By Countywide parent education speaker

Math education researcher Liping Ma is scheduled to speak to the general public about her work 7:30 p.m., Thursday. Admission is free. Ma is the author of “Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics: Teachers’ Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics in China and the United States.” The lecture is sponsored by the Sixth District (Santa Clara Countywide) PTA, Palo Alto PTA Council, Los Altos-Mountain View PTA Council and Palo Alto Unified School District. For more information, call or e-mail Erwin Morton at 323-2313 or erwin@morton.net.

ACT deadline Nov. 2

College-bound high school students who want to take the ACT assessment can register in two ways - by mail or online - before the Dec. 8 test date. The registration postmark deadline is Nov. 2 and the late registration postmark deadline is Nov. 15. The test fee is $24, but there is an additional fee for late registration. Register online at www.act.org.

CEEF 2001 dinner and silent auction

The Cupertino Educational Endowment Foundation has scheduled its 2001 gala dinner and silent auction for 6 p.m., Saturday, at the San Jose Fairmont Hotel. Tickets are $135 per person. For more information, call (408) 446-2333.

-Staff Report