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Retro-education: Is ‘modern’ really better?
Robert De Paolo :This article discusses the efficacy of modern, conceptual curriculum methods in elementary education in terms of brain function; particularly regarding the neural...
Children can learn a lot more than schools are teaching
Bruce D Price :When you study education, one of the most depressing revelations is the extent to which the Education Establishment has abandoned its main...
Sierra Leone declares Ebola lockdown
Sierra Leone – one of the countries worst hit by West Africa’s Ebola outbreak – has announced a four-day lockdown to try to tackle the...
50 killed in fighting north of Sanaa
Al-Jazeera.com :At least 50 people have been killed in fighting betwen Yemeni troops and Houthi rebels north of Sanaa, as supporters of the Shia group...
Men wrongly jailed over NY rape get $41m
Al-Jazeera.com :A US federal judge has approved a $41m settlement between New York City and five men wrongfully convicted of the 1989 rape of a...
Islamic State expands influence to Egypt
Reuters, Cairo :Islamic State, fighting to redraw the map of the Middle East, has been coaching Egypt’s most dangerous militant group, complicating efforts to stabilize...
Russia ‘to react’ to EU sanctions
Russia has vowed to respond if the European Union imposes new sanctions over the Ukraine crisis.The EU says the sanctions, targeting more Russian individuals, will...
US, Iran deny military coordination plans over IS
The United States and Iran have denied plans for any military coordination in the fight against Islamic State militants operating in Iraq and Syria.“We are...
NATO ready to join US against IS
A coalition of Nato allies is ready to join the United States in military action against Islamic State (IS), US President Obama has announced.Speaking at...