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Resources

Hawes, Mark, Kimmelman, Paul, and Kroeze, David. "Becoming 'First in the World' in Math and Science: Moving High Expectations and Promising Practices to Scale." Phi Delta Kappan, Volume 79, Number 1, September 1997.

Jones, Vinetta C. "What A Difference A Standard Makes." In D. Bartels & J. Opert Sandler (Eds.), This Year in Science: Implementing Science Education Reform." Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science, in press.

Levy, Frank and Richard Murnane. Teaching the New Basic Skills: Principles for Educating Children to Thrive in a Changing Economy, New York: The Free Press, 1996.

National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering. Uninformed Decisions: A Survey of Children and Parents about Math and Science, Conducted for National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, By Louis Harris and Associates, 1995.

The National Commission on Teaching and America's Future. What Matters Most: Teaching for America's Future, September, 1996. http://www.tc.columbia.edu/~teachcomm/index2.htm

Porter, Andrew. "The Effects of Upgrading Policies on High School Mathematics and Science." Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 1997, and in Brookings Papers on Education Policy, 1997.

Schmidt, William H., McNight, Curtis C., and Raizen, Senta A. A Splintered Vision: An Investigation of U.S. Science and Mathematics Education, East Lansing, MI: U.S. National Center for the Third International Mathematics and Science Study, Michigan State University, 1996.

U.S. Department of Education. National Center for Education Statistics. Education and the Economy: An Indicators Report, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1997. http://nces.ed.gov/spider/webspider/97269.shtml

U.S. Department of Education. National Center for Education Statistics. NAEP Facts: Eighth-Grade Algebra Course-Taking and Mathematics Proficiency, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1996. http://nces.ed.gov/pubs/96815.html

U.S. Department of Education. National Center for Education Statistics. Pursuing Excellence: A Study of U.S. Eighth-Grade Mathematics and Science Teaching, Learning, Curriculum, and Achievement in International Context, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1996. http://nces.ed.gov/timss/

U.S. Department of Education. National Center for Education Statistics. Pursuing Excellence: A Study of U.S. Fourth-Grade Mathematics and Science Achievement in International Context, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1997. http://nces.ed.gov/timss/

U.S. Department of Education. National Center for Education Statistics. Statistics in Brief: Changes in Math Proficiency Between 8th and 10th Grades, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1996. http://nces.ed.gov/spider/webspider/93455.shtml

U.S. Department of Education. Planning and Evaluation Service. Analysis of NELS:88 Follow-Up Data: Factors That Affect College Enrollment, Forthcoming.

U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Outlook Handbook, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1997. http://stats.bls.gov:80/ocohome.htm

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