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Declines in math readiness underscore the urgency of math awareness

  • Written by Manil Suri, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Declines in math readiness underscore the urgency of math awarenessMath scores plummeted during the COVID-19 pandemic. What will it take to raise them back up?Ridofranz / iStock / Getty Images Plus

When President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first National Math Awareness Week in April 1986, one of the problems he cited was that too few students were devoted to the study of math.

“Despite the increasing...

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