Lower school leaving age proposed
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The head of the UK's biggest education authority says some children should have the option to leave at 14.
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The Conservatives have promised to give parents greater choice of schools. Their "pupil passport" idea is similar to a scheme in Sweden, as BBC education correspondent Mike Baker reports.
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Proposals to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 are due to be debated at the Scottish National Party's conference.
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Starting school at the age of four is "stressful" to children and does not help their education, according to a major review of English primary schools which also concluded kids take too many tests too early.
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School and college leavers in England are to get the chance to compete for six-week trips abroad.
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The leading House Democrat on education issues proposed revisions yesterday to the No Child Left Behind law that would ease the penalties for public schools that barely miss academic testing targets but tighten another rule that has helped the District and Virginia.
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States want children to be a year older when they enter school. This could lead to better test scores â and more inequality.
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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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Schools are under orders to make sure no child is left behind, but that can be tough to do when so many children are moving. At least four in 10 students change schools one or more times by the time they are 17, on top of their normal progression from elementary and middle schools to high school.
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Â· Schools in disadvantaged areas progressing most Â· Too few pupils get good grades, say critics
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Writing standards among seven-year-olds in England fall slightly for the second year in a row.
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School leavers could earn an extra Â£1,050 a year if they have the right work experience, a survey suggests.
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Plans to cut class sizes to 18 for younger pupils are to be announced by Education Secretary Fiona Hyslop.
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Radical proposals out today that would trigger the biggest shake-up to the secondary school examination system for 60 years are likely to feature in Labour&#39;s manifesto for the general election.
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Students should take A-levels earlier and apply to university after getting the results, a report will propose.
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Â· Â£50 fine each time an excluded child roams Â· New law part of drive to improve school discipline
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New school diplomas, combining work experience and academic study, could replace A-levels and CSCEs as the exam of choice for school-leavers after a review due in 2013, Schools' Secretary Ed Ball has announced.