Today, Hazlehurst has clawed that figure to 35 percent. And Mississippi has emerged as one of the best places in the country ...

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In late 2021, as the housing market overheated and the Federal Reserve’s benchmark interest rate hovered near zero, Tony Yang found an unconventional way to fund his down payment. He logged into his ...

“Suppose f is a quadratic function satisfying f(6)=0, f(-6)=0, and f(0)=10. Then f(4)= A. 5 B. 5.5 C. 5.555 D. 5.666 E. None of the above. “OK, come on up here to the board and do those computations ...

UC San Diego is trying to solve a math problem. The university said a growing number of students are starting their freshman year lacking high school math proficiency. KPBS reporter Jacob Aere says ...

Far too many students enter math class expecting to fail. For them, math isn’t just a subject–it’s a source of anxiety that chips away at their confidence and makes them question their abilities. A ...

UC San Diego says it’s struggling to deal with a large and growing number of freshmen whose math skills are below middle-school level, leaving many unprepared to thrive at an institution famed for its ...

In Where Winds Meet, the mysterious Sect known as the Nine Mortal Ways are a devious band of tricksters who use deception and deceit to their advantage, either to enrich themselves or make fun of the ...

Sing along to this heartwarming reimagined song from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. Sing along with your child’s favorite PBS KIDS characters, Daniel Tiger, Donkey Hodie, and Alma Rivera, in this ...

Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years—so we’re diving into the How to Do It archives to share classic letters with our readers. Have a question? Send it to Stoya and Rich here. It’s ...

Nothing sinks a golfer’s spirits like their ball zinging back out of the hole. Now, physics and mathematics explain how it happens. The anguish of a “lip out” occurs when a golfer putts a ball, and ...

After years of declining test scores, the Maine Department of Education is introducing a plan to bolster math and literacy skills statewide. The department is taking a more hands-on approach than it ...