If Ms. Smith’s 8th grade algebra class works through 10 word problems in an hour, and Ms. Jones’ class works through 10 equation problems during the same time, which class is likely to learn more math ...

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MARION OAKS—Alex Cirino sat last week with his Sunrise Elementary School third-grade classmates and practiced for the math portion of his Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. While Alex's teacher, ...