Maths and Numeracy Skills in England
Mathematical Coordinates (Photo: Wiki Commons)
Many of us look at numbers and our eyes glaze over. Some of us are so bad that we can’t even split a check when we eat out with friends. Americans aren’t alone here. The National Numeracy organization in England says theirs is largely an innumerate nation. Anchor Aaron Schachter speaks with the group’s chief executive, Mike Ellicock.
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