Schools 'selecting by back door'
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A think tank claims state schools that control their own admissions are covertly selecting pupils by ability.
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School leavers are to be entitled to post-GCSE places, but there are fears too few know of the right.
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Research says parents back tougher measures to crack down on bad behaviour in schools - including spot-searching.
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By Jeffrey Gaunt  jgaunt@@dailyherald.com  So much for those trips to a computer lab or visits to the school library.  Huntley High School students in a "smart" classroom would just have to open their desks if they wanted to conduct a little research.
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Not all schools in England are complying with rules to ensure fair admissions policies, the government admits.
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Almost a fifth of England's state secondary schools do not meet the government's GCSE target but things are improving.
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The government backs a new inspection service for some private Muslim and Christian schools.
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Students should be able to make their university choices after their A-level results, a report has found. Could a new system work?
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Grammar schools were more successful than independent schools in England in getting pupils into university.
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Vocational courses are not just for underachievers, Ofsted warns as it urges schools to offer more choices.
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Schools will be urged - but not forced - to seek parents' permission before taking children's fingerprints.
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The school attended by university applicants remains key to deciding whether they get a place, a study finds.
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By Christopher Rodkey, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Sep. 14--Parents of some Central Valley School District students are failing an important take-home exam this fall that could determine which schools their children attend.
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Diplomas could become the "qualification of choice", says the Schools Secretary Ed Balls.
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MPs are to debate plans which will require schools to give unbiased advice about course options.
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Parents will be able to receive up-to-date information about their children's progress at school under new proposals to replace the traditional school report with an e-mail version, Schools Minister Jim Knight will announce Wednesday.
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Study highlights how "a small cadre of elite 'feeder' schools" dominate Oxbridge admissions.