Before job-seekers fill out an application for work making foam products for the aerospace industry at General Plastics Manufacturing Co. in Tacoma, Wash., they have to take a math test. Eighteen questions, 30 minutes, and using a calculator is OK. They are asked how to convert inches to feet, r... Read more...
At Albert M Greenfield Elementary School, students are learning more than reading, writing and arithmetic. They are also learning about electricity and magnets, how to solve math problems and how to write stories — lessons that show how their education relates to everyday life. “What makes... Read more...