| Does Two Plus Two Still Equal Four? |
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| What Should Our Children Know about Math? |
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Monday, March 4, 2002
3:00 PM
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Monday, March 4, 2002
5:00 PM
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| Location: |
Wohlstetter Conference Center, Twelfth Floor, AEI
1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036
Directions to AEI |
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| Despite efforts to improve mathematics education in the United States, the August 2001 National Assessment of Educational Progress report found that a majority of children are still unable to perform at a basic level in mathematics and that an achievement gap between white and minority students continues to persist in that subject. A seminar held at AEI on March 4 examined the evidence regarding the success or failure of this second approach. AEI senior fellow Lynne V. Cheney moderated the discussion. Michael McKeown, a professor at Brown University, delivered the main presentation. McKeown cofounded Mathematically Correct, a group formed to strengthen mathematics education in California. His talk was followed by comments from Gail Burrill, past president of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics; mathematics professor and researcher David Klein; Lee V. Stiff, the current president of the NCTM; and Tom Loveless, a scholar at the Brookings Institution and the director of the Brown Center on Education Policy. |
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| 2:45 p.m. |
Registration |
| 3:00 |
Presenter: |
Mike McKeown, Brown University |
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Discussants: |
Gail Burrill, Michigan State University |
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David Klein, California State University at Northridge |
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Tom Loveless, Brookings Institution |
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Lee V. Stiff, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics |
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Moderator: |
Lynne V. Cheney, AEI |
| 5:00 |
Wine and Cheese Reception | |
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More Information
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American Enterprise Institute
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Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-862-5918
Fax: 202-862-5803
E-mail: EIrwin@aei.org
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American Enterprise Institute
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Washington, DC 20036
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E-mail: VRodman@aei.org
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