MILLCREEK TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Miranda Lyon was in seventh grade when she stumbled on the fateful homework question. Why, the textbook asked, does a person weigh less on a mountaintop than in a mine deep ...

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accelerate Learning today announced that the STEMscopes digital STEM curriculum has been approved by the Virginia Board of Education as part of the state textbook adoption ...