How sad that despite mandates that math science education be improved in WA, that the state has decided that we aren't going to require math testing to graduate for the class of 2008, despite NCLB, being in place for years & that the Seattle district has yet to find a solution for the low quality of math instruction in its' schools. despite years of additional studies and training.
Education | Gregoire delays WASL math, science requirements | Seattle Times Newspaper Local News | New-math curriculum stirs passions among Bellevue parents, teachers | Seattle Times Newspaper Quote:
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nearly half the 10th-graders in Washington public schools failed the mathematics portion of the high-school graduation test.
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Many college freshmen can't do basic math, and some instructors are dumbing down their classes to accommodate them, a group of University of Washington math, science and engineering professors warned in an open letter released Thursday.
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Freshmen's weak math skills worry UW faculty