Portland Public Schools is trying to close the algebra access gap. Early evidence suggests it’s working

While studying salmon populations and designing amusement parks, these students are breaking barriers to advanced math that ...
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Roberta Flack Dreamed of Being a Classical Pianist, Then Made Pop History

She dreamed of being a classical pianist but made pop history instead. By Rob Hoerburger The piano, she remembered, didn’t smell very good. Her father had rescued it from a junkyard, and a distinct ...
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Roberta Flack, timeless R&B singer who made 'Killing Me Softly With His Song' a hit, dies at 88

Grammy Award winner Roberta Flack, whose tranquil ballads and 1970s songs such as “Killing Me Softly With His Song” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” established her as a timeless R&B singer ...