Math wars

Posted for those of you struggling with Everyday Math, and those of you looking into alternatives for math at middle school:

No, really, it isn't just you: the question over what math curriculum is used by the local public school continues to be a hot issue across the country, as evidenced by this article from California:

Yet the Math Wars continue in California, as well as in New Jersey, Oregon and elsewhere. In Palo Alto, parent and former Bush education official Ze'ev Wurman is one of a group of parents who oppose the Palo Alto Unified School District Board's April 14 vote to use "Everyday Mathematics" in grades K-5. Wurman recognizes that the "fuzzies" aren't as fuzzy as they used to be, but also believes that state educators who approve math texts "fell asleep at the switch" when they approved the "Everyday" series in 2007.

The article has a few helpful links at the end.