At a recent math conference, a speaker deviated from her presentation
to discuss the Everyday Math Junk that has been adopted in Newton, MA.
According to the town, $10 million has been spent on this Junk. In
Sept. 2006, so many parents complained that last September the parent
informational night was not held. Many parents are now paying to send
their children to the after-school and weekend programs at the Russian
School in Newton. This school is so popular that a branch has been
opened in Needham.
