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Susan Gilkerson, a math teacher and school bus driver, stood before a South Dakota education board and issued a warning.  The ...

Model math standards produced by conservative education advocates helped spark a battle in South Dakota that could spread to other states.

Susan Gilkerson, a math teacher and school bus driver, stood before a South Dakota education board and issued a warning. The proposed math standards the board was considering — just 36 pages, less ...

The effort follows earlier battles over social studies and could spread to other states reviewing academic standards.

South Dakota's proposed math standards are sparking debate, with critics saying they're too simple and lack guidance.

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Learn about the Pythagorean theorem. The Pythagoras theorem is a fundamental relation among the three sides of a right ...