With student scores down, Putnam tackles 'numeracy,' a community-wide problem

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : As the district works to secure state funding and channel more resources into math, Superintendent Steven Rioux said the Putnam Elementary School is taking another approach to improve student performance -- a community-based strategy that works by shifting the public's attitudes around math.
49% : From planning for retirement, to managing health care, to voting for public policy, Staples said Americans need "mathematical savvy" to inform their decisions using concepts like the time value of money, probability, risk and cost-benefit analyses.

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