Test rewards students for using big words rather than simple language, Les Perelman findsThe Naplan writing test is “bizarre” and rewards students for using big words rather than clear expression, an international education expert has said.In a report commissioned by the New South Wales Teachers Federation, Les Perelman, a retired Read more…
Brussels now confronting a country at the heart of the continent that is making an exit from the bloc’s liberal values, but continuing to pick up the chequesIt’s a safe bet that few in Brussels are celebrating Viktor Orbán’s resounding win. Elected for a fourth term, Hungary’s anti-immigrant nationalist leader Read more…
El líder húngaro ha logrdo un tercer mandato consecutivo. Exultante, Orbán ha comparecido ante miles de seguidores en un evento organizado por su partido en Budapest, donde ha declarado la victoria. Jaleado, ha entonado una canción tradicional húngara y ha dado las gracias a los electores.Seguir leyendo. Via: Orbán gana Read more…
Habrá reunión y tratará sobre la desnuclearización de Corea del Norte. Las primeras dudas sobre la insólita cumbre que protagonizarán en mayo el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, y el Líder Supremo, Kim Jong-un, empiezan a disiparse. El diálogo, según fuentes oficiales estadounidenses citadas por The Wall Street Journal Read more…
Exclusive: Labour's Luciana Berger warns of a 'vicious cycle' for people trying to deal with mounting debts while getting mental health treatment Via: Creditors should give people being treated for serious mental health issues more time, MPs say
Amber Rudd will court controversy by insisting better collection of statistics – not harsh police cuts – explains the increase Via: Rise in knife and gun crime largely down to 'improvements in police recording', Home Office claims
MPs urged to respond to evidence that the approach of departure day is 'sharpening the British public's minds' Via: Public backs fresh referendum to have 'final say' on terms of Brexit deal, new poll finds
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No one injured when 53-metre high silo fell the wrong way, but library and music school crushedA Danish cultural centre has been damaged after a 53-metre high silo fell the wrong way while being demolished.In video of the explosion in the town of Vordingborg, onlookers cheer the detonation, but then Read more…
• Reed shot 71 to finish on 15 under for the tournament• Fowler managed five-under 67 to finish second; Spieth a 64What Patrick Reed lacks in widespread support should now be offset by widespread respect. The scale of Reed’s achievement here, in winning his first major championship, is illustrated by Read more…