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THIS IS THE ONLY COUNTRY WHERE DADS SPEND MORE TIME WITH KIDS THAN MOMS


Finns have a pretty deep rooted idea of social democracy. So does Finland agree with the American perception that it's a utopian paradise?... READ MORE

5th December, 2017 16644

SURVEY RANKS JAPANESE KIDS' GROUP PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS AT NO. 2, BEHIND SINGAPORE


Some 6,600 Japanese students participated in the wider 2015 survey, with around 2,000 taking part in the specific collaborative problem-solving skills study... READ MORE

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'SPAIN IS MAKING IT MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO STAY' - MAITE, 49, MADRID


Despite the Spanish government's attempts to stop the referendum, 2.26 million of Catalonia's 5.3 million registered voters took part... READ MORE

6th October, 2017 92

FOURTH GRAVITATIONAL WAVE'S 'CHIRP' AS BLACK HOLES COLLIDE IS DETECTED, WITH EUROPEAN HELP


A fourth gravitational wave has been detected -- this time with help from Italy-based equipment -- after two black holes collided, sending ripples through th... READ MORE

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SCHOOLS IN FINLAND WILL NO LONGER TEACH 'SUBJECTS'


Finland schools Subjects scrapped and replaced with 'topics' as country reforms its education system... READ MORE

21st March, 2015 36156

THE BIG LESSON FROM THE WORLD'S BEST SCHOOL SYSTEM? TRUST YOUR TEACHERS


Finnish education policies are praised highly, but the real success is the level of responsibility and autonomy given to teachers to do their jobs... READ MORE

9th August, 2017 24999

HONG KONG VERSUS SINGAPORE: THE BATTLE FOR BEST EXPAT CITY


Hong Kong suffers from higher costs, while Singapore boasts cheaper office rent -- about half the price on a per square meter basis, the report said... READ MORE

29th June, 2017 2556

REVEALED: WORLD PUPIL RANKINGS IN SCIENCE AND MATHS - TIMSS RESULTS IN FULL


The Trends in International Maths and Science Study TIMSS released today, shows East Asian countries maintaining their 20 year lead for pupils aged 10 and 14... READ MORE

29th November, 2016 1893

EUROPE'S CATHEDRALS GET NEW LIFE THANKS TO NANOPARTICLES


Ordinary restoration techniques like laser are being used on much of the stonework that dates back to the 11th century... READ MORE

6th July, 2017 1729

AFTER TRUMP VICTORY, ITALY REFERENDUM IS SEEN AS TEST OF POPULISM'S RISE


At a campaign rally in Pisa this week, Renzi pointed to the US election to bolster his case... READ MORE

24th November, 2016 1298

'THE WORLD FELT THIS CITY HAD TO BE SAVED'


Miles away, in Pisa, Kirsten Aschengreen Piacenti, an art historian, felt honour-bound to get on a bus and head to Florence... READ MORE

4th November, 2016 1021

VEGAN ITALIAN PARENTS INVESTIGATED FOR NEGLECT AFTER BABY SON FOUND SEVERELY MALNOURISHED


Mr Federico said the baby's parents had put him on a vegan diet once he began to eat solid foods... READ MORE

4th July, 2015 1000

DONALD TRUMP THINKS BEN CARSON IS AN EDUCATION EXPERT. OY VEY.


So Carson is going to be involved with us, particularly on health and education... READ MORE

11th March, 2016 621

INTRIGUE AS VATICAN DISPUTES REPORT ON POPES HEALTH


VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican newspaper on Thursday called the report unfounded and completely irresponsible, suggesting a conspiracy was behind it... READ MORE

23rd October, 2015 558

FINLAND WANTS TO ABANDON TEACHING SUBJECTS AT SCHOOL


FinlandA already has one of the best school education systems... READ MORE

22nd March, 2015 554

HOW TRUMP CAN MAKE AMERICAN SCHOOLS GREAT AGAIN


What Trump has proposed is student debt relief, in the form of a bankruptcy discharge, where the universities will bear a portion of the loss... READ MORE

14th November, 2016 521

EUROPE WILL FIND WAY TO KEEP BRITAIN IN EU SAYS GERMAN MINISTER


That would include reducing labor costs, overhauling a justice system in which lawsuits are mired for years and drastically simplifying bureaucracy for things like permits... READ MORE

