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Tributes to wise Lord Dearing

Tributes have been paid in the House of Lords to the late Lord Dearing, who helped to shape higher education.

Academies losing independence

Academy leaders accuse the government of backtracking on their separateness within the state sector.

Action over Nazi initiations

Several students are suspended after the University of Gloucestershire concludes an investigation into Nazi-style initiation ceremonies.

25,000 teens drop out of school

Government adviser Sir Mike Tomlinson says thousands of young people are being turned off by schooling.

Work That Tiara, Boy!

Spend time with George Mason University senior Ryan Allen and it s clear why he s a Big Man on Campus. He wears size 12 pumps.

Apprentices target to be missed

The government will miss its target of 130,000 apprenticeships being completed every year by 2010-11, the Tories say.

A Tiny School Battles Powerful Odds

Middleburg is conspicuously quaint, with a gourmet butcher shop, an old-fashioned ice cream parlor and one very tiny elementary school.

Are Older Teachers Too Jaded to Be Effective?

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Lights Out At School For At-Risk D.C. Kids

City Lights Public Charter School s closure at the end of the month will leave a hole in Mike Green s life where something good used to be. The school is broke, and Green is losing a family.

Board Told to Open Up About Closed Sessions

When the Montgomery County school board has met privately with its lawyers, the group has justified the closed session in the generic language of state law. The public knows only that the board is getting legal advice, not the topic.

The Big Fish Among Young Chefs

There were tedious hours of chopping and peeling. Then washing all those pots and pans. The sore feet and aching backs. The fish scales stuck on the windows.

UDC Board Approves Major Hike In Tuition

The University of the District of Columbia adopted a sizable tuition increase yesterday, a landmark decision that its trustees said would help build a respected public school but that many students consider a betrayal of the university s historical c

$71 Million More in Cuts Proposed

The Prince George s County school superintendent proposed $71 million in new budget cuts last night, which would push the number of school system jobs lost to more than 1,000.

U-Md. System Aims To Cut Textbook Costs

As part of an effort to make college more affordable, higher-education leaders in Maryland are trying to keep textbook prices down.

Washington Area School Districts Face Cutbacks in Sports

At least three school jurisdictions in the Washington area are considering eliminating certain sports, the result of budget shortages.