The population of Barking and Dagenham has gone up by 33,000 in the last decade, a rise of 17.7% - far exceeding the increase ...

For centuries, poets have turned to autumn as a mirror for the human condition, a season oscillating between abundance and decline, beauty and loss. In earlier ...

Martín Espada transforms cemetery lizards into powerful metaphors for American imperialism in his latest collection.

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Outraged students have slammed the VCAA for including a quote in a question in Tuesday’s English exam they claim was not part ...

Stories on global issues, local news, and school events help children see the world from a wider angle. By considering the ...

Each year around the end of October we feature plenty of Halloween-related projects, usually involving plastic skeletons and LED lights, or other fun tech for decorations to amuse kids. It’s ...

In most states, schools are required to screen students as they enter kindergarten—a process that is meant to identify ...

Bookings are now open for the Settle Community Christmas Day Meal, scheduled for December 25 at St John's Methodist Church, ...

Our musical, vocal, and physical intelligences call for cooperation, and we practice it delightfully as play, and when we ...

She had to be pushed to write her new memoir, “Book of Lives.” The result reveals the experiences (and a few slights) that have shaped her work.