A TEENAGE boy came close to death after accidentally swallowing a compass during a maths class. Shocking images show the compass needle lodged inside the teen’s stomach – before disappearing ...

While so much attention about schooling focuses on spending and governance, we too often forget about the central question of what the children are actually experiencing in school. How do we assure ...

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Years ago, my sons wanted to join the Boy Scouts. We visited several troops and landed with Troop 142, which met at the Harding Elementary School gym once a month and headed into the woods for a ...