The proposed research agenda for mathematics builds upon a number of recent efforts in the field of mathematics education. More information about these initiatives can be found at the following links:

• ACHIEVE - An independent organization helping states to implement high standards and accountability systems.

• Adding It Up - A report from the National Research Council synthesizing the research on mathematics learning from Pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.

• Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics by Liping Ma

• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Standards

• Radical Equations: Math Literacy and Civil Rights by Robert P. Moses

• The Teaching Gap by James Stigler and James Hiebert