From the ECS State Policy Database: Curriculum--Mathematics - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

50-State Mathematics Requirements for the Standard High School Diploma PDF - Math graduation requirements: This report specifies the high school graduation requirements in math in the 50 states. It notes two growing trends in state-set math graduation requirements – the ever-larger number of states requiring four units of math to graduate, and the small but growing number of states specifying that a math course must be taken each year of high school or in the student's senior year. (Jennifer Dounay Zinth, Education Commission of the States, March 2012)...

High School-Level STEM Initiatives - This database provides information on a variety of state efforts intended to increase student interest and achievement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics in grades 9-12. (Kyle Zinth, Education Commission of the States, June 2008)...

Aligned to the Research: Science and Mathematics Graduation Requirements PDF - Recent years have seen much attention on mathematics and science education, and one of the most visible actions many states have taken is raising high school graduation requirements for the two subjects. This ECS StateNote examines recent research on what specific courses research finds predict a higher likelihood of success beyond high school, and provides a summary of each states' current graduation requirements in mathematics and science. (Kyle Zinth and Jennifer Dounay, Education Commission of the States, June 2007)...

High School Graduation Requirements: Mathematics - This database provides 50-state information on high school graduation requirements in mathematics. (Jennifer Dounay, Education Commission of the States, January 2006)...

Mathematics Graduation Requirements: Classes of 2006 Through 2011 MS Word PDF - Many states are increasing the minimum number of mathematics units a student must complete to earn a high school diploma. This document provides an overview of the trend through the class of 2011. (Kyle Zinth, Education Commission of the States, Updated August 2006)...

An Evaluation of Number Rockets: A Tier-2 Intervention for Grade 1 Students at Risk for Difficulties in Mathematics - US students lag behind students in other industrialized nations in mathematics. In the Southwest Region, specifically, several states rank very low in mathematics performance. Response to Intervention (RTI) instruction models have been increasingly popular as a way to intervene as soon as students are identified as at risk. The current study is an effectiveness evaluation of the Fuchs et al. (2005) study of a small group tutoring intervention in mathematics for at risk students in grade 1 that demonstrated its effectiveness across several schools in a single district. (National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Feb 2012)...

Indiana’s Mathematics and Science Performance: Do We Measure Up? - This report describes how Indiana performs as a whole in the areas of mathematics and science, examines Indiana’s academic progress in these subject areas compared to neighboring Midwestern states and nationally and explores how Indiana compares on an international level. (Rosanne Chien, Terry Spradlin and Jonathan Plucker, Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, Fall 2007)...

Kentucky Early Mathematics Testing Program (KEMTP) - KEMTP helps high school sophomores and juniors understand how their math knowledge compares to college standards. Goals are to encourage students to take more math courses and reduce the need for remediation in college. (Link to legislation here.)...