SALT LAKE CITY — From sea to shining sea, these United States of America are marking a milestone — 250 years since the Declaration of Independence. That founding document — along with the U.S.

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A phonics-based curriculum is only one part of how Mississippi went from worst to first in education. The other part is much ...