How standardized tests are affecting public schools

Florida’s standardized testing program is being misused and has “severely impacted student learning,” according to a new white paper that says that school districts in the state are required to give as many as 62 tests a year to students. Read full article >>

Making the most of NZ's undersea wealth

A lack of research into this country's marine resources makes it difficult to see how any of them could be effectively managed, the Royal Society of New Zealand says.

The 1 Percent Solution

Seattle—Nick Hanauer toddled through his early years in a cramped Greenwich Village apartment. His mother waited tables at the Bitter End. His father worked low-level jobs on Wall Street and as an editor at a publishing house. When Nick was 5, his folks left New York to join a family pillow-making business in the Pacific Northwest. They raised their three sons in a three-bedroom house in the ...

Harmful fishing practices should not be highlighted: LETTER OF THE DAY

(Re: ‘Angler reels in bragging rights; Sturgeon tips scales at 159 pounds’ in the May 15 edition of the Examiner) I was totally appalled by this article. The gentleman referred to is in no way what any competent-thinking sportsman would call a fisherman.[...]

Kingfish Tagging Programme Result

After nearly two years in operation, The Fishing Paper Top of the South Kingfish Tagging Programme, has recorded its first result.