to make word problems more approachable, said Kevin Dykema, the immediate past president of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and an 8th grade math teacher in Mattawan, Michigan.

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Baltimore (WBFF) — Maryland students continue to have serious problems when it comes to math. Results from the ... Meanwhile, just 2 percent of students scored in level four.