Everyday Mathematics [EM]
I.   Research Papers and Other Print Resources  --  see http://everydaymath.uchicago.edu/educators/references.shtml
II.  Success Stories  --  http://www.everydaymath.org/success.htm
III. CSSP Praise on Principles and Standards  --  http://nctm.org/standards/2001-01cssp.htm [Read below]
Principles and Standards Is "A Significant and High-Quality Contribution" Says CSSP

The Council of Scientific Society Presidents (CSSP)-the leadership organization for more than 1 million scientists and science educators-recently commended NCTM for producing Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. On its certificate of commendation, the CSSP noted that Principles and Standards is "a significant and high-quality contribution toward the improvement of mathematics education for all students." The Council also encouraged "prompt, thoughtful, and careful consideration of and thorough review of the recommendations and ideas for implementation by all who share a stake in the effective teaching of mathematics."

The CSSP is a nonprofit organization comprised of the presidents, presidents-elect, and immediate past presidents of more than 60 scientific societies and federations, whose combined membership numbers more than 1 million. CSSP serves as a strong voice in support of science and science education, as the premier national science leadership institute, and as a forum for open, substantive exchanges on current scientific issues.
Its praise continues recognition from the scientific community for NCTM's work. A National Research Council report, released in May, gave NCTM high marks for process of creating Principles and Standards. The report says, "The committee finds the process established by NCTM to solicit comments from the field to be commendable and the process established by them to analyze those comments to be exemplary." The National Research Council is the operating arm of the National Academy of Sciences, the preeminent scientific organization in the United States.
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