Pearson California Celebrates "Math Awareness Month"

09.04.08 - 22:58 ... source : Pearson Education

... Home > 2008 Press Releases Pearson California Celebrates "Math Awarness Month" "Mathematics and Voting" Theme Draws Attention to Algebra-Readiness Sacramento, CA (April 8, 2008) — Math, while not exactly the stuff of great Presidential debate, is playing a huge role in this year's election campaign. With the delegate count for the Democratic nomination making daily headlines, Pearson Education is celebrating April's "Math Awareness Month" and this year's "Mathematics and Voting" theme by shining a light on algebra-readiness - a top priority of California educators, and a key finding in the report issued by the National Mathematics Advisory Panel last month. Math Awareness Month is sponsored by the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics, which selected "Mathematics and Voting" as the theme for 2008. Mathematics Awareness Month, held each year in April, was created to increase public understanding of and appreciation ...» Next (HTML)