New York City Students Narrow the Achievement Gap With McGraw-Hill Education's Everyday Mathematics and IMPACT Mathematics

New York City students in elementary and middle school have made significant gains at every grade level on the State's annual math test, substantially narrowing the achievement gap with students in the rest of the state. The city has relied on Everyday Mathematics and IMPACT Mathematics from McGraw-Hill Education as part of its reform efforts during the last seven years. These McGraw-Hill programs are part of a new phase of cutting-edge curricula designed to improve student performance and accelerate the development of 21st century skills.

A news release from Mayor Michael Bloomberg's office reported a total of 81.8 percent of New York City students in Grades 3 to 8 are meeting or exceeding grade-level math standards, compared to 88.9 percent of students in the rest of the state. The gap is narrowest in elementary school where students use Everyday Mathematics: 2.3 percentage points in Grade 3, 3.6 points in Grade 4 and 4.0 points in Grade 5. Across Grades 3 to 8, just 7.1 percentage points separate city students from their peers statewide. That gap narrowed nearly by one-third since last year and has been cut almost in half in the last three years. Students use Impact Mathematics in Grades 6-8.

"We congratulate New York City's continued improvement and are pleased to play a continuing role in helping the district's students succeed in math," said William Oldsey, executive vice president of McGraw-Hill Education. "Everyday Mathematics and Impact Mathematics were designed to build high-level critical thinking -- a key requirement we include in all our Science, Technology, Engineering and Math programs to support 21st century learning."

The scores also reflect a continued annual increase. The number of city students in Grades 3-8 meeting or exceeding state math standards in 2007 was 65.1, 74.2 in 2008, and 81.8 percent in 2009.

United Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten stated, "Today's announcement speaks to money well spent ... in addition to qualified teachers, schools have used a consistent math curriculum, and the resources to offer students things like extra tutoring and academic intervention services."

About Everyday Mathematics

With more than 20 years of history, Wright Group/McGraw-Hill's Everyday Mathematics for Grades Pre-K-6 helps students measure up to the demand for greater mathematical competence and problem-solving ability. Everyday Mathematics was developed by the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project. The research-based curriculum is used by nearly 4 million children across the United States.

The Everyday Mathematics eSuite includes an online lesson planner with digital access to all teacher materials, an interactive online student edition, animated games for additional fact practice, an assessment management system to monitor student progress, and multilingual family letters in nine languages to support the home-school connection.

Visit EverydayMathSuccess.com to read more about the program's efficacy and to see videos of the program in use in the classroom. See Everyday Mathematics' Parent Connection for parent resources.

About IMPACT Mathematics

IMPACT Mathematics is a comprehensive mathematics curriculum for Grades 6-8 that covers Pre-Algebra and Algebra 1 content by the end of 8th grade. The 2009 edition addresses the NCTM Focal Points. NSF-funded MARS Performance Assessments are also included in the new copyright, giving teachers and administrators additional tools to help meet state assessment goals.

For more information about IMPACT Mathematics, please visit http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/impact/index.php/na

About McGraw-Hill Education

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