Communities bound together by a love of inquiry are being turned into fiercely managed ‘knowledge businesses’The start of a new year – the beginning of a new era for colleges and universities?

As many people make New Year careers resolutions, the National College of Teaching and Learning is expecting a surge of interest in the profession.

Retired secret service agent Tom Vaccarello analyzes threats to schools in Fairfax County.

Christine Blower said while some schools did carry out "rote learning", such as singing or speaking the tables, there were other ways for children to learn their times tables.

»Det er for nemt at gennemføre læreruddannelsen, når uddannelsen af økonomiske årsager slækker på kravene til modulprøver. Det er problematisk, fordi de lærerstuderende er folkeskolens fremtid, og folkeskolen er en af samfundets vigtigste institutioner.

On-screen checks on tables up to 12x12 will be scored instantly, the first use of such technology for national curriculum testsEvery child will be expected to know their times tables before leaving primary school from next year.

Hvor folkeskolen tidligere klart udtrykte, hvordan forældrene bedst bakkede op om undervisningen, er det i dag uklart, hvordan man skal tage del i sit barns skolegang. Forventningerne er blevet for komplekse, mener lektor.

UK figures from last three years show non-EU students four times more likely to cheat in exams and coursework essaysNearly 50,000 university students have been caught cheating in the last three years, according to figures which also suggest non-EU scholars are the most likely to commit the offence.

Some high school teachers plan to work on making learning more student driven.

In the ASCD publication, Balanced Leadership for Powerful Learning: Tools for Achieving Success in Your School, Bryan Goodwin, Greg Cameron and Heather Hein explain how school leaders can implement balanced leadership, an approach that recognizes the need to both maintain and challenge the status quo to move schools forward.

More urban school districts could see budget shortfalls in 2016, according to this article, which explores five potential trends in K-12 education for the new year. Other predictions include growth in individualized learning plans and more holistic approaches to learning.

A shortfall in trainees threatens to plunge schools into crisis. As a secondary teacher, I can offer the Department for Education some hard-won adviceI became a teacher under duress, and that’s not an exaggeration.