Exams reformer given knighthood
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Mike Tomlinson, who has proposed replacing A-levels and GCSEs with a diploma, is knighted.
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The head of Britain's exam boards denies A-levels are being "dumbed down" despite better grades.
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A head teacher and a university vice chancellor are knighted in the New Year's Honours.
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"I am thrilled and humbled to receive this great honor, and am very grateful that my work has been recognized in this way"  Author Salman Rushdie, who was forced into hiding for a decade after the leader of Iran's revolution ordered his assassination, has been made knight, Buckingham Palace announced Saturday. via Arizona Republic
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There are claims some schools told students the answers in a flawed  A-level practical exam.
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Dayang Khadizah Hj Abdul Mumin and Dk. Hjh Siti Fatimah Pg. Hj. Petra were honoured at a dinner reception as recipients of the prestigious CfBT Chevening and British Chevening scholarships respectively.
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The institution's new president, Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, is determined to restore some luster to its name after recent scandals and in-fighting.
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A Harvard senior has been named a Marshall Scholar, allowing him to study for the next two years in the United Kingdom at the university of his choice.
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Franco Zeffirelli, the legendary filmmaker  who has directed greats like Elizabeth Taylor and Placido  Domingo, will be the first Italian to receive an honorary  knighthood from Britain Wednesday.
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UCSD&#39;s Dr. Edward W. Holmes, vice chancellor for health sciences and dean of the School of Medicine, was one of five University of California deans named yesterday to the commission governing the stem cell research institute voters approved this month.
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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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By DJC Staff  ENGINEERING  Daniel Garbely, a civil engineer at CH2M Hill, was recently named a New Face of Civil Engineering by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
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London, Oct. 16: Prince Harry was cleared yesterday of cheating in his art A-level by the examination board that set and marked his papers.
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Ian Botham, who was made a knight of the realm in Queen Elizabeth II&#39;s birthday honours list Saturday, was a rare talent on the cricket field and his flamboyant lifestyle off it often enraged authority.
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Veteran pianist George Shearing receives his knighthood from the Queen at Buckingham Palace.
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Britain's departing prime minister gets generally high marks for reforms and better testing results.
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The new head of the European Commission has re-submitted key nominations in hopes of gaining parliamentary approval. Jose Manuel Barroso announced the new nominations in