Call to scrap 'obsolete' Standard Grade exams  
STANDARD Grades are irrelevant and should be scrapped, education experts said yesterday, after it emerged fewer pupil...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:40
Rain misery at the double  
PEOPLE in Edinburgh have been hit by double the average amount of rainfall in the last couple of months.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:40
College drums up interest with open day series  
A SERIES of open days are being held at the Telford College campus.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:40
University funds drive tops £200m  
EDINBURGH University's record-setting fundraising campaign has passed the £200 million milestone.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:40
Call to end use of colleges as 'day centres for disabled'  
COLLEGES are currently providing little more than social care for people with disabilities, according to an equal rig...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:40
Online exam results fiasco caused by SQA error  
A MISTAKE in a letter sent to pupils by Scotland's exam body contributed to thousands of teenagers receiving their re...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:40
£40m plans to get inside our heads  
A MASSIVE £40 million project with the aim of helping scientists to better understand the human brain was announced ...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:40
Lottery grant will help put Children First  
A CHARITY has been awarded more than £130,000 to provide a range of services for youngsters.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:40
Move won't stop lifesaver  
A LIFEGUARD trainer at a university sports centre has vowed to continue offering courses in lifesaving during expansi...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:40
Napier role for nursing chief  
THE principal of Napier University said today that she was "delighted" to appoint NHS Lothian's nursing director as a...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:40
DVDs to help babies learn 'may hinder skills'  
EDUCATIONAL DVDs and videos which claim to enhance the cognitive development of infants may hinder rather than help t...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:40
Exams meant to challenge clever pupils losing appeal  
PUPILS are taking fewer Advanced Highers for the first time in four years, it was revealed yesterday as thousands of ...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:40
City maths prodigy joins the A team  
A MATHS prodigy was celebrating this morning after gaining an A in his Highers at just 14.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:40
Log-on jam leaves students in dark over results  
SCOTLAND'S online exam results service is to be reviewed after thousands of teenagers failed to log on because they f...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:40
Duke dishes out awards at royal banquet  
STAFF at Edinburgh University are to receive awards from Prince Philip during a special dinner at the Palace of Holyr...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:40
12th Graders Show Better Grasp of Market Forces Than Expe...  
The nation’s high school seniors performed significantly better on the first nationwide economics