The Washington Post – Jay Mathews
“My recent column on the controversy over letting eighth-graders take algebra brought a torrent of anguished comments from parents and other experts who think math instruction is in crisis. This is a major frustration point in America. Many of these curriculum war veterans have interesting, and often contradictory, recommendations. Many are puzzled about why the Common Core State Standards, the nation’s latest educational fashion, seem to advise against the popular policy of letting kids take algebra a year earlier than usual. It is all pretty confusing.”(more)