The report also includes brand new data on the percentage of secondary math classes taught in the United States by teachers lacking a major or a minor in math, including the first ever national look at middle grades mathematics teachers. The data show that nationally, 61 percent of all middle grades students are taught mathematics by teachers who did not themselves study enough mathematics to earn even a minor in math, math ed or related fields. Rates are even higher in schools serving low-income and minority students.
"In order for our K-12 students to make continued and increased gains in mathematics, higher education needs to produce graduates with a deep and flexible knowledge of math," Haycock says.
For more information and highlights of the report visit the Education Trust Web site at <www.edtrust.org>.
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