'Algebra Readiness' - the Key to Math Success for California's Students

U.S. Newswire | March 19, 2008 | Copyright

To: STATE EDITORS

Contact: Kate Miller, kate.miller@pearson.com, 1-800-745-8489, or Jami Warner, +1-916-761-7699, jami@jwarnergroup.com

SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- As the National Mathematics Advisory Panel presented its long-awaited report, "Foundations for Success," to President Bush at the White House last Thursday, California educators were deep into the process of choosing new math programs for use in classrooms over the next seven years. Findings of the Panel centered around the importance of algebra readiness, a priority already identified by California as a new and ...

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