David Staples: Progress in Alberta math education threatened by new K-4 curriculum

Education Minister David Eggen has done some good work fixing math education for Alberta students but that progress is now threatened.
A group of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) experts has identified a number of failings and outstanding issues in the draft curriculum for Kindergarten-to-Grade 4 math. The problems include possible backsliding on key matters that Eggen had previously addressed.
The group, including math instructor Cornelia Bica of NAIT, math professor Vladimir Tr