Pupils to get more time to complete SAT tests because 90pc are failing pilot tests
dailymail.co.uk     May 9, 2008            

Ministers have said pupils will be allowed to take their 'Sats' exams whey they are ready after only 10 per cent of students passed the pilot exams Children are to be given more time to sit revamped Sats after it emerged nine in ten failed one of the trial exams. The... [read full story]                

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Prosecutor's book helps parents discuss sex abuse

newsok.com     29 mins ago          

NEW YORK - Prosecutor Jill Starishevsky was working on the case of a little girl who had been consistently raped by her stepfather when she got an idea of how she could help families prevent such horrific acts. The girl, from a...                

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Title for gay marriage ban changed

sacbee.com     15 mins ago   2 related          

Associated Press - Published 4:08 pm PDT Saturday, July 26, 2008 SACRAMENTO -- When Californians get their ballot pamphlets in the mail, they'll see a new description of the proposed constitutional amendment to outlaw same-sex...                

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Teachers' union calls for an end to 'divisive' faith schools

dailymail.co.uk     23 hrs ago   3 related          

Ministers are being urged to halt the expansion of Muslim faith schools to ensure children get a 'balanced upbringing'. Faith schools fuel community tensions and could lead to pupils having little or no contact with children of...                

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Labour U Turn on free school meals - The fastest U Turn in the West?

dailyreferendum.blogspot.com     yesterday   5 related          

From the Conservative website:Just hours after a national newspaper was briefed that a proposal to offer all children free school meals 'will be included in the [Labour] party's manifesto' for the next election, Ed Balls's...                

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