DALLAS (AP) — When Tha Cung looked over his sixth-grade class schedule, he took notice of the math block. He had been placed in an advanced class. “I didn’t know ‘honors’ even existed,” he said. Tha ...

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After a major push across the United States to overhaul how schools teach reading, many states have expanded their focus to math. States have adopted a flurry of math-related laws and policies in ...