What the Hindu-Arabic numeral system did was to simplify the representation of numbering, which of course, was an important milestone that shaped modern mathematics.

But California students, like others around the world, already use the Hindu-Arabic numeral system. Brown’s deputy press secretary Brian Ferguson says the post serves to “stoke fear and ...

There is no law in California requiring students to use Arabic numbers in schools - because they already do. Arabic numerals are what Europeans and Americans use: The 10-digit system.