Winning the Math Wars: No Teacher Left Behind

by Martin L. Abbott, Thomas Trzyna, Duane Baker, et al.

Washington State is about to enter a new phase of the "math wars." Since the late 1980s, the debate over how best to teach mathematics to schoolchildren has raged worldwide among educators, politicians, and parents. The stakes are high. To operate effectively in a global, twenty-first-century economy and polity, the United states must provide an education in mathematics that is both excellent and equitable.

In this volume, four scholars...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 029598967X
• ISBN13: 9780295989679
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher