Schools breaking admission rules: minister
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Some schools are breaking the law in the way they admit pupils, with poorer families being discriminated against despite the introduction of new admission guidelines, the government said Wednesday.
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Fortnightly church attendance could be required for children to get into popular faith schools, a Church figure suggests.
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Secondary school education policy should be taken out of politicians' control, a leading head teachers says.
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Pupils should be able to get into top universities by taking the new Diplomas instead of A-levels, says Schools Secretary Ed Balls.
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A record number of university applications have been cancelled because students presented fake qualifications.
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Government claims that more schools money has boosted GCSE results cannot be proved, MPs say.
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Government education policies are failing to remedy the shortage of skilled workers, a business chief is to say.
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Rural colleges need a fairer funding deal to prevent the closure of courses, ministers are told.
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Unreliable test scores and other shaky data may be causing states to wrongly penalize some schools under federal law, congressional investigators have found.
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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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This week the Ministry of National Education began expelling students who violated the law banning religious symbols from public schools.
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The education minister  is embroiled in an exchange of words over a teaching scheme for graduates backed by Tony Blair.
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Parents face fines of up to Â£1,000 if they fail to keep children who have been excluded from school indoors.
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Government exceeds target of increasing the number of pupils achieving at least five A* to C grades in their GCSEs.
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Some schools would be able to select pupils by race under plans being considered by the Conservative Party.
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Truancy rates have risen in secondary schools, according to new government figures.
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The government is "all talk" on giving more power to parents over school choice, says shadow education secretary.