HOLD HOLD sprang up as a result of parents concern over issues that mirror those in San Diego and other districts. Briefly, the CPM version of fuzzy math was introduced in the schools there. Many parents found this approach inadequate. A group of concerned parents formed and local debate became heated. The HOLD group has sent a wake-up call to their district administrators.
HOLD provides some important evidence.
In particular, their news release about math test scores shows that overall scores dropped from 91st percentile to 81st percentile. Computation scores dropped from 86th percentile to 58th percentile. This is a huge decline. The CPM organization said it was because the kids were tired. These efforts, along with supplementation by teachers, helped bring test scores part way back.