Parents warned to check private tutors' references
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Media & professional: Local government officials have advised parents to be cautious about hiring private tutors.
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A teenager found more than four years after he was abducted from his hometown has been tutored privately since his astonishing return home in January and may attend a private school in the fall, his stepfather said Monday.
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Fears over exploitation of rules for dyslexic pupils as number of students given extra time increases
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Florida has launched a new Web site allowing parents to check on the disciplinary records of teachers. Other states may follow suit.
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Private tutors are a luxury many  American families cannot afford, costing anywhere between $25  to $100 an hour. But California mother Denise Robison found one  online for $2.50 an hour -- in India.
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Parents are urged by Schools Secretary Ed Balls to spend more time reading to their children.
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Swing to technology is a threat to GCSEs and A-levels, teachers warn
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There are claims some schools told students the answers in a flawed  A-level practical exam.
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A think tank claims state schools that control their own admissions are covertly selecting pupils by ability.
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Letters are being posted to parents across England telling them which secondary schools their children will attend.
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Cos they know all about 'secure' databases... The government will announce plans tomorrow to give every English child an identifying number and a database entry of their school qualifications.â¦
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The head teacher of a top-performing private school says coursework should be scrapped because it is open to abuse.
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There is a warning that independent schools are stretching their lead among A-level students.
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Teachers accused of abusing pupils should be anonymous while cases are investigated, the Tories say.
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Pledge to give all parents a choice of school questioned by the minister responsible for delivering it
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Evidence suggests some schools in England are breaking the law on pupil admissions, ministers say.
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Parents spend $2.4 billion annually to illegally hire private teachers.