In the metric system all you ever do is add or delete zeros or move the decimal point around, whereas conversions with the English system usually need long division or a calculator.

The unsuccessful drive to teach the metric system in schools presents a cautionary tale about teacher buy-in for common-core advocates, writes Jeanne Zaino.

That signaled the beginning of the end for metric conversion, even though Reagan six years later signed an omnibus law that, tucked deep inside, contained a measure stipulating the metric system ...

Walter Block argues that “Canadians Hate the Metric System” imposed on them in 1975 (op-ed, Sept. 16). In the same year, reacting to the Metric Conversion Act, Americans resisted metrics. For ...

The metric system vs. imperial system debate has raged on for years, but is one truly better? From NASA losing a $328 million ...

Anyway, some Americans have periodically broached the metric system without success. And in 1975 Congress passed the Metric Conversion Act to increase use of the system and to create a United ...

Learn why U.S. expats and tourists struggle with the metric system in Costa Rica and discover tips for navigating daily life with conversions ...

Democratic presidential candidate Lincoln Chafee did not give a centimeter on his defense of the metric system Thursday, touting the economic benefits and the symbolic importance of the United ...