Math in the News

This page will bring you articles about math and the work surrounding the efforts of the TMP.

February 2008:

• Freshmen's weak math skills worry UW faculty, Jessica Blanchard, SeattlePI
• Groups brainstorm solutions to prepare high school kids for college math, Dan Warn, The Olympian

January 2008:

•  Some math myths are in fact true, Clifford F. Mass, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  

March, 2007:

• WASL scores make steady gains, Steve Kinholt, Seattle PI
• Readers respond to Olympia's math curriculum, The Olympian
  

February, 2007:

• Many math 'truths' are in fact myths, Virginia Warfield, Seattle PI
• Colleges pick up slack on math, Katherine Hucks, News Tribune
• Gregoire budget a very good start, university chiefs say, Melissa Santo, Seattle PI
• New education department official says she'll work to raise profile of community colleges, Elyse Ashburn, The Chronicle of Higher Education (Registration Required):
• Huge IPEDS lives, Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed.com
• Colleges take on more math responsibility, Associated Press, The Olympian

January, 2007:

• Parents, teachers debate best way to teach math, Heather Woodward, The Olympian

December, 2006:

• Making math instruction add up, Catherine Taylor, Seattle Times

2004-2005:

Tacoma News Tribune:
• From y-cubed to the GameCube: Math rules at Nintendo (4/24/2005)
• Not always obvious to youths, math skills vital in adult world (4/24/2005)
• Passing Algebra II serves as benchmark for high-wage jobs (4/24/2005)
• Math adds up (4/24/2005)

Ed Week:
• Math Emerges As Big Hurdle For Teenagers (3/23/2005)

Seattle Times:
• U.S. students lagging in math skills (12/7/2004)
• Federal, state report cards vary widely on Oregon schools (12/7/2004)

Washington Post (Registration Required):
• Global test shows U.S. behind curve in math (12/7/2004)

New York Times (Registration Required):
• U.S. students fare badly in international survey of math skills (12/7/2004)
• What corporate America can't build: A sentence (12/7/2004)

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