New data has revealed that the nation's smallest catchment area is just 101 yards and some ninety primary schools will only accept students who live 330 yards or less from the school gates.
The challenge of how to create an inclusive school calendar — balancing fairness, logistics and legal constraints — has increasingly become an issue for school districts nationwide as they grow more diverse and as religious minorities become more vocal.
Lost coursework, homeless students and portacabin classrooms – schools in the Calder Valley and Cumbria get to grips with the devastation caused by flooding.
Minst tre personer omkom när en lavin svepte ner över en grupp med skolelever och deras lärare i de franska alperna. Räddningsarbetare letar efter fler som kan ligga begravda i snön.
Onsdag er der åbent hus på efterskolerne, og på en del skoler forsøger man sig med en ny form for 9. klasse. Det skal give bedre prøveresultater – og en bedre oplevelse for efterskoleeleverne.
An extra $250m (£174m) emergency funding will be provided for educating Syrian refugee children this year, the UN global education envoy Gordon Brown is announcing in New York.