PART 1: – In a high-tech era, Americans aren't keeping pace in math. PART 2: Controversial math programs: Questions about the approval process • The roller-coaster effect: In math education, who decides what works best? • How a new math program rose to the top • Flaws in the evaluation process • US school, Japanese methods • How Japanese students learn math • Department of Ed's top 10 math programs • Calculators in class: freedom from scratch paper or 'crutch'? PART 3, MAY 30 – What some schools are doing to boost performance SPECIAL FEATURES How US students stack up in Math compared with the rest of the world Solve math problems Readers respond TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2000 Department of Ed's Top 10 math programs Below are math-reform plans that a US Department of Education expert panel calls "exemplary" or "promising," along with their Web addresses: Exemplary Programs COGNITIVE TUTOR ALGEBRA Grades: 7 to 12 or college undergraduates Contact: Pittsburgh Area Cognitive Tutor Center, Carnegie Mellon University http://act.psy.cmu.edu/ACT/awpt/ COLLEGE PREPARATORY MATHEMATICS Grades: 9 to 12 Contact: CPM Educational Program http://www.cpm.org/ CONNECTED MATHEMATICS Grades: 6 to 8 Contact: Connected Mathematics, Michigan State University http://www.math.msu.edu/cmp/ CORE-PLUS MATHEMATICS PROJECT Grades: 9 to 12 Contact: Core-Plus Mathematics Project, Western Michigan University http://www.wmich.edu/cpmp INTERACTIVE MATHEMATICS PROGRAM Grades: 9 to 12 Contact: http://www.mathimp.org/ Promising Programs EVERYDAY MATHEMATICS Grades: K to 6 Contact: Everyday Learning Corporation http://www.everydaylearning.com MATHLAND Grades: K to 6 Contact: Creative Publications http://www.creativepublications.com MIDDLE-SCHOOL MATHEMATICS THROUGH APPLICATIONS PROJECT Grades: 6 to 8 Contact: 888-399-1995 or http://www.enc.org/ed/exemplary/promis3.pdf NUMBER POWER Grades: K to 6 Contact: Number Power, Developmental Studies Center http://www.devstu.org THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO SCHOOL MATHEMATICS PROJECT Grades: 7 to 12 Contact: The University of Chicago, Department of Education http://www.uchicago.edu/ssd/ucsmp/

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