Exam cynicism 'national disease'
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The schools minister says students should be praised for improved A-level results and not undermined.
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Mike Baker questions the obsession with comparing exam results with those of yesteryear when there are other issues at stake.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden  - In a country already plagued by soaring sick leave costs, a new survey has found that 40 per cent of the population thinks it's acceptable to skip work because they feel tired or have trouble getting along with their colleagues. The Swedish government, troubled by the survey's finding, said Friday it planned to launch a national information campaign about sick leave benefits and when it was proper to use them.
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Calls for a national qualifying exam as research shows wide variations in graduates' performance
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Head teachers say the system of external exams in England and Wales is "out of control" and needs reform.
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Optimism without substance equals bad news.
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Illness coincides with slump in US presidential poll ratings as tactics and friend's arrest hit chances
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Online symptoms searches can be useful. They can also give you acute misinformation.
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NEW YORK  - Tests of pupil function, as an indicator of how well the automatic nervous system is working, may help predict how likely young diabetics are to develop "microvascular disease" -- that is disease of the small blood vessels -- as many diabetics do.
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A government proposal to define the countryâs national identity has been met with shrugs, scorn and British humor.
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There is another election this week. The issues are not war, taxes, morals or international credibility. They are microbes, diseases, data and international credibility.
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NEW YORK -- It was an ethics exam in a journalism class, and someone may have cheated.
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By Scheckel, Martha Valiga, Theresa M  RECENT ISSUES of NURSING EDUCATION PERSPECTIVES have reported results of a national survey conducted by the NLN'S Nursing Education Advisory Council (1-3).
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In this country, poetry is like national therapy for ills in the body politic.
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The public has little faith the government is adequately screening visitors to the country or could cope with an outbreak of an infectious disease, according to an AP-Ipsos poll.
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&#39;For the national interest and so the country does not go into crisis, we will respect the result of the election. But we also want the fraud to be made clear.
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Comment is free: Seumas Milne: It beggars belief that US health privateers straight out of Michael Moore's Sicko are being lined up to run core NHS services.