Collaborative Team Produces New Common-Core Math Series

the Journal:  Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) and Big Ideas Learning have collaborated to introduce "Big Ideas Math 2014," a Common Core-aligned middle school math program.

Among key features of the program is the "dual pathways" model, where instruction can be adjusted via the regular pathway or the compacted pathway through middle school mathematics. The regular pathway prepares students for Algebra 1 or Integrated 1 in ninth grade. The compacted pathway is for accelerated learners who will progress on to geometry or Integrated 2 in ninth grade.

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