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The Chicago movement was an educational reform initiative in Illinois during the early 20th century that attempted to create a unified mathematics curriculum in secondary schools. The movement represe
A Chicago secondary school
Mathematics education in the United States varies considerably from one state to the next, and even within a single state. With the adoption of the Common Core Standards in most states and the Distric
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A student solves some math problems with a graphing calculator (2010)
Navajo students learning arithmetic (c. 1940). By the late 1950s, mathematics education had become more rigorous.
Some textbooks for the "New Math" curriculum from the 1960s. These reforms were controversial in the United States and elsewhere.
A schoolboy in Seattle (1961). The contents of mathematical education has been a topic of debate for decades.