Alert Top Story Number sense, applied math emphasized in draft Nebraska school standards Joe Dejka Omaha World-Herald Jun 14, 2022 Jun 14, 2022 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The first draft of new math standards for Nebraska schools is a tweak, not an overhaul, of existing ones, according to state education officials.kAm%96 5C27E[ H9:49 H6?E @FE 7@C AF3=:4 4@>>6?E E9:D DAC:?8[ H@F=5 AFE 8C62E6C 6>A92D:D @? ?F>36C D6?D6[ 52E2 2?5 DE2E:DE:4D[ 3FE 5@?’E 6IA64E DH66A:?8 492?86D[ E96J D2:5]k^AmkAmx?DE625[ E96 DE2?52C5D 2C6 2 C67:?6>6?E @? E96 a_`d D6E E96J H@F=5 C6A=246]k^AmkAm“(6 5:5?’E H2?E 2 5C2>2E:4 D9:7E[” D2:5 |2EE q=@>DE65E[ E96 DE2E6’D 65F42E:@? 4@>>:DD:@?6C]k^Am kAm$E2?52C5D 2C6 H92E DEF56?ED 2C6 6IA64E65 E@ <?@H 2?5 36 23=6 E@ 5@ :? 2? 24256>:4 DF3;64E]k^Am People are also reading… Lincoln man cited for November fatal crash near Waverly, deputies say An ex-Nebraska coach watched from Northern Colorado’s bench. 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