Bush Administration Names Members to Serve on National Mathematics Panel

President Bush has announced the membership of an expert panel charged with identifying the most promising and effective ways of teaching mathematics, a group that includes researchers and scholars with backgrounds ranging from classroom teaching to psychology and child development.

Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings unveiled the names of 17 panelists and six ex-officio members May 15. The advisory group is modeled on the National Reading Panel, a collection of experts whose recommendations have shaped K-12 reading efforts supported with billions of dollars in federal funds.

Dan Berch , associate chief of the child development and behavior branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development,...