“Suppose f is a quadratic function satisfying f(6)=0, f(-6)=0, and f(0)=10. Then f(4)= A. 5 B. 5.5 C. 5.555 D. 5.666 E. None of the above. “OK, come on up here to the board and do those computations ...

Michigan's public school students are making progress in math, but continue to score sluggishly on reading assessments, according to a new report out Thursday, Dec. 4, from Michigan State University.

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It’s about the math. And the math in the House of Representatives got much more interesting Friday night when Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., announced she would resign in January. The current ...

President Donald Trump and the head of a key housing agency over the weekend mused about a 50-year mortgage backed by the government. The key question, beyond the logistics of actually introducing ...