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America’s Math Crisis
—Witthaya Prasongsin—Getty Images Some leaders reduce our math crisis to two words: test scores. For decades, hopes of progress were dashed by flat to declining scores. Full-bore panic about fading global competitiveness. Urgent calls for more drills, worksheets, and double-dose tutoring. Whatever it takes, get those test scores up. But here’s the real crisis. We…
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Education Department opens probe into Smith College for admitting trans women
The U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation Monday into Smith College, an all-women’s institution in Massachusetts, for admitting transgender women. The probe by the department’s Office of Civil Rights will look at whether the college violated Title IX, a 1972 law forbidding discrimination based on sex in education. The move is the latest by…
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Another top Trump official on ‘thin ice’ now after getting scolding from president: report
President Donald Trump scolded his Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary last weekend over a disagreement related to flavored vapes and nicotine products – specifically, over what he said was Makary’s inability to move “quickly enough” in approving such products for retail sale, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. “In a series of weekend…
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Adorable missing wallaby found safe after escaping NJ zoo
Wal’s well that ends well! A 2-year-old wallaby has been safely returned after it escaped from its enclosure at the Cape May County Park & Zoo overnight Monday. The Cape May County Sheriff’s Office shared a picture of the marsupial who was safely returned after an overnight bid for freedom. Cape May County Sheriffâs Office…
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A 2026 Blue Wave Like That of 2006 No Longer Seems Far-Fetched
Democratic leaders in 2006 celebrate winning enough seats to take over the House of Representatives. From left: Reps. Rahm Emanuel and Nancy Pelosi, and Senators Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer. —Leslie E. Kossoff—AFP via Getty Images This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this…
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Explosion Reported on Site as SpaceX Prepares Starship for Another Launch
During its inaugural launch of its first Starship rocket prototype just over three years ago, SpaceX decided not to reinforce the launch pad itself, resulting in catastrophic damage as the monster rocket’s Super Heavy booster tore the concrete structure into pieces and punched a hole deep into the ground below. It was a careless mistake…
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Trump’s drugmaker deals may save economy $529B over 10 years, White House says
WASHINGTON — White House economists estimate that President Trump’s deals with pharmaceutical companies to drop some of their U.S. prescription drug prices to what they charge in other countries could save $529 billion over the next 10 years. The analysis obtained by the Associated Press includes the first economy-wide projections behind a policy at the core of…
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‘That math doesn’t work’: James Carville sounds alarm on what is ‘keeping him up at night’
James Carville is pulling the alarm on New Hampshire’s Senate race, warning that Democratic operatives are dangerously overlooking a contest that could determine control of the chamber. “New Hampshire is keeping me up at night,” Carville said bluntly, drawing on decades of experience reading electoral maps. The strategist laid out the mathematics as he perceives…
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‘The Drama’ is now streaming — How to watch Zendaya’s new movie at home
You’re cordially invited to stream “The Drama” at home. The new movie from A24 and director Kristoffer Borgli hit theaters on April 3 and is now available to watch on-demand from digital retailers like Prime Video. Starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson (in the first of three films they’ll co-star in this year), “The Drama” follows…
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Justice Department seeks the names of 2020 election workers in Georgia’s Fulton County
ATLANTA — The Department of Justice is seeking the names of every person who worked in the 2020 election in Georgia’s Fulton County, a Democratic stronghold that Donald Trump has long accused of widespread voter fraud he falsely says cost him victory against Joe Biden in the state that year. Lawyers for the county filed a motion…