The California Mathematics Standards

The California Standards come in two flavors General Standards Green dot standards

California Intervention The new California Framework has

the same standards as the 1998 Framework.

But it also has a new appendix on intervention programs.

Algebra Readiness For at risk students there is also a

discussion of the requirements for algebra preparedness:

The original material Unfortunately, politics muddied the

water, and the exposition is not quite what H.-H. Wu and I provided.

The NCTM Focus Topics

The Focus Topics

The Focus Topics

The Role of the Focus Topics

NCTM regards the Focus Topics as a description of how an effective curriculum in mathematics should look.

But comparing the Focus Topics with most state standards reveals a very poor fit.

An exception is California. The Green Dot standards closely align with the

Focus Topics. In CA, 85% of the state assessments in mathematics are on these standards.

Focus Topics – Numbers

Focus Topics Fractions

Focus Topics Fractions, Ratios

Focus Topics, Algebra, Data

A Consensus is Emerging

In fact, standards designed in this way cut the need for intervention and support

maximal achievement for all students

The Programs in the top achieving countries follow these principles.

And their data comprises literally billions of people