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Illinois educators hope to tackle thorny issue of math competence

In Illinois, officials at the State Board of Education hope to close the gap through the development of a statewide, ...
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With student scores down, Putnam tackles 'numeracy,' a community-wide problem

Putnam — For the past three years, improvement in math among Putnam Elementary School’s most disadvantaged students has ranked among the bottom 10% of schools in the state. More than 66% of Putnam ...
The Conversation

Testing teachers’ basic literacy and numeracy skills is pointless

Stewart Riddle does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
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Scottish Education: James McEnaney breaks down numeracy

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The Conversation

Yes, there’s a numeracy crisis – so what’s the solution?

David H. Bailey does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
The Financial Times

Low adult numeracy is holding the UK back

Simply sign up to the UK employment myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The writer is chair of National Numeracy, a UK charity Jim, a 48-year-old former distribution centre worker had a ...
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What if the way Scottish schools teach numeracy is entirely wrong?

A couple of years ago, I took a trip to a primary school in Glasgow to observe an experiment. I stood in a classroom of primary 4 and 5 pupils at St Marnock’s, watching as they worked their way ...