American parents show up at their children’s schools. A lot. Nearly nine out of 10 attended at least one PTA or other school meeting in the 2011–12 school year, according to data released last week by the Department of Education’s National Household Education Surveys Program. Six out of 1... Read more...
Perhaps no research finding has influenced education policy more, or been subject to greater misinterpretation, than our ranking on international mathematics and science tests. Previous critiques of international comparisons have focused largely on flaws in sampling and the limitations of test ... Read more...
The failure of the market place view of education should be evident to everyone. In a little publicized announcement the College Board said that SAT scores fell across the nation. The average writing, reading and math scores all dropped. Only 43% of all test takers achieved a score that indicated th... Read more...
So what exactly is Fluoride? Well for the purpose of this article, there are two types, Sodium Fluoride and Calcium Fluoride Calcium Fluoride appears naturally in underground water sources and even seawater. Sodium Fluoride is a synthetic waste product of the nuclear, aluminium, and phospha... Read more...
The UK performs poorly in an international league table showing how many disadvantaged pupils succeed "against the odds" at school. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has studied how pupils from poor backgrounds can succeed academically. It says that "self-confide... Read more...
The Heath Service Executive (HSE) will remove all stocks of the swine flu vaccine Pandemrix from GPs' surgeries, the Sunday Independent has learned. The vaccine has been linked to the disabling sleep disorder, narcolepsy. Last week, this newspaper revealed that eight people who received t... Read more...
According to the great-grandson of John D. Rockefeller, nephew of banker David Rockefeller, and former Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller the internet represents a serious threat to national security. Rockefeller is not alone in this assessment. His belief that the intern... Read more...