(April 29, 2008) Students in a large, urban high school came together to survey other students about their math learning at their school. After analyzing the results, this group of low-income, Hispanic students presented the results to parents, teachers and school administrators. As a result, students, parents and educators are taking action together to improve the math instruction at their school, which has not been meeting AYP. Aurelio Montemayor, M.Ed., director of the IDRA Texas Parent Information and Resource Center, shares how students who have not been succeeding in math have opened a powerful collaborative dialog with parents and educators. Aurelio is interviewed by
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* Aurelio recaps the details of a questionnaire created in response to the school's low test scores on standardized math exams.
* Aurelio talks about the school's math survey project, in which students used math to explain the results of the questionnaire at a meeting of parents, administrators, and other members of the school community.
* Aurelio explains how students are serving as a technology bridge for their parents.
* Aurelio discusses the teachers' reactions to the students' presentation and to the survey results, as well as the impact of the presentation on the students themselves.
* Aurelio talks about IDRA's belief in "higher math for all."
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(April 29, 2008) Students in a large, urban high school came together to survey other students about their math learning at their school. After analyzing the results, this group of low-income, Hispanic students presented the results to parents, teachers and school administrators. As a result, students, parents and educators are taking action together to improve the math instruction at their school, which has not been meeting AYP. 
