A year of changes in education
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Mike Baker looks back at the major events in the education world in England during 2007.
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When some students set out to learn about nutrition, the lessons hit closer to home than many of them expected.
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Four months into the school year, some themes are working better than others, but at even the best-run schools, the future remains unclear.
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A record number of students have passed their A-levels this year with nearly a quarter of students getting an A-grade. Are standards going up or down?
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For nearly six years, the federal government has defined school success mainly by how many students pass state reading and math tests. But a growing number of educators and lawmakers are pushing to give more weight to graduation rates, achievement in science and history and even physical education.
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Since President Bush signed No Child Left Behind, the law has imposed undeniable changes on public education, but it has also faced a backlash.
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The stories readers have been talking about this year.
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Pupils at four primary schools are being given the choice of starting lessons at different times of the day.
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Disadvantaged children lagging a full year behind before they start school.
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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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There are worries about the economic consequences of a decline in students taking science subjects.
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The report says students are catching up to their worldwide counterparts but fourth-graders are not. By Michael Dobbs / Washington Post.
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Schools have improved since Tony Blair became prime minister but it is hard to say by how much, a report says.
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A report suggests maths A-levels have become easier and no longer stretch the brightest pupils.
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Mike Baker looks at how the language of management has begun to dominate discussions of education.
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The year is new, but some things never change.
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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.