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New math program has fans, detractors

Philadelphia : PA : USA | about 1 month ago  
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Several Philadelphia area schools are loyal to a new elementary math program that critics says is weak on basic facts, educators say. Everyday Mathematics was developed 20 years ago at the University of Chicago and is popular at public and private schools in Philadelphia, as well as in Montgomery and...
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    Several Philadelphia area schools are loyal to a new elementary math program that critics says is weak on basic facts, educators say. Everyday Mathematics was developed 20 years ago at the University of Chicago and is popular at public and private...
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