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Most people in the math education space agree that students need to be fluent with basic math facts. By the time kids are in upper elementary grades, they should be able to produce the answer to 6x3 ...

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You’d think the simple stuff would be the easiest to remember. After all, we learned many “basic” facts in school, heard them repeated for years, and probably even helped our kids study them. But over ...

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Every two years, the world comes together in celebration of the Olympic Games. Established in Greece, the Olympics have been around for thousands of years. While they've evolved over time, one thing ...

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