In Raymond Elementary School’s pre-kindergarten classroom, boys and girls huddled together on a rug with their teacher to learn a foundational skill for reading and spelling: how to pull apart and put ...

Anna Behrend is a self-taught data journalist who has found in data-driven reporting and visualization a way to combine her academic background in science with her creative interests.

Dairy prices hold high; US data mixed; Canada enjoys a travel boost; China exports jump; Aussie confidence mixed; UST 10yr at 4.14%; gold rises and oil falls; Straits of Hormuz still closed; NZ$1 = 59 ...