Lawmakers continue to work on a solution to improve math scores in Alabama’s elementary schools. A counterpart to the Literacy Act, the Numeracy Act bill would hire more math coaches in the state and require more math instruction to be taught.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Lawmakers continue to work on a solution to improve math scores in Alabama’s elementary schools. A counterpart to the Literacy Act, theBetter math scores are the goal for people on all sides of this bill.
“We are failing our young people each year that we let the status quo go unchanged and unaddressed,” said bill sponsor state Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur. “The bill itself does not remove the course of study standards,” explained Gerritson. “It does say that the task force will make recommendations for curricula and programs. But that is like curricula is like a textbook.”