New math standards getting high marks from some local teachers

08.25.08

This summer, the math teachers of Cowlitz County have joined thousands of math teachers statewide in training to meet the state's new standards for higher math achievement.

"It's really powerful and exciting because students are going to benefit so much," said Rebecca Fountain, kindergarten teacher at Butler Acres Elementary School.

Fountain and other teachers statewide received training in the new math standards earlier this summer at the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

In a four day session last week at Kelso High School, they brought the training to elementary and middles school teachers from Kelso, Toutle, Castle Rock and Wakiahkum.

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Schools feel pinch from economic woes

School districts across the United States are tightening their belts in anticipation of a meager fiscal diet that could carry into 2011.

As state and local revenue declines, officials are looking for the trims least likely to harm the quality of education. Although some districts have rainy-day funds to tap, concern is growing that students, particularly those who are struggling to learn or who are homeless, are going to feel the pinch.

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This toolkit by Achieve highlights the connection between higher-lever math courses and student readiness for college, work and life. Resources include fact sheets, presentations, policy papers and brochures.

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