British Education

The Global Search for Education: Knowledge

C. M. Rubin | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Bringing Knowledge Back In, Standardized Testing, UK Education, British Education, Education, Michael Young, Education News
C. M. Rubin

Fueled by international test scores which indicate that the UK is lagging behind other nations in education, the British education debate has focused on a number of issues.

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UK And US Administering Tests To Toddlers

Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: United Kington, Preschoolers, Department of Education, Education Department, Early Childhood, Race to the Top, Early Childhood Education Programs, Preschool, Standardized Testing, Usdoe, Early Childhood Education, British Education, Education News

Testing early development has a new meaning: 2-year olds in England will be given mandatory "progress checks" under a new government initiative to det...

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Inside The I.B.

The New York Times | D.D. Guttenplan | Posted 09.03.2011

Read More: High School Diplomas, College Admissions, IB Exams, US Education, Examinations, High Schools, College, IB Program, Diplomas, International Baccalaureate, British Education, Education News

LONDON — Rows of sweating, fidgety college-bound students sit waiting to collect their diplomas, half listening to the platitudes offered by princip...

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WATCH: 15-Year-Old Goes Off On U.K. Establishment

The Huffington Post | Craig Kanalley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: British Protests, United Kingdom, England, 15-Year-Old British Protester, British-Protest-Education, British Education, Protesters, 15-Year-Old, British Student Protests, Video, World News

British students protesting tuition hike fees at national universities now have a viral video to rally around: a rousing address given by a 15-year-ol...

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