No Common Denominator: The Preparation of Elementary Teachers in Mathematics by America's Education Schools

June 2008

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No Common Denominator: The Preparation of Elementary Teachers in Mathematics by America's Education Schools

American students' chronically poor performance in mathematics on international tests may begin in the earliest grades, handicapped by the weak knowledge of mathematics of their own elementary teachers. NCTQ looks at the quality of preparation provided by a representative sampling of institutions in nearly every state. We also provide a test developed by leading mathematicians which assesses for the knowledge that elementary teachers should acquire during their preparation. Imagine the implications of an elementary teaching force being able to pass this test.

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