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Sad News About Tom O’Brien

By admin - Last updated: Sunday, December 19, 2010

Thomas C. O’Brien, a long-time advocate for improving mathematics education, died Dec. 6, 2010, of cancer. He contributed several well-received articles to the Mathematically Sane site…

Mathematics Education Organizations Unite to Support Implementation of Common Core State Standards

By admin - Last updated: Thursday, July 1, 2010

A joint public statement of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM), the Association of State Supervisors of Mathematics (ASSM), and the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) The release of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is a welcome milestone in the standards movement that [...]