A few days ago, an Australian friend of mine forwarded an article to my mom's group list-serve about standardized tests in Australia.  What's the big deal?  We have standardized tests here in the US.  She forwarded it because this was the first time Australia was doing National Testing.

I've had many new experiences and spent time in different places ever since becoming a mother. For example, as a 20 something single woman, I rarely frequented playgrounds, museams, or...well...hospitals. Parenting has changed that Besides my own hospital stays for two c-sections, both of my children have unfortunately needed to go to the ER.

When I think of McDonalds, I have a clear image of what to expect. Fast service. Yes. Mass production. Yes. High quality. Ummm...not so much. I was kind of surprised, therefore to read about the Aravind Eye care System whose founder, Dr.G. Venkataswamy (Dr.

When I was surfing the CNN website today, a headline caught my attention: 176-lb beauty squashes stereotypes. Chloe Marshall is a 17 year old who lives in England and is 5'10". So what's all the fuss about?

A few weeks ago my younger son swallowed a paper clip and ended up in the ER. Fortunately he was fine, but in the course of his care he saw numerous doctors. Then we had the follow up appointment and follow up phone calls with the nurses from his pediatrician's practice.

I am a Massachusetts resident. Today is the second anniversary of the passage of universal health care coverage. Two years ago, then-Governor Mitt Romney signed a bill into law to make it mandatory for all state residents to sign up for health insurance.