Failing schools statistics steady
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The number of England's schools judged to be failing has remained steady on the same period last year.
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Black ethnic minority pupils are still outperformed by their white classmates but continue to narrow the gap.
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A top government adviser says about 80,000 children go to underperforming secondary schools each year.
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NEW YORK - Consumers&#39; assessment of the economy held largely steady this month, according to a university research report released Friday.
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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 proportion of youngsters 'staying on' in education and training has fallen, and a reward scheme has not worked.
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There has been a leap in truancy figures for secondary pupils in England, despite a big campaign to clamp down on the problem.
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A study suggests 34,000 children could be learning out of school - but warns on lack of reliable information.
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The state of the anti-truancy strategy in England will be under review as latest figures are published.
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There is no evidence children in smaller primary classes do better in maths or English, researchers say.
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One in 10 secondary schools in England were judged "inadequate" by school inspectors, a report is to say.
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The truancy rate of pupils in England's secondary schools has increased again this year, according to government figures.
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White pupils from poor homes are most likely to persistently underachieve, a study says.
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A survey suggests more than a third of primary schools have problems recruiting head teachers.
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Almost a fifth of England's state secondary schools do not meet the government's GCSE target but things are improving.
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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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The gap between the reading and literacy achievements of primary school boys and girls continues to grow in New Zealand, according to a new report.