+OK 2887 octets Received: from smtp03.nwnexus.com (smtp03.nwnexus.com [206.63.63.41]) by mail1.halcyon.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id FAA25918 for ; Thu, 4 Mar 1999 05:05:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from ripple.dundee.net (ripple.dundee.net [206.249.104.12]) by smtp03.nwnexus.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id FAA11399 for ; Thu, 4 Mar 1999 05:05:10 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 8:2:2 Subject: [education-consumers] Connected Math in Plano, Texas To: "ClearingHouse" From: "Susan Sarhady" Reply-To: "Susan Sarhady" Message-Id: Precedence: bulk Status: ===================================================================== The Plano Independent School District has been piloting the Connected Math Project since the beginning of the 1996-'97 school year in 4 of its 10 Middle Schools. The textbook adoption is now in full swing and a group of parents have banded together in an effort to prevent the adoption of this NSF funded "Fuzzy Math" textbook in favor of a more balancedd approach. Our Level 4 grievance was heard by the School Board last Tuesday night and, as expected, the Board did not grant any of the relief we sought. The actual textbook adoption vote will take place in two weeks. An article in the Dallas Morning News regarding the Board Meeting and our struggle can be found at www.dallasnews.com/metro-plano-nf/plano12.htm. Our local newspaper gave the issue page one coverage as well, but their website does not get updated until later in the day. Find it at www.planostar.com Also, one of our parents has a web site with some links and previous articles at http://cmpinpisd.freeservers.com. As you may surmise from the articles, we need all the help we can get, so any suggestions or advice would be appreciated. Sue Sarhady ===================================================================== EDUCATION CONSUMERS CLEARINGHOUSE networking and information for parents and taxpayers on the internet Subscriptions & Archives: http://education-consumers.com or You are currently subscribed to education-consumers as: arthurhu@halcyon.com TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Send a blank email to leave-education-consumers-989462S@lists.dundee.net ===================================================================== For less mail, click on the following link and choose 1) a daily digest, 2) a daily list of subjects, or 3) no mail (read postings on Web) http://lists.dundee.net/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=education-consumers For more help & info: http://www.lyris.com/help or .