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A closer look at Florida’s rejected math textbooks

It’s been two weeks since Gov. Ron DeSantis declared that nearly half the state’s proposed new math books weren’t fit for Florida classrooms. He offered few details about his claims of “indoctrination” then, and the Department of Education hasn’t provided specifics since, beyond posting four passages without explanation.

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Editorial: Many questions and few answers on math textbook ban

On the website of Houston-based Accelerate Learning is a group photo of young people, lined up and holding hands.

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Florida approves more math books but provides no explanation

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A series of elementary school math textbooks previously rejected by Florida won state approval this week and can now be purchased by school districts that want books to match state standards.

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Florida is down to one approved publisher for K-5 math classes. Here’s why that worries some educators

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida’s school districts may be down to just a single option for buying new elementary school math textbooks — and it’s a choice that concerns some educators.

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Supreme Court OKs 'race neutral' admissions policy to admit more Black, Latino students

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for a Virginia school board to admit more Black and Latino students — and slightly fewer Asian students — to a magnet high school for math and science.

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13-year-old boy to graduate from University of Minnesota with degree in physics

Soon-to-be university graduate was reading and doing math by age three

The Independent UK

In Trump's image: GOP wants school bully

Empathy and kindness are right wing kryptonite — so Republicans want to stop schools from teaching social skills

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World's Oldest Person Dies in Japan at 119

A Japanese woman certified the world's oldest person has died at the age of 119, local officials said Monday. Kane Tanaka was born January 2, 1903, in the southwestern Fukuoka region of Japan, the same year the Wright brothers flew for the first time and Marie Curie became the first…

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Social-emotional learning is next classroom target after 'critical race theory'

As lawmakers across the U.S. advance measures that prohibit teaching "critical race theory" and holding classroom discussions on gender and sexual identity, they’re also expanding their scope to monitor everything from books to teaching modalities that center on feelings.

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Florida’s examples of banned topics in math books derided as ‘political theater’

Education officials release four examples among the 54 math textbooks they rejected last week because of ‘prohibited topics’

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30 amazing women in science and math

From the first woman to win a Nobel Prize to the discoverer of jumping genes, here are some of the women who have made major contributions to science and mathematics.

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Best Wordle starting words for a great first guess

The best Wordle starting words will get your game off to a great start. Here's how math can help you choose wisely.

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Mathematics: Facts about counting, equations, and infamous unsolved problems

Discover interesting facts about mathematics, who invented it and the most famous unsolved problems.

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Using Google Jamboard Before It Is Shut Down in 2025

Google Jamboard makes digitized learning in the classroom and beyond super intuitive and powerful.

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25 Best College Majors for a Lucrative Career

One way to increase your chances of earning a good living is to pick a college major that prepares you to work in a field that pays well. Here are some of the best options and how you might expect to fare.

Fortune

AOL Plus Time Warner Equals...What?

Do the math, and you might wonder if this company’s long-term annual return to investors can beat a Treasury bond’s.

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