America Needs to Study Fractions

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English - June 16, 2012 00:00 - 2 minutes - ★★★★ - 215 ratings
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Recent research finds that a solid grade school knowledge of fractions and long-form division accurately predicts later success in high school math. Christie Nicholson reports