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On Tuesday, April 14, the Elementary Math Materials Adoption Committee will recommend a new math curriculum, Everyday Math (also known as Chicago Math) to the Palo Alto Unified School District Board.

There are those who would classify the debate between new math and old math as a debate between teaching basic math skills and teaching concepts. While there is a certain amount of merit to that opini

I'm old enough to have heard of the "new math" but as far as I can tell that was what I was taught in school. I have asked people older than myself what exactly the "old math" was. They were definitel

Despite constant budget fights in Washington, the U.S. economy managed one of the best months for job gains in the past year in February, driving the unemployment rate to its lowest level in more than

In life, we’re always going to have critics. We’ll always have difficult people who try to upset us and steal our peace and joy. But, you don’t have to respond to every critic. You can decide to take

YOUR WORLD NEWS MARCH 2013 Day 8 World March is Women's History Month and on March 8, 2013 International Women's Day took on an global celebration. It has been over 100 years since this day

YOUR WORLD NEWS MARCH 2013 DAY 8 North Korea North Korea's leader Pyongyang delivered threats in words of war toward the United States. The major word battle has sited the United Nations attent

YOUR WORLD BUSINESS NEWS MARCH 2013 Day 8 The newest report from the U.S. Department of Labor releases that despite of the threating sequester in Washington jobless rates dropped to its lowest

...Because of the sequestration cuts, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials on Monday already began releasing some people from immigration detention facilities as a cost-cutting measure. “In o

Having gone through the cancer battle with family, clients and friends, I've learned that there are some aspects of the battle that it's best to deal with beforehand, before it becomes overwhelming. T

Most people know how to eat right and exercise...right? Maybe, maybe not. At a recent Body Under Construction book signing, I was asked, "Since everyone knows that we should eat right and exercise in

Since redefining marriage requires us to deny sexual differences, even school children now have to conform to that principle at the risk of punishment. ...(And)... strange things are nevertheless h

As the debate around immigration reform continues one of the cornerstones of ongoing discussions is what kinds of skilled immigrants the U.S. needs. There is no doubt that high-skilled immigrants play

March 05, 2013 Dear Gardeners: Hello! I've missed you. It's been a while since I've written. Although I'm always around writing I have returned with my first letter of gardening in 2013. It'