We are writing in response to an article and subsequent blog post describing what many experts are suggesting is one of the “biggest shifts” associated with the Common Core State Standards for ...

Retired engineer and inventor Ed Evenson might have a 0.00001 chance of changing the way math is taught in Illinois, but you won’t catch him giving a half-effort. Evenson, of Rolling Meadows, says ...

1. The Missoulian of May 25 carries a column by Marshall Cromwell advocating the elimination of fractions because calculators have made them obsolete. His letter might well be ignored (as I hope it is ...

YouGov survey reveals a poor recall of elementary mathematics, English and science among adults One in five adults (or 20%) has forgotten how to work out either fractions or percentages, and even ...