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One way to boost math scores? Help teachers conquer their math anxiety.How might students benefit from having teachers who are confident about their own math skills? A Chicago grad school is helping educators overcome math anxiety and build skills in young children.
First LookAlabama must redraw congressional map to include more Black votersA panel of three federal judges blocked Alabama’s new congressional map Tuesday after lawmakers failed to create a second district where Black voters at least came close to comprising a majority. Twenty-seven percent of Alabama’s residents are Black.
Cover StoryOregon’s bold drug policy isn’t working, yetBoth sides of Oregon’s drug decriminalization debate share a common goal: reducing drug addiction. Can that unity lead to solutions?
In African ‘coup belt,’ Western values must now competeAmid Western hand-wringing about the coups in Africa, some experts say the moment suggests not so much the twilight of Western influence but that African countries have choices and are breaking a dependence on one power.
Proud Boys leaders sentenced for their role in Jan. 6 Capitol attackTwo former leaders of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group have been sentenced to more than a decade each in prison for their involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The ExplainerFrom Florida to California, dwindling insurance optionsAs parts of the United States face extreme weather from hurricanes to wildfires, many of those same places are losing access to home insurance. We explore what’s changing and why.
First LookMitch McConnell cleared to work after freezing up at a Kentucky eventConcerns about the welfare of Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell are being raised after he appeared unable to answer a question from a reporter at an event in Kentucky on Wednesday. He had a similar episode weeks ago in Washington.
‘We weren’t being heard’: Teens fight for say in school book choicesBook challenges at U.S. schools are often dominated by adults. But teens are amicably inching their way into the discussion, with the goal of amplifying student perspective.
‘A huge issue’: US colleges work to shore up student math skillsAt many universities, engineering and biology majors are struggling to grasp fractions and exponents. As more students are placed in pre-college math, professors blame the pandemic.
FocusBreak free from Portland? Why eastern Oregon wants to join Idaho.The Greater Idaho movement highlights the depth of the urban-rural divide in America.
Tracing Lahaina’s story, from royal kingdom to fiery blazeTransformation is the story of Hawaii’s Lahaina, from Native royalty to plantations, tourists, and now wildfire recovery.
FocusHow can schools dig out from a generation’s worth of lost math progress?Sluggish growth in math scores for U.S. students began long before the pandemic, but the problem has snowballed into an education crisis.
Trump trials: What counts as protected free speech?Several of the Trump court cases may hinge on the fine line between protected advocacy of illegal activity and unprotected criminal conspiracy.
Police reform: Nurturing female recruits long before they applyIn a reform effort to change the male-dominated police profession, the Santa Ana, California, department intensely mentors potential female recruits.
First LookTrump in court: Judge sets March 2024 trial date in 2020 election caseA judge has set a March 4, 2024, trial date for Donald Trump in the federal case in Washington charging the former president with trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
First Look'Our hearts are broken:' Jacksonville grieves 3 killed in shootingAs thousands gathered in Washington Saturday to commemorate the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a racist gunman killed three people in a historically Black Florida neighborhood.
Pre-K for all: What does it take to get every child an education?Getting all children schooling before kindergarten is generally accepted as a boon to both student learning and parent livelihood. But what’s the best way to do it?
Leaving California for Texas? Mapping where Americans move.Last year saw a surge in Americans moving – and more often away from big cities – compared with the pre-pandemic year of 2019. We explore the trends in maps and graphics.
Why Haley and Ramaswamy dominated Republican debateThe eight Republicans onstage in Milwaukee gave voters plenty of fodder for discussion on the future of the GOP – if not the possibility that Donald Trump could somehow lose the nomination.
First Republican debate: Can Ron DeSantis regain momentum?Debates can reshuffle presidential races as candidates shine or sink on live TV. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis faces the greatest pressure tonight in the GOP’s opening matchup.
