EDITORIAL: Numeracy program could equal success

EDITORIAL: Numeracy program could equal success

House Bill 1781, now wending its way through the state Legislature, aims to fund a “Numeracy Coaching Program” that would place math-teaching mentors in public school classrooms, directly modeling and helping Hawaii’s teachers adapt techniques that engage older kids and build up their math skills. It’s a promising opportunity that should be grasped, fulfilling a responsibility that Hawaii public schools and the Department of Education have so fa…