Math word problems require literacy, math, and executive function skills from young children, so mastering them is key to later school success. Credit: Philip Keith for The Hechinger Report The ...

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We are failing to look at inequality in the right way, according to researchers who study people’s attitudes to wealth disparity. Haves and have-nots. The 99%. The income gap. The chasm between rich ...