Math Matters
Higher earnings, better job security and a greater level of understanding of the world around you. Those are some of the most obvious benefits of studying math.
So where do our students stand and what else should we be doing to help them? How does this effect our future workforce and society as a whole?
John Aaron, WTOP morning anchor, sat down with area experts for the “Math Matters” discussion in partnership with the Collaborative for Student Success to discuss these critical issues.
Find this discussion and other resources to help better understand why “Math Matters” on this resource page in the links below.
Here’s the thing: Just the term “math” creates anxiety. We ask three local business and education experts to share why math matters, but also how to reshape the narrative that lives rent free in most people’s minds when they think about math.