UK adults fail child's maths test
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One in 14 adults cannot answer a maths question aimed at eight-year-old children, a survey suggests.
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The state is failing children in care with most leaving without any qualifications, a report by a think tank has said.
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Exam boards in England insist science GCSEs are not getting easier.
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Finland, where there are no wholly-private schools, beat the top-ranking schools in Hong-Kong, Japan and Korea in maths and science - but the UK was left out of the study after the government failed to deliver the statistics.
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Children from the most deprived areas of England are falling further behind in school achievement.
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A review of primary education in England says the system is "preoccupied" with testing and national standards.
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Head teachers warn the exam system is in trouble because of the number of pupils challenging results.
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A watchdog warns many vulnerable children may not be receiving suitable or cost-effective education.
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Â· New qualifications to be taught next SeptemberÂ· Success could see A-levels scrapped after 2013 review
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Standardized tests are nightmarish for many students--even when everything proceeds normally. But what happens when things go horribly wrong?
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Children are arriving for their first day at school less able to read, write, add up or play than a year ago, a series of national tests has shown.
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One in three adults in the UK regrets not having got better qualifications while they were at school, research finds.
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No English council is zero-star-rated for adult social services - but there is concern about those failing to improve.
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Head teachers warn the GCSE exam system is in trouble because of the number of pupils challenging results.
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For the first time, an international study is showing the gap between top and bottom students appears to be closing. The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study assesses students in 25 countries
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One in five schools in England is failing the government target for GCSE attainment, league tables showed Thursday.
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A head teachers' group believes online marking of papers is contributing to inaccurate exam results.