Links to articles and essays on history education.

 

Links to El Paso County  school districts.

 

We work in association with NYC HOLD NATIONAL- Honest Open Logical Decisions on Mathematics Education Reform. NYC HOLD is a national coalition of individuals and advocacy groups, parents, educators, mathematicians, scientists, and concerned citizens working to improve mathematics education in our nation's schools. See www.nychold.com for more information.

 

As parents and concerned citizens try to navigate the quagmire that is public education today, there are groups/companies that we at CEN would caution you to "Steer Clear" of. For instance, David Klein, professor of mathematics at California State University, Northridge, highlights the millions of dollars arguably wasted by the National Science Foundation (NSF) on grants given to groups to write non-rigorous math curricula, as outlined here: http://www.csun.edu/~vcmth00m/nsf.html Should a math textbook which contains the following language, e.g., "This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. ESI-9252984..," be suspect? Other companies and foundations routinely support programs that do not help students learn, and in fact, may be contributing to their non-education. We've started a list of such organizations below, along with information which highlights why we are concerned. Read for yourself and decide if you, too, should be concerned.

 

 

Links to articles on writing.