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Delays aren't enough to help students who aren't ready to take Algebra 1 in 8th grade, a new analysis suggests.

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Studies show that about one in five adults in Kansas can decipher letters and even read simple words. But they can’t read ...

The five Platonic solids are the epitome of perfection—at least in mathematics. Topology explains why there are only five of ...