on the Same Page - Some Educations Say Saxon Math Books are Great Teaching Tools, but Many Systems Refuse to Use Them." Wang became the company's president in 1994. Saxon died on 17 October 1996. The company that he founded was owned by his four children and celebrated its twentieth anniversary in 2001 at a gala at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Frank Wang stepped down as CEO later in 2001 but retained the title of chairman, later leaving the company completely at the beginning of 2003. The company that Saxon founded was sold by his children to Reed Elsevier in mid-2004. It is currently owned by Boston-based company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Usage today His books have gained popularity among groups of homeschoolers and some private schools, but are also used in a number of public schools who favor a "back to basics" approach to mathematics. The group Citizens for the Constructive Review of Public Policy specifically mentions Saxon math and textbooks in their original 1990 statement of principles. William F. Buckley also commented on this in a 1981 issue of National Review. See also Jaime Escalante - educator whose methods helped urban students excel in math Mathematics education References External links Saxon Math Curriculum 16-page booklet praising John Saxon and his methods "Saxon celebrates 20 years" by Michelle Sutherlin in The Oklahoman, 12 January 2001. "Not on the Same Page" by Jay Mathews in The Washington Post, 19 June 2001. 1923 births 1996 deaths 20th-century American educators Mathematics educators Educators from Oklahoma United States Army Air Forces bomber pilots of World War II United States Air Force personnel of the Korean War American Korean War bomber pilots United States Military Academy alumni Survivors of aviation accidents or incidents