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Article: NCTM Rallies Around TIMSS Benchmarking as Guide For Improving Mathematics Education for All Schools.
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- April 5, 2001
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RESTON, Va., April 5 /PRNewswire/ --
"Our goal of achieving a high-quality mathematics education for all our nation's students can become a reality," said Lee Stiff, President of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), in response to the new Benchmarking report by the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). "But to do this we must break down the barriers that have stopped the majority of our students from getting an equitable education."
In response to the report's findings, Stiff noted that, "Too often we look at education to see what we are doing wrong. Now, we can look to the TIMSS 1999 Benchmarking study, and the ...