This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. It was just after 2:30 p.m. on a recent Wednesday, and the school stage hadn’t yet transformed ...

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Fractions are the basis for most higher-level mathematics. Students need to master the numerical values in earlier grades to tackle topics like algebra later. There’s only one hitch: Fractions can ...