“It is my contention that questions such as, "But can they do math?" are profoundly multicultural questions because they strike at the very heart of access to learning, and this is where educational inequities are most visible.”

Sonia Nieto, The Light in Their Eyes

Quantitative Literacy

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In Mathematics and Democracy: The Case for Quantitative Literacy, Lynn Arthur Steen observes, "the twenty-first century is a world awash in numbers." Quantitative thinking is increasingly required in the workplace, in education, and in civic life.

biblio Mathematics and Democracy: The Case for Quantitative Literacy
This position paper on quantitative literacy is based on the work of a group of educators formed to look into the meaning of numeracy in contemporary society. Available online.
Steen, L. A., ed. 2001. Mathematics and Democracy: The Case for Quantitative Literacy. The National Council of Education and the Disciplines.

biblio Radical Equations: Civil Rights from Mississippi to the Algebra Project
In this book, Robert P. Moses argues, "the most urgent social issue affecting poor people and people of color is economic access. In today's world, economic access and full citizenship depend crucially on math and science literacy."
Moses, R. P., and C. E. Cobb, Jr. 2001. Radical Equations: Civil Rights from Mississippi to the Algebra Project. Boston MA: Beacon Press.

link College Readiness Mathematics Standards
The website for the Washington State Transition Mathematics Project (TMP), a collaborative project of K-12 school, community and technical colleges and baccalaureate institutions, features eight math standards on what students need to know and be able to do to be ready for college level work.

link The Electronic Journal of the National Numeracy Network
The National Numeracy Network is a non-profit corporation to promote quantitative literacy. Numeracy is its open-access, peer-reviewed journal, launched in January 2008. Numeracy aims to support education at all levels that integrates quantitative skills across disciplines. The journal seeks evidence-based articles on teaching strategies and resources, education research, curriculum design, assessment strategies, and faculty development, as well as perspectives, reviews of educational resources, and commentaries/replies.

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