Two-Year College Mathematics and Student Progression in STEM Programs of Study

This paper, commissioned by the 2011 summit on Community Colleges in the Evolving STEM Education Landscape, discusses the ways two-year mathematics curriculum must improve to prepare students effectively for STEM careers with four core recommendations: 1) Take a P-20 approach to reforming the entire mathematics curriculum 2) More research is needed on the teaching and learning of two-year college mathematics. 3) More research is needed on the students who enroll in two-year college mathematics. 4) More and better data are needed to support practitioner engagement in active research on mathematics education.