
Brightest pupils less able than 30 years ago, research shows | Education | The Guardian: "The brightest teenagers were far less clever than a generation ago, while their classmates of average intelligence are more able than they used to be, the research concluded.

Last week, the Guardian stepped up its online battle against the Telegraph for online readers by upgrading its RSS feeds to provide the full content of each article in a wealth of topic themed feeds.

The Conservative Party has promised to scrap the big ContactPoint children's database if they get elected. Terri Dowty is pleased.
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Tim Dowling: How to be a school tie rebel without getting it in the neck ... | Education | The Guardian: "Pupils at the Arthur Terry school in Sutton Coldfield have had their school ties banned and replaced with clip-on models.No votes yet

'Everything is connected': an article about Gregory Bateson in Saturday's Guardian.

Geoffrey Alderman: University standards under threat | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk: "But the externals were not furtherNo votes yet