"The Achiever" is published monthly during the school year for parents and community leaders. Each issue contains news and information about school improvement in the United States. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) President Establishes National Advisory Panel on Math: Experts to Advise on "Best Available Scientific Evidence" for Teaching, Learning Strategies; (2) "Out of the Ordinary"--Washington State School Rises above Poverty, Mobility Challenges to Reach Record Achievement (Nicole Ashby); (3) President Discusses American Competitiveness Initiative; (4) Around the Country--Arizona and the District of Columbia; (5) Calendar; (6) Q&A--Summer Programs; (7) Education News Parents Can Use; and (8) Preparing Children for the 21st Century. ["The Achiever" is published by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Communications and Outreach. For Volume 5, Number 4, see ED492105.]