The education secretary, Michael Gove, has promised to abolish illiteracy and innumeracy in the UK, following George Osborne's pledge this week to create a full employment society.
– Jeg blir nesten misunnelig når jeg ser den fantastiske utdannelsen barna mine har fått i Storbritannia. Jeg har tenkt mye på hvorfor vi ikke får til det samme i Norge, sier Kristian Siem, eier og styreleder i Siem Industries.
A report from the Higher Education Funding Council for England finds that the number of foreign students recruited by universities has dropped for the first time in three decades.