Another problem with math education is that many of the people in leadership positions in public school systems are, when it come to math and related skills, fu

Another problem with math education is that many of the people in leadership positions in public school systems are, when it come to math and related skills, functionally illiterate. Those people see themselves as successful and are respected as leaders but have little use for math themselves. It's hard, then, for them to believe that an understanding of math is genuinely essential and worth fighting for.