Declines in math readiness underscore the urgency of math awareness

Nearly four decades after President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first National Math Awareness Week, math readiness and enrollment in college math programs continue to decline.

Math scores plummeted during the COVID-19 pandemic. What will it take to raise them back up? Ridofranz / iStock / Getty Images Plus https://theconversation.com/declines-in-math-readiness-underscore-the-urgency-of-math-awareness-202691 https://theconversation.com/declines-in-math-readiness-underscore-the-urgency-of-math-awareness-202691 Link copied Share article Share article Copy link Email Bluesky Facebook WhatsApp Messenger LinkedIn X (Twitter) Print article When President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first National Math Awareness Week in April 1986, one of the problems he cited was that too

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