Two weeks after recommending a delay in math requirements for high-school graduates, Gov. Christine Gregoire on Monday announced a $197 million math and science initiative that would put more teachers in the classroom and provide additional help for struggling students.

The governor also said she would push for changes in the math section of the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL). About 49 percent of sophomores statewide failed the math portion of the WASL last spring.

"It is our 'Are we going to the moon?' day," she said. "This generation, either we're going to get math right, so our kids can compete in the world economy, or we're not."

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