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The latest NAPLAN results have arrived, and soon enough thousands of Australian parents will tear open the envelope containing their child’s NAPLAN results. They will be faced with a series of graphs that…
It was fun while it lasted Finland, but we’re going cold on you. We thought your schools had the secret but our new infatuation is with Asian school systems. The Prime Minister seems to agree. The government…
Results from the Chinese university entrance exam, the Gaokao, were released last week. For students, it’s the long culmination of years focusing on tests and learning by rote. Again and again, East Asian…
A continent-wide survey on the health of Europe’s rivers has revealed the way waterways are examined leaves a lot to be desired…
A small but vocal group is calling on parents to withdraw their children from the National Assessment Program: Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests. But if this call is successful and enough children are…
Researchers have developed a faster and more effective method of detecting Staphylococcus aureus (golden staph) infections…
Students in Britain taking their final exams during big football events, are more likely to get bad marks. A study of exam…



