My own day-to-day observations confirm that many Americans can barely make change. At the supermarket where I buy groceries, I've watched more than one encounter at the cash register where both customer and clerk are befuddled at the prospect of double-checking the sums.

As Congress battles over spending and cost cutting, it is imperative that funding for math education programs does not fall victim.

I'm an astrophysicist and a professor, so my day job involves manipulating intractable numbers that characterize our universe.

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