When there’s a report in the news about the latest science on climate change, the source is very often the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. This body plays a very important…

It was mentioned in part 4 that a self-study modular instruction on teaching inorganic nomenclature was piloted and have been proven effective.  However, the use of the module was not…

Evaluations of research ethics do not benefit from a tick-box approach.  Australia’s social science research, like that in most developed countries since the infamous Milgram experiments took…

New gaps are opening up in educational achievement between teenage boys and girls, according to a comprehensive new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).…

New York City professes to be tolerant, diverse and outcome-oriented in many ways - education for elites is not among them. 6 percent of 8th graders will get to go to one of 8 specialized elite…

Picking cultural winners in the name of public interest is a time-honored tool of government and the social engineers giving them input, but the reasons for bans are often suspect. Banning cigarettes…

A child's reading progression isn't based on age, so you need to know what stage your child is up to in order to help them. Image credit:  Shutterstock Learning to read is a complicated process…

In America, teachers with tenure can't be fired and so it is more important than ever that the best people get the jobs in the first place.  Accountability is not going away in the American…

A 10-year-old boy suffered seizures after over-indulging in licorice sweets and that has led to calls for manufacturers to put a warning on the labels of licorice.  After suffering a 2 minute…

Life is unpredictable, and we move forward the best we can despite not knowing every detail. It's no different in the natural world. The Earth is warming in some places and in some places it isn't,…