'Nation's Newspaper' Moves Into Math Texts

The newspaper that made colorful charts and numeric tidbits commonplace in American journalism is now making its mark in U.S. textbooks.

USA Today will be inserting its graphics and articles in a new series of pre-algebra and algebra books published by Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, one of the leading publishers of mathematics texts for secondary schools.

The newspaper's content will help students see the practical applications of the algebraic concepts they're learning, according to officials with the publishing company, which is marketing the new textbook series to schools for the start of...

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Correction: 
This story incorrectly states that USA Today is distributed free to schools. The newspaper charges schools for subscriptions.

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