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Why putting off college math can be a good idea

  • Written by Forrest Lane, Associate Dean and Professor of Educational Research, Sam Houston State University
imageResearch shows that at least 17% of the population experiences high levels of math anxiety. Emilija Manevska/Moment via Getty Images

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Putting off college math could improve the likelihood that students remain in college. But that may only be true as long as students...

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