facing up to the algebra business around the country

here are some recent articles on algebra around the country. we have to bell this cat. there is no way around it. the thing to understand is that this is not very hard to do. what is required is sustained will on the part of the community. the first article deals with some efforts in minnesota Charlie Weaver: What's worse: A tough test or a free pass? and the second concerns efforts in orange county california.