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Pakistan facing language 'crisis' in schools
Study of education system claims dominance of Urdu and English is a barrier to effective schooling for all but a linguistic elite and threatens to undermine social cohesionPakistan's commitment to...
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Advanced: Last rapper in Gaza struggles to make his voice heard
Too western for Hamas - hopes of bringing hip hop to a conflict zone dashed
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Lower intermediate: Kenyan builds dream of flight in back yard
Take your lower-intermediate learners on a flight of fancy with the man who is building an aeroplane in his front yard
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Lib Dem MP Mike Crockart 'promised to resign over tuition fees votes'
MP who was subject of impersonation hoax yesterday has repeatedly said he would vote against proposed rise in tuition fees, according to Edinburgh University Students AssociationRepresentatives of...
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World education rankings: which country does best at reading, maths and science?
The OECD's comprehensive world education ranking report, PISA, is out. Find out how each country compares• Get the dataThe world education rankings from the OECD are out. The UK is slipping down in...
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Tuition fees up, social mobility down | Peter Lampl
Slashing funding while almost trebling fees is a shot in the dark, and universities have been gutless in accepting their lotLast month I came out publicly against the government's proposals for a rise...
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'Third of universities in England could close'
UCU says cuts mean 49 institutions, all granted university status since 1992, would be seriously threatenedMore than a third of England's universities may be forced to close or merge as a result of...
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The shortcomings of shorthand
A couple of weeks ago a Daily Telegraph reporter (take a bow, Christopher Hope) tape-recorded a conversation over lunch with Lord Young. The result: Young was forced to step down from his advisory role...
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All in it together? Young people and the cuts
Are young people unfairly disadvantaged by the spending squeeze? Here's a list of nine areas, from housing to education in which teenagers and young adults appear to be disproportionately shouldering...
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The Joy of Stats: Is BBC4 the best teacher I never had?
BBC4 is turning educational TV into an artform with last night's The Joy of Stats and its beautiful infographicsThe image of educational TV was summed up by spoof science series Look Around You:...
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Cribsheet 08.12.10
Sarah Teather is today's chartbreaking entry to the tuition fees U-turn top tenToday's chart-breaking entry into the U-turn top tenA Sky news journalist has captured Sarah Teather who used her maiden...
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Cameron and Miliband exchange insults over tuition fees
• Prime minister calls Labour leader a student politician• At least I didn't hang around with people who wrecked restaurants, says MilibandDavid Cameron and Ed Miliband traded personal insults over...
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The real Turner prize winner: this one's for you, Glasgow
Turner prize star Susan Philipsz comes from a long line of innovative artists and musicians with Glaswegian rootsDouglas Gordon, who in 1996 became the first Glaswegian artist to win the Turner prize,...
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While Britain rails against the government, the music world remains silent
When BBC 6 Music was at risk, the backlash was loud and effective. Now students and the welfare state are under fire, musicians and DJs have nothing to sayFirst they came for BBC 6 Music, and everyone...
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Tweeted student protest pictures
Students take to the streets around the country to demonstrate against increased tuition fees
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The Business: Protests and the battle of the generations
Protesters against tax avoidance managed to temporarily close the flagship Topshop store on London's Oxford Street this week. And as MPs prepare to vote through a trebling of the cap on tuition fees,...
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Why Welsh students won't pay a tuition fee rise | Leighton Andrews
Shielding Wales-domiciled applicants from fee rises has been called 'apartheid'. But Westminster is welcome to follow our leadLast week, I announced that whatever the outcome of Thursday's vote on...
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Students protest as tuition fees vote looms
A day before the government votes on plans to increase tuition fees, students take to the streets to demonstrate
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Labour rejects claim Huhne may have to abandon climate talks for tuition fees...
Government says Ed Miliband's refusal to pair climate change secretary with a Labour MP for key vote could force Chris Huhne to leave climate change summit in MexicoLabour is refusing to make...
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Student fees protests: woman claims she was beaten by police
Student Tahmeena Bax filing complaint with IPCC over claim police beat her unconscious at protest in LondonA student is filing a complaint with the Independent Police Complaints Commission after she...
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