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Florida public school students showed significant growth on the state’s mathematics and reading exams this year, improving their passing rates on the high-stakes tests compared to last year, according ...

A study by economists shows a wide gap between the kinds of math problems kids who work in retail markets do well and the kinds of problems kids in school do well. In India, many kids who work in ...