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  2. Fact Monster - Wikipedia

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    It also features quizzes, flashcards, a homework center and Flash-based games. [citation needed] Fact Monster launched in 2000, initially as Infopleasekids.com. [1] [2] [3] In August 2000, Pearson PLC acquired Family Education Network (FEN) which included infoplease.com. [4] In May 2015, Pearson sold FEN to Sandbox Partners. [5]

  3. Homework gap - Wikipedia

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    The homework gap is the difficulty students experience completing homework when they lack internet access at home, compared to those who have access. According to a Pew Research Center analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey data from 2013, there were approximately 5 million households with school-age children in the United States that lacked access to high-speed ...

  4. Homework - Wikipedia

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    Homework. Homework is a set of tasks assigned to students by their teachers to be completed at home. Common homework assignments may include required reading, a writing or typing project, mathematical exercises to be completed, information to be reviewed before a test, or other skills to be practiced. The benefits of homework are debated.

  5. Encarta - Wikipedia

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    Encarta. Microsoft Encarta is a discontinued digital multimedia encyclopedia published by Microsoft from 1993 to 2009. Originally sold on CD-ROM or DVD, it was also available online via annual subscription, although later articles could also be viewed for free online with advertisements. [1] By 2008, the complete English version, Encarta ...

  6. Race to Nowhere - Wikipedia

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    Abeles started to make major changes at home, but the problem seemed more systemic. She heard similar stories about the unintended consequences upon kids of today’s education system and culture. The difficulty at first seemed to center on one critical issue: the plight of students driven to acquire the strong performance requirements for ...

  7. Mathnasium - Wikipedia

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    Mathnasium was founded in 2002 by Larry Martinek, David Ullendorff, and Peter Markovitz. The first center opened in Westwood, Los Angeles, California, and continues to be one of a small number of centers owned by Mathnasium, LLC. The company began franchising in 2003. In 2019, the company has more than 1,000 centers on five continents.

  8. Marianne J. Dyson - Wikipedia

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    Marianne Jakmides Dyson is a writer of non-fiction books, mostly for children, about space science. She grew up in Canton, Ohio, lives in Houston and has worked for NASA. [1] Flight Activities Officer Marianne J. Dyson, a member of the STS-4 Entry Team, on console in Mission Control at Johnson Space Center. Her book Space Station Science: Life ...

  9. Chegg - Wikipedia

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    It provides homework help, digital and physical textbook rentals, textbooks, online tutoring, and other student services. [2] The company was launched in 2006, and began trading publicly on the New York Stock Exchange in November 2013. As of March 2020, the company reported having 2.9 million subscribers to Chegg Services. [3]