To the editor: As a co-author of the UCLA high school data science course maligned by UC Davis professor Norman Matloff in his Times op-ed article, I agree with him that data science is a field in ...

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Chance Harrison and Jaylen Garibay, seniors at Rio Mesa High School, compare data and work on an analysis they collected on student stress levels. Credit: Javeria Salman/The Hechinger Report The ...

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