The College Board said it would eliminate obligatory essays and cut obscure vocabulary words in an effort to make its college admission exams focus on important academic skills.

Test will be offered for the first time on both paper and computer as part of revisions intended to improve accessibility for low-income students Amanda Holpuch.

Some children with special educational needs are being left without education for significant periods, a local government ombudsman report says.

Primary-school teachers in England in 2013 worked about 60 hours each week on average -- up from just more than 50 hours per week reported in 2010, according to a recent survey by the Department of Education.

Department for Education figures show that pupils who have English as a second language are more likely to gain the "English Baccalaureate" than native speakers

Klagenævnet for Specialundervisning har i 2013 modtaget 38 procent færre klagesager om specialundervisning til folkeskolebørn i forhold til 2012. Det fremgår af nævnets nye rapport.

Undervisningsministeriet afsætter 3 millioner kroner til at udvikle folkeskolens samarbejde med andre kommunale aktører som ungdomsskoler og musikskoler.

Den nye skole skal i højere grad end i dag arbejde sammen med det lokale kultur-, folkeoplysnings-, idræts- og foreningsliv, lokale fritidshjem og med de kommunale ungdomsskoler og musikskoler. Et nyt katalog giver inspiration og vejledning til, hvordan skoler og kommuner kan gribe samarbejdet an.

What evidence is there of a 'failed generation'? Precious little, but that doesn't matter to you, says Michael Rosen.

Scramble for school places begins as letters go out to parents of 500,000 children in England, disappointing one in seven families.

Local authorities say that fewer 11-year-olds gained places at their first choice secondary school this year following an overall increase in the number of applications

Lack of cultural experiences such as visits to restaurants and theatres and the way they dress are holding working class children back.