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ABSTRACTS : A common, coherent, and challenging curriculum can transform mathematics education in the United States. The No Child Left Behind Act's vision is to provide rigorous and demanding subject matter content for all students. As a crucial subject area, mathematics is vital to this effort. How can educators change the curriculum of mathematics to make it rigorous and accessible to all students? The author reviews the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) data showing significant curricular differences between the United States and other countries, especially in the degrees of standardization, coherence, and challenge. He examines briefly the role of teachers, noting that differences in subject matter background account for significantly different levels of achievement in different countries. The author argues that even the best teachers need an effective curriculum to be effective and that such a curriculum does not substantially threaten the U.S. commitment to local control of schools.





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