More fun fewer facts, pupils say
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Pupils prefer active learning with real-life relevance, a review of research studies suggests.
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Science education in U.S. elementary  and middle schools is overly broad and superficial, according  to a government report issued on Thursday that also faults  science curricula for assuming children are simplistic  thinkers.
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There are claims some schools told students the answers in a flawed  A-level practical exam.
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CHARLOTTE Â· The kids certainly were having fun, but for the Heat this hardly was child&#39;s play. In front of a energetic, student-only crowd of about 13,000 middle-schoolers, the Heat received
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Children in England have the least summer school holidays in Europe - but long hours do not mean higher results.
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There were apparently fewer expulsions of pupils in England last year - but more suspensions.
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Can "clearer" school tables tell us what we need to know, the BBC's Mike Baker asks.
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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 number of gifted and talented pupils in secondary schools is to be included in league tables in England.
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Undergraduates in England spend less time studying than their European counterparts, a report suggests.
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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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A scheme to improve teaching at primary schools has had a "limited impact", a report says.
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By Moira Sharkey  South Wales Echo  Pupils are all smiles now their classroom has been given a splash of colour.
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Some schools are spending more on putting pupils through exams than on books, head teachers say.
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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 number of schools in England judged to be failing has risen slightly, education inspectors say.
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Teenagers questioned for a survey have shown little interest in politics - and have little knowledge.