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Interactive Mathematics Program's (IMP) proven content has been restructured and revised into a traditional pathway that fully meets the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. These new courses are titled Meaningful Math Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2. Meaningful Math is an "exemplary" math curriculum. Meaningful Math, a derivative of IMP, is one of three comprehensive high-school mathematics curricula identified as "Exemplary" by the U.S. Department of Education for providing convincing evidence of its effectiveness in multiple schools with diverse populations. Meaningful Math improves student achievement. Meaningful Math has demonstrated impressive student achievement and engagement with a problem-centered approach. Students across different ability levels showed superior performance results using a variety of measures. Meaningful Math is technology-enhanced. The Meaningful Math curriculum incorporates graphing calculators as an integral part of the development of mathematical ideas. The calculators enable students to see mathematics and problem solving in a different way and allow them to focus on ideas. - Publisher.