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...
Harlan High School Principal Reginald Evans, with CTA Bus Tracker, Friday, April 20, 2012 . | John H. White~Sun-Times. The excitement of school dismissal is different in Chicago’s crime-ridden neighborhoods. Students aren’t thinking about what’s for dinner, if they’ll pass a math tes... Read more...