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1. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Heather Graf

   Why some parents struggle with ‘new math’ and how one school is helping (opens the original)

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   FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (InvestigateTV) — In recent years, you may have stared blankly at your child’s math assignment. You’re not alone. Experts and educators say it’s likely happening across the country as modern methods of instruction can be almost unrecognizable to the “carry the one” many of us grew up on. Math resource teachers Suzi Jolevski and Shala Ott are working to help bridge the gap for families at Riverside Elementary in Fairfax County, Virginia. They’re doing so with a specialized cla

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2. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Heather Graf

   Inside a growing movement to ditch smartphones and unplug by choice (opens the original)

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   (InvestigateTV) — More than 90% of Americans now own a smartphone, but some people are purposefully trying to dial back their use. It comes as a growing body of research links excessive screen time and social media use with increased irritability, anxiety, depression and disrupted sleep. Aida Ebrahimi now carries a notebook to write down directions by hand instead of relying on GPS. “The mechanical motion of writing down kind of imprints it in my memory,” Ebrahimi said. Even if she gets lost, sh

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