Britain lags in education sector growth
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Britain's higher education system is expanding less rapidly than that of many of its economic competitors, a report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development warns.
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The amount of money England's secondary schools spend on ICT has risen by a third in a year.
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A scheme to improve teaching at primary schools has had a "limited impact", a report says.
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Foreign students contribute Â£3bn to the British economy. Not all are happy with what they get.
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The go-go for-profit education sector starts to lose momentum.
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Children from the most deprived areas of England are falling further behind in school achievement.
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BBC education correspondent Mike Baker looks at the extent of school failure in England.
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The British economy will pursue growth of 2.5-2.75 percent until the end of 2008, according to the OECD.
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The British economy braked sharply in the third quarter when growth slowed to 0.4 percent, the weakest pace for over a year, as a string of interest rate rises took effect, official figures showed.
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More than half of the leading figures in the UK were educated at independent schools, a study finds
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Britain's economy grew 0.7 percent in the third quarter, according to official data published Thursday.
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A Â£45bn school building programme is hit by delays and a lack of expertise, the government admits.
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A charity says children in the UK have less chance of improving their social standing than those in any other country.
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The UK&#39;s economic growth slowed in the third quarter as manufacturing output declined, preliminary data has shown. Gross domestic output (GDP) increased 0.4% in the three months to 18 October, according to
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Britain recorded economic growth of 3.1 percent last year, picking up after a rate of 2.9 percent in 2006, according to official data published on Wednesday.
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An Ofsted study of children's first years of learning shows weaknesses in literacy and calculation.
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Britain's performance in a league table of universities has improved, but the US still dominates.