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Fears of new crisis after exam fiasco
Angry teachers are fearful for next year's tests and call for compensation to be paid to schools
The Guardian  –  Jul 21, 2008 8:37 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Editorial: Not satisfactory
Editorial: The more important education is to the government, the more the government will want proof that its policies work
The Guardian  –  Jul 21, 2008 8:37 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Obituary: Peter Mountjoy
Obituary: In the early 1990s my colleague Peter Mountjoy, who has died of cancer, aged 60, became learning resource centre manager at the largest campus of Thames Valley University, in Ealing, west London
The Guardian  –  Jul 21, 2008 8:37 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
A history of exam failures
Conservatives warned ministers in May of problems with ETS Europe following serious marking failures in 2002, 2004 and 2006
The Guardian  –  Jul 21, 2008 8:37 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Watchdog warns 1m Sats results could be scrapped
Ofqual suggests government should scrap Sats results if inaccuracies are as widespread as predicted
The Guardian  –  Jul 21, 2008 8:37 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Sasha Abramsky: Opposition to foreign language education in US schools
Sasha Abramsky: Republican opposition to foreign language education in US schools hurts Americans in the globalised economy
The Guardian  –  Jul 21, 2008 8:37 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
'A stunning cock-up when you think about it'
Headteachers tell Aidan Jones of their experiences amid the Sats marking debacle
The Guardian  –  Jul 21, 2008 8:37 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Overuse of metrics to judge research criticised
The president of the British Academy has warned against the government's plans to judge research using statistical analysis alone saying it risks producing "unintelligent forms of accountability"
The Guardian  –  Jul 21, 2008 8:37 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Parental Permission for Spanking
Georgia school board votes to reinstate corporal punishment policy with parental permission.
Teacher Magazine  –  Jul 21, 2008 6:24 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Hawaii’s Drug Testing for Teachers in Limbo
A stalemate over who will pay for the random drug tests has prevented the program from getting started.
Education Week  –  Jul 21, 2008 5:16 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?