Schools in Boston have discarded the widely used but distorted map of the world in a bid to give children a more accurate depiction of the world. Social studies teachers in the public schools in ...

The global map on which all your geographical knowledge is based probably wasn’t as accurate as you thought. For nearly 500 years, classrooms have referred to the Mercator projection, which ...

If you once failed geography class, have no fear -- because the world map you were studying wasn't even accurate. Don't freak out, though: The world is still round and there are still seven continents ...

Around 600 classrooms in Boston are set to ditch the widely used but highly distorted traditional map of the world in favour of a more accurate depiction of the globe. Schools will use the Gall-Peters ...

Visualize the world map. You’re probably imagining the Mercator projection, the standard used across American schools. Unfortunately, that map is wrong: It’s a variation of Gerardus Mercator’s design ...

Mayfield Village Council has announced a replacement for outgoing Ward 4 representative George Williams, who announced in November that he would be moving to North Carolina due to personal family ...

Boston Public Schools are ditching the traditional world maps many might remember hanging on their classroom walls for something the schools say is more accurate: the Gall-Peters Projection map. The ...

'Closing The Chapter' is the second single announcing drummer and composer Peter Gall’s upcoming album 'Love Avatar', to be released by Compost Records on 27th of September ’24. The nostalgic 'Closing ...

Students attending Boston public schools will get a more accurate depiction of the world after the school district rolled out a new standard map of the world that show North America and Europe much ...

Picture a wall-size world map. What do you see? What you are imagining is most likely not the type of map going into Boston Public Schools Thursday. Social studies teachers in the second, seventh and ...