The Math Works advocacy kit provides resources that make the case for why all students - regardless of their plans after graduation - should engage in rigorous math course-taking throughout their high school experiences. The Math Works materials - ranging from fact sheets, PowerPoint presentations, brochures and others - are resources for policymakers, advocates, educators, parents and students alike that highlight the connection between higher-level mathematics course-taking and college access and success, workplace and career readiness, and personal and U.S. competitiveness.
The concept behind Math Works is that individuals should pick and choose among the various resources based on their areas of interest, the audiences they will be reaching out to and the types of materials they believe will be most useful. In coming weeks and months, additional materials will be added to Math Works, including more fact sheets and a mathematics related resource bank. For more information, see About Math Works.
Hard copies of all of the materials are available, along with a customized Math Works folder, upon request. Please specify the quantity needed.
The Math Works fact sheets present up-to-date information focusing on specific arguments for advanced math course-taking in high school. They were written to be accessible to a wide variety of audiences. Topics include, All Students Need Advanced Math, Advanced Math Equals Career Readiness, Advanced Math: Closing the Equity Gap, Americans Need Advanced Math to Stay Globally Competitive, The Value of the Fourth Year of Mathematics, Math's Double Standard and Exposing the Myth: Advanced Math Does Not Increase Drop Out Rates.
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The Math Works PowerPoint presentations offer up-to-date information to make the case - to a variety of audiences - for advanced math course-taking in high school. These presentations are companions to the Math Works fact sheets, but may also be used as stand along materials. Topics include, All Students Need Advanced Math, Advanced Math Equals Career Readiness, Advanced Math: Closing the Equity Gap, Americans Need Advanced Math to Stay Globally Competitive, The Value of the Fourth Year of Mathematics, and Exposing the Myth: Advanced Math Does Not Increase Drop Out Rates.
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The Mathematics at Work brochures present case studies drawn from leading industries nationwide - such as Information Technology and Advanced Manufacturing - to illustrate the advanced mathematics knowledge and skills embedded in jobs that offer opportunities for advancement and are accessible to high school graduates with some postsecondary education or training, but less than a baccaalaureate degree. For more information on the Mathematics at Work brochures, see www.achieve.org/MathatWork
Achieve's new policy paper - The Building Blocks of Success: Higher-Level Math for All Students - synthesizes the current research base on why math is so important to all students, how it serves as a foundation for higher order thinking, improves access and success in college and careers, and benefits individuals as well as the U.S. economy.
Achieve Vice President Laura Slover testified before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce Hearing on The National Mathematics Advisory Panel Report on May 21, 2008, calling math the "gateway" to college and career readiness.
An annotated resource bank of mathematics related studies, reports, organizations and other resources:
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