Active shooter drills have become the norm in schools across the U.S., but experts warn they have the potential to cause more harm than good. Though the exercises seek to prepare students to respond to gun violence in their schools, litt...
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The Princess of Wales says she is making “good progress” after her cancer diagnosis and is to attend the formal Trooping the Colour ceremony in London. It will be her first public appearance this year following the diagnosis, and her abd...
Is being bilingual good for you brain?...
Our brains get smaller as we get older. But this doesn't happen as fast in people who regularly take short sleeps during the day. That's according to a new study. Researchers suggest these naps might reduce the risk of developing conditions like Alzh...
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What does bilingualism do to the brain? And are there benefits to being bilingual? Turns out there are lots of upsides....
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More states turning to 4-day school weeks to address teacher shortages...
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The Queen's coffin travelled from Balmoral to Edinburgh on Sunday as King Charles III was proclaimed throughout the UK....
The Economic Policy Institute projected a demand for at least 300,000 new teachers nationwide by the year 2024....
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Fourth-dose Covid booster vaccines increase protection against Covid-19, particularly in people aged over 70, according to a UK trial. But scientists say any short-term protection against infection is likely to fall away quickly....
Exercise is good for people with wear-and-tear joint arthritis and should be a "core treatment", new draft guidelines for the NHS advise. It may hurt to begin with, but can then ease pain and help individuals with osteo...
Vax has been chosen as the word of the year by lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Words related to vaccines have spiked in frequency in 2021 due to Covid, with double-vaxxed, unvaxxed and a...
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