Fee-paying schools 'four times better'
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Pupils in fee-paying schools scored four times as many A* grades at GCSE this summer than the average for teenagers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, according to figures from the Independent Schools Council (ISC) released yesterday.
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STUDENTS face record competition for university places this autumn, with thousands more applicants scrambling to beat the rise in tuition fees, new figures revealed yesterday.
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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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Endowments at some independent schools have become so big that trustees have hired full-time money managers.
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The more you teach, the more you learn.
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A growing number of endowments at the nationâs independent schools have become so big that trustees have hired full-time money managers.
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Columbia joined the growing number of universities that are improving financial aid for low- and middle-income students.
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Regulators are set to rule on whether a fee-paying school should continue to enjoy charitable status.
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Paid governors for groups of schools might be an answer to recruitment in poorer areas, a study suggests.
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The amount of money England's secondary schools spend on ICT has risen by a third in a year.
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The proportion of UK undergraduates from state schools has risen, official figures show.
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The nationâs schools have made âconsiderable improvementsâ in nutrition, fitness and health over the last six years, according to a new government survey.
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In the nation&#39;s first comparison of test scores between children in charter schools and regular public schools, students in traditional public schools fared better than similar students in charter schools, The New York Times reported today.
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Tony Blair says a rise in university applications has vindicated the decision to charge top-up fees.
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Almost a fifth of England's state secondary schools do not meet the government's GCSE target but things are improving.
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New York City's schools should get  $14.8 billion over the next four years, a state judge has  ruled, affirming a court-appointed panel's recommendation.
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Extended schools, with after-school activities, are improving GCSE results, say researchers.