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A trek along Atlantic Avenue from the low-income west to the posh east inspired a 17-year-old to break into a surprising rap about inequality during a Delray Beach commission meeting Wednesday evening.
“The affluent society don’t see what I see,” rapped Jackson Destine, a senior at Delray’s Atlantic High School. “The affluent society don’t know about the poverty. They focus on downtown. What about the poor families? What about the homeless people sleeping...

Atlantic High junior Jackson Destine loves to rap. And he apparently also loves “Math Nation,” a free math-tutoring software tool created by the University of Florida’s Lastinger Center for Learning.
Destine was so pleased with how it helped his improvement in math class that his teacher suggested he write a song about the program....

University of Florida researchers are using pizza parties and tropical cruises as an incentive to get ninth-graders to study for the
Algebra I end-of-course test.
For the second time, UF is sponsoring a two-week study challenge through Algebra Nation, a free online teaching tool aimed at helping...

CRESTVIEW — Zach Stepp, an Algebra Nation tutor renowned online for his effervescent personality, made a whirlwind tour this week of area middle and high schools, sharing his trademark enthusiasm for math during half-hour appearances at each school.
“He’s dynamic and he’s personable,” Shoal River Middle School honors algebra teacher Christal Pruitt said. “The kids love him.”...