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The General Teaching Council for England - a body set up to investigate alleged misconduct - is to be axed, says education secretary Michael Gove.

This word has appeared in 24 Times articles over the past year.

Lesson Plan | Our lessons are on summer vacation, but here's a look back at STEM-related lessons from the 2009-10 school year.

More than 1,000 schools in England have contacted the government to express interest in becoming an academy, says the education secretary.

The government appoints a new chief executive to lead Doncaster Council, which was criticised over the deaths of seven children.

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Changes in education policy are often not based on any research evidence, says a study of 25 years of education initiatives.

6 Q's About the News | Why are young Americans venturing to Russia to apprentice at a dance academy in Moscow?

Union contracts require layoffs to be by seniority, especially burdening the city’s new, small schools and their typically young, recently hired staffs.

Maryland and the District joined 34 states Tuesday in competing for a share of $3.4 billion in federal aid for school improvement efforts such as stronger teacher evaluation. But Virginia stayed on the sidelines.


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Thirty-five states and the District of Columbia submitted applications Tuesday for the second round of the U.S. Department of Education's Race to the Top competition to boost student achievement and school reform....

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New York State submitted a Phase II Race to the Top application in Washington, DC today for $696.6 million in funding to advance progress of the Regents reform agenda through 27 projects over four grant years. $477 million of the RTTT funds would be awarded directly to participating LEAs (school districts and charter schools) over the course of the grant while $219.6 million would be used to build statewide capacity of educators and directly support new curriculum models, standards, assessments, teacher and principal preparation and professional development as well as the statewide student data system.

Lesson Plan | Our lessons are on summer vacation, but here's a look back at social studies-related lessons from the 2009-10 school year.

BLAUVELT, N.Y. (AP) -- A 14-year-old boy pulled a pellet gun at a suburban New York middle school on Tuesday and pointed it at a teacher, then waved it at passing cars outside until a retired police officer wrestled it away, police said....

Summer homework is popular with educators but reviled by students.