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Wednesday: Learning

Solving the equation: US kids falling behind in math

By ARIEL GILREATH The Hechinger Report and JACKIE VALLEY, Christian Science Monitor Via the Associated Press SEATTLE — On a breezy July morning in South Seattle, a dozen elementary-aged students ran math relays behind an elementary school. One by one, they raced to a table, where ...

New survey reveals striking differences between generations

You might be surprised to learn that 37% of Gen Z doesn’t know how to change a lightbulb! It’s no secret that life today requires a different skill set than when the Greatest Generation came of age. These great-great grandparents who lived through the Great Depression and two World Wars ...

NMU professor publishes ‘Inland Sea’ poetry book

MARQUETTE — Lake Superior and Marquette factor prominently in a newly published poetry collection, “Inland Sea,” by Northern Michigan University English Professor Lynn Domina. The title not only reflects content about the natural environment that has provided ample creative inspiration ...

Sharon M. Kennedy columns compiled into new book

MARQUETTE — A compilation of previously published columns still can be interesting to many readers, even to those who already read them. Sharon M. Kennedy’s fourth and latest book from Modern History Press, “The SideRoad Columnist: Observations from an Upper Michigan Author,” contains ...

States that protect transgender health care now try to absorb demand

States that declared themselves refuges for transgender people have essentially issued an invitation: Get your gender-affirming health care here without fearing prosecution at home. Now that bans on such care for minors are taking effect around the country — Texas could be next, depending ...