Academics say standards falling
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A survey of academics suggests many believe university standards have been 'dumbed down' due to funding shortages.
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High stress levels make students less able to deal with complex exam questions, research suggests.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison has long been an attractive target for elite schools like Harvard and Stanford looking for top academics. But now other public universities are among the faculty poachers, and school administrators are worried.
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Recruitment figures for teacher training courses suggest shortfalls in key subjects such as maths.
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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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Media & professional: Inspectors announce rise in number of schools judged to be failing.
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The big payoff in wages from a college education is losing its steam, calling into question the emphasis the White House has placed on a bachelor's degree.
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If presidents of some of the nation's top liberal arts colleges get their way, they will no longer be included in the U.S. News and World Report's influential collegiate ranking system.
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A new report for the first time measures the extent of the differences in academic standards from state to state.
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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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A new survey indicates the number of foreign graduate students enrolling for the first time at American universities is down 6 percent this year &#151; the third straight decline after a decade of growth. Educators worry the trend is eroding America's position as the world's leader in higher education.
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Â· Few institutions pass admission benchmarks Â· Russell Group blames low achievement at school
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Researchers claim that teaching formal grammar is not the best way to teach writing.
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Grammar schools should twin with failing comprehensives to improve standards, a government adviser says.
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Up to a fifth of Scotland's schools and colleges are poorly led according to a report by inspectors.
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There is a warning that independent schools are stretching their lead among A-level students.
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Urgent action needs taking to tackle the lower attainment of ethnic minority university students, a report says.