Teacher 'improved' pupils' GCSEs
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A teacher corrected coursework by pupils to make a good impression in her new job, a disciplinary hearing is told.
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Grammar schools were more successful than independent schools in England in getting pupils into university.
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A supplement containing fatty acids may help children do better at school, suggests a UK researcher.
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Schools have improved since Tony Blair became prime minister but it is hard to say by how much, a report says.
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A significant proportion of teachers think the standard of A-level and GCSE marking has deteriorated.
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In an ambitious experiment, some 2,500 teachers in the city are being measured on how much their students improve on standardized tests.
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The basis of new 'single level' pupil progress tests is changed, to more closely resemble Sats.
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More schools in England were judged to be failing last year - but as a proportion,  fewer were in such trouble.
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More people have signed up to train as teachers in England than at any time since 1975, figures show.
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Mike Baker examines the factors that combine to make a good teacher.
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The nation's students have performed significantly better on state reading and math tests since President Bush signed his landmark education initiative into law five years ago, according to a major independent study released yesterday.
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Music lessons may give a boost to the IQ scores of children, even if they're less than musical prodigies, new research suggests.
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A leading educational psychologist says fewer pupils are having problems about starting school.
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Pupils could soon face tests of their creativity under plans to boost the kind of "soft skills".
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Head teachers and language experts say it is harder to get good grades in modern languages than other GCSEs.
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A scheme to help pupils who struggle  with reading could save the taxpayer millions of pounds, a report claims.
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Elementary and middle schoolers posted solid gains in math and more modest improvements in reading in national test results released Tuesday.