The chemical compound that is currently used to make nonstick coatings is supposed to be safe for human consumption. However, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has just released a draft of the toxicity assessments for the chemicals, GenX and PFBS, and the findings seem to be the opposite. The EPA stated that, [...]
A former Arizona Department of Education employee says she resigned after she was told to make changes to parts of the draft Arizona Science Standards involving evolution.Lacey Wieser is a former high school biology teacher who began her career with the Arizona Department of Education 14 years ago. Wieser says her most recent title was [...]
A new policy statement has just been released by the American Academy of Pediatrics (APP) urging parents not to use physical punishment and verbal abuse on their children. In the policy statement (https://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/Pages/AAP-Says-Spanking-Harms-Children.aspx), they cited evidence linking corporal punishment to increased aggression amongst children as well as an increased risk of other types of negative [...]
