough to bring an uneasy chill ...

The Bellevue School District’s Math Adoption Committee is soliciting feedback from members of the community on the adoption of new high school math books in Bellevue. This decision is imminent, and ...

Here’s your cool math for the day: a model showing that when one new thing happens, more will follow. It seems like common sense. If you listen to a new artist on your online music engine for the ...

Seattle public high schools this fall will use new math textbooks that have stirred controversy for their less-traditional teaching methods. The Seattle Public Schools Board of Directors on Wednesday ...

How would you describe the philosophy behind the books? Jim Ryan: Rather than going from a traditional book where a teacher explains the abstract and then the students practice that abstract concept, ...

“Why bring together two fields that seem to many people so very disparate" What could mathematics and poetry share, except that the mention of either one is sometimes enough to bring an uneasy chill ...