2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (242+ words) San Francisco school officials voted Tuesday to restore eighth-grade algebra more than a decade after the district eliminated the course in the name of "equity," a policy that attracted intense criticism as math scores declined across the district. The city's…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (219+ words) A sort-of sequel to his fascinating Schott's Original Miscellany (2002), the U.K. journalist's latest book focuses more precisely than its predecessor on specific lingua francas of various communities. But what does Schott mean by "significa"? Be forewarned: Significa isn't a book in…...