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Gove suggests limit on A* grades
Mike Baker – The Schools Secretary, Michael Gove, has floated the idea of introducing a limit to the proportion of A-Level candidates who can receive an A* grade. Speaking at… Read more
Google Tax Probe to Focus on Offshore Units
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is auditing how Google Inc. (GOOG) avoided federal income taxes by shifting profit into offshore subsidiaries, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
George Soros money is behind Occupy Wall Street
Anti-Wall Street protesters say the rich are getting richer while average Americans suffer, but the group that started it all may have benefited indirectly from the largesse of one of… Read more
Brown Vetoes Race Preference Bill
In a victory for the defense of equal opportunity, California Governor Jerry Brown has vetoed Senate Bill 185. The bill would have restored racial preferences in college admissions in the… Read more
N.Y. State Presses City on English Language Learners
New York City schools are broadly failing to meet the needs of many of their thousands of students who are still learning English, and they must improve or they may… Read more
Fewer students attend MPS schools; many suburban districts’ ranks rise
Student enrollment in Milwaukee Public Schools has steadily declined over the past decade, but newly released figures show enrollment this year dropped lower than what analysts predicted for… Read more
Florida School Board Rejects Grant With Boy Scouts Affiliation Because Group ‘Discriminates Against Gays’
A Florida school board turned town a nearly $55,000 grant from a group affiliated with Boy Scouts for the first time in 11 years. A majority of board… Read more
Report shows Somali kids test kindergarten-ready: Why?
Ask educator Bill Wilson why Somali students do well in school and he’ll answer with authority: “Their families put so much value on education.” That’s a question I… Read more
Most colleges not ready to ask about LGBT status
ELMHURST, Ill. (AP) – Gary Rold didn’t necessarily consider himself a pioneer when he decided that Elmhurst College would begin asking applicants about their sexual orientation. “I thought… Read more
College enrolment numbers fall for first time since 1999
Union accuses government of giving young people mixed messages by making education too expensive for many The number of teenagers enrolled at colleges in England has fallen for… Read more
