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February 2004 | Volume 61 | Number 5
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Only by providing a common, rigorous curriculum to all students in all states will we garner the resources to leave no child behind.
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International comparisons identify the priority: to improve the quality of teaching practice.
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Collaboratively analyzing lessons aids teachers in modifying classroom instruction.
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If counting and computing are two basic skills, discovering relationships between quantities and numbers is the third.
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