Math+timeline

Research each of the following events or organizations by answering the following questions: 1. When did this event happen or when was the organization founded? 2. What impact did this event or organization have on the reform of math education in America?


 * The Space Age
 * Launch of Sputnik 1: Baikonur, USSR
 * The founding of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
 * School Mathematics Study Group and the New Math Movement
 * Back to Basics Movement
 * Morris Kline publishes //Why Johnny Can’t Add: The Failure of the New Math//
 * NCEE publishes //A Nation at Risk: The Full Account//
 * NCTM publishes //the Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics//

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