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Science 11 February 2000:
Vol. 287. no. 5455, pp. 956 - 959
DOI: 10.1126/science.287.5455.956
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U.S. SCHOOL REFORM:
Packard Heir Signs Up for National 'Math Wars'

Jeffrey Mervis

Computer heir David W. Packard keeps a low profile, but there are signs that his $1.5 billion charitable institute may add math to its substantial investment in reading reform. The most notable sign of this was an 18 November 1999 ad in The Washington Post urging the Department of Education to withdraw its "premature" endorsement of 10 new mathematics texts for elementary and secondary school students, which Packard paid for. But some math educators say the ad, instead of encouraging open debate, inflames an already politicized conflict.

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