Top head attacks exam coursework
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The head teacher of a top-performing private school says coursework should be scrapped because it is open to abuse.
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A University of New Hampshire professor   has come under fire from state politicians for teaching his   unconventional view that a U.S. government conspiracy allowed   the September 11, 2001 attacks to occur.
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Opinion Man on the edge of IM insanity
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Mike Baker wonders if the reaction to the "McDonald's A-level" might deter workplace learners.
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When I suggested in a recent column that a problematic 5 percent of employees account for 75 percent of the IT support burden, I expected a wave of âright on!â letters from IT support staffers. After the column was published, the letters did come â most of them disagreeing with my premise, with one reader suggesting that the real whiner was yours truly. I still think itâs outside the realm of overextended IT departments to provide training on basic computing skills (which I defined as âmanaging and finding files, and basic working knowledge of suites such as MS Officeâ). But my thinking was adjusted a bit by the thoughtful feedback.
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The gaffe-prone higher education spokesman for the Conservatives has been in the soup again for speaking out of line on key areas of the party's new philosophy.
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A more pointed attack on the Bush presidency.
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Government's exams watchdog tries to clamp down on internet plagiarism and help from parents.
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The head of Britain's exam boards denies A-levels are being "dumbed down" despite better grades.
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Changes are being made to the amount of coursework in A-level exams, as part of a review of the qualifications.
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A head teachers' leader is alarmed by a suggestion that reform of 14-19 learning in England might be toned down.
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Examiners raise concerns over the "sickeningly violent" content they found in some English GCSE essays.
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The nonprofit College Board, which owns the SAT college entrance exam, is demanding that its chief critic remove from its Web site data showing that minority and poor students scored lower than white and upper-class kids.
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PESHAWAR: Speakers at a seminar held on Sunday urged students to take up right courses and give maximum time studying instead of running behind petty jobs while studying abroad.
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UK News, The Prince of Wales is taking the unprecedented step of hitting back at criticism from senior politicians over his views on education.
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Four experts go head-to-head (to-head-to-head) to defend their Web browser of choice in an opinionated free-for-all.
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Try not to smile: A top spammer may be sentenced to hard time.