School places lottery introduced
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A council becomes the first in England to allocate secondary places by lottery prompting a debate over choice.
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The National Lottery Commission confirms it has received two bids for the next licence to run the lottery.
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Fisk University, a historically black school on the brink financially, is sitting on a lottery ticket it can't cash: a remarkable collection of 19th- and 20th-century art donated by the painter Georgia O'Keeffe.
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Travel: Sustrans scoops the biggest lottery award decided by public vote
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Since 1977, more than 9 million children have learned about stock investing through the Stock Market Game, an interactive 10-week contest run by the Securities Industry Association for children in grades four through 12. Recently, the SIA took its first steps toward teaching those children about mutual funds.
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With politicians promising more school places - official figures show many spare places already exist.
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By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 7--The Northwest Children's Home Nampa and Payette Education Centers are asking for donations to help students with school supplies.
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Poorer children are not more likely to take up a school place allocated through a  lottery, researchers say.
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Pupils aged 14 to 19 are to have their  school records permanently placed on an electronic database  accessible to prospective employers.
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Children are being presented with healthier choices for school dinners and in vending machines.
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The Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy in Las Vegas, a charter school opened in an at-risk neighborhood in 2001, has grown in endowment and enrollment over the last five years.
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The Conservative Party today published plans to reform the national lottery which they claimed could release up to Â£182m a year for spending on good causes
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Communities and schools are forging ahead with projects to create and improve green spaces throughout the North-East.   The Big Lottery Fund has handed out grants worth a total of pounds 181,010 to grassroots organisations to transform local spaces for the benefit of people and wildlife.
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More than 20,500 families in England won their children places at popular state schools in 2005-6 after being initially turned down, government figures reveal.
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Information on bursaries on offer at England's universities and colleges is presented in an online map.
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A quick screen for making winning picks.
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Rich prep schools, with wealthy and talented alumni to draw on, are becoming a lot richer. And itâs not just because they have a lot of generous donors.