Boring lessons linked to truancy
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Good teaching and leadership help to cut truancy rates and boost school attendance, says an Ofsted report.
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Truancy rates have risen in secondary schools, according to new government figures.
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This year is shaping up to be a dud for amusement parks and other hangouts.
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Sandra Senda wanted a free private tutor for her kids, just like the No Child Left Behind law promised. She had no idea the deal came with a big headache.
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Accountability is a popular concept, but a poll finds Americans hesitant to punish schools for poor results.
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Schools need training courses for teachers running citizenship lessons, a report says.
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A calendar glitch made the back-to-school season look worse than it really was.
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A new study shows that parent training programmes fail to reduce behavioural problems in toddlers, suggesting that coaching on how to rear children may be a waste of time and money.
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Never mind kickball or soccer. Some schools are now getting kids to break a sweat with exergaming fitness centers
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A new study finds 25 percent of teachers absent on any given day.
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The test-prep service turns in a disappointing quarter.
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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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The old school campus is dilapidated. There is little food, water from only a single tap, no toilets. Families sleep in the open or under tents made of scavenged tree branches and lengths of cloth used as skirts during the day.
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BBC education correspondent Mike Baker on why inspectors say citizenship lessons in England's schools are inadequate.
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Pupils taking GCSEs will have to sit a new battery of mini-exams as traditional coursework is axed because of the temptations to cheat, plagiarise from the internet or seek unfair help from parents.
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Too many school leavers  cannot  read, write or add up properly, large businesses complain.
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Should suburban schools that barely miss federal learning targets be allowed to escape penalties, while inner-city schools that never even hit the dart board are required to give free tutoring and let students transfer to better schools?