Kids' test scores began declining way before COVID. These schools are making gains

Remember those devastating learning losses that began during the pandemic? Turns out, they began years before COVID-19. Some ...

Tennessee enacts new US House map carving up majority-Black district in Memphis

Republican lawmakers in Tennessee forged ahead with a plan Thursday that could carve up a majority-Black congressional ...
AARP

This 10-Second Fit Test Could Predict How Long You Will Live

Javascript must be enabled to use this site. Please enable Javascript in your browser and try again. Last Chance! Navigate today’s economy with helpful tips + enter ...
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The political calculus—and actual math—of gerrymandering

JHU mathematician Emily Riehl explains how a surprising amount of math goes into determining who ends up in the U.S. House of ...

America’s Math Crisis

Some leaders reduce our math crisis to two words: test scores. For decades, hopes of progress were dashed by flat to ...

Prove Your Map Skills In This 33-Question Geography Quiz

World maps are usually easy to recognize, but this time is different. In this challenge, you’ll face rotated, twisted, and ...
Education Week

What Schools Should Do to Pump Up the Deflated Math Skills of Older Students

Her students can, for the most part, understand the concepts she’s trying to teach. They can memorize and use the Pythagorean ...
The New York Times

Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Map, Another Blow to Voting Rights Act

The court struck down the voting map as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander in a move that could make it harder for lawmakers to create majority-minority voting districts. By Abbie VanSickle ...
Miami Herald

DeSantis’ maps look like a pure partisan maneuver. Didn’t Floridians ban this? | Opinion

Didn’t Florida voters outlaw gerrymandering? You sure wouldn’t know it by looking at the map Gov. Ron DeSantis released Monday of his proposed new congressional district lines. The map is an absolute ...