Having encountered articles expressing different views on current issues in mathematics education, we haved opted to share both. We wish to keep our readers well informed.
1. Achieve: Economic Value of College/Career Readiness
It is no secret that there is a skills gap in America. Employers are concerned about the ability of our graduates' to think critically, communicate well and perform basic tasks in mathematics and other important areas.
http://www.achieve.org/files/June2011PerspectiveNewsletter.pdf
2. Opinion: How to Fix our Math Education
Sol Garfunkel, executive director of the Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications, and David Mumford, an emeritus professor of mathematics at Brown, argue for a more nuanced approach to math education with more focus on applications than (they suggest) is currently fashionable.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/25/opinion/how-to-fix-our-math-education.html