19th November, 2014 495

3. AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION IS MONOLINGUAL


Australian education is monolingual In 2013, the proportion of students studying a foreign language is at historic lows... READ MORE

16th March, 2015 274

ACQUA ALTA LEAVES VENICE UNDER WATER


There were dramatic scenes across northern Italy from Genoa to Florence with some residents were being warned to stay indoors and off the roads... READ MORE

8th March, 2016 155

ROW ERUPTS IN FRANCE OVER ST TROPEZ WINE WITH A NAME THAT MEANS 'DUNG'


Saint Tropez, or Saint Torpes of Pisa, was an early Christian martyr and patron saint of sailors... READ MORE

24th June, 2015 143

OECD REPORT HIGHLIGHTS PRESSURES FELT BY TEENAGERS WORLDWIDE


An international study has shown pressures at school and home are undermining teenagers' wellbeing and their performances at school... READ MORE

20th April, 2017 137

FRENCH STUDENTS MOST AFFECTED BY SOCIAL INEQUALITY, OECD FINDS


C PISA OECD Moreover, nearly 40 percent of students from disadvantaged backgrounds in France are considered to be struggling, compared with only 34 percent for the OECD average... READ MORE

7th December, 2016 132

CARLO AZEGLIO CIAMPI, ITALIAN CENTRAL BANKER WHO BECAME PREMIER AND PRESIDENT, DIES AT 95


Carlo Azeglio Ciampi was born on Dec. 9, 1920, to a bourgeois family in the Tuscan port city of Livorno... READ MORE

16th September, 2016 89

A COUPLE WHO QUIT THEIR JOBS TO TRAVEL THE WORLD ON A TINY BUDGET REVEAL HOW THEY DID IT


In spring 2014, Michael Gallagher and Alexandra Carson were poolside in Santa Monica, California, talking logistics for a month-long vacation through Europe... READ MORE

9th April, 2016 77

CARLO AZEGLIO CIAMPI FORMER ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER DIES AT 95


As prime minister, Mr. Ciampi enforced a policy of tight state spending and deficit cuts after years of freewheeling government spending... READ MORE

17th September, 2016 71

BEHIND SINGAPORE'S PISA SUCCESS AND WHY OTHERS MAY NOT WANT TO COMPETE


Eight out of 10 primary school aged students in Singapore receive private tuition, either by way of private tuition or coaching colleges... READ MORE

19th December, 2016 69

POPE DOESN'T HAVE BRAIN TUMOR, WASN'T CHECKED BY JAPANESE DOCTOR, HEAD 'ABSOLUTELY PERFECT'


In subsequent versions, the paper said Fukushima had instead come to the Vatican to see the pope in a Vatican helicopter... READ MORE

21st October, 2015 41

I THOUGHT BEING PRESIDENT WOULD BE EASIER


Donald Trump I thought being president would be easier... READ MORE

28th April, 2017 38

IMMIGRANT CHILDREN IN SWEDEN BLAMED FOR COUNTRY'S POOR TEST SCORES


An increase in the number of immigrant children has been blamed for Sweden's lower test score results in education league tables... READ MORE

16th March, 2016 29

ITALIAN ACTOR DECLARED BRAIN DEAD AFTER LIVE HANGING SCENE GOES WRONG


Raphael Schumacher strangled on stage when a monologue on adolescent existential unhappiness ending with hanging scene went wrong... READ MORE

5th February, 2016 26

IRISH SECONDARY SCHOOL PUPILS RANKED FIFTH AT READING IN GLOBAL STUDY


Irish secondary school pupils ranked fifth at reading in..... READ MORE

6th December, 2016 24

MATH A CONCERN FOR US TEENS; SCIENCE, READING FLAT ON TEST


Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Puerto Rico participated as international benchmarking systems and received separate scores from the United States... READ MORE

6th December, 2016 13

GLOBAL PISA TESTS SHOW HOW EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY CAN GO WRONG


For those who study education, standardized tests like Pisa also offer a useful instrument for comparing within and among countries... READ MORE

17th June, 2017 13

THEATRICAL HANGING ENDS WITH ACTOR DEAD IN GENUINE TRAGEDY


Surreal scene got even more so actor performing a monologue in which he simulated hanging, either accidentally or purposefully hanged himself for real... READ MORE

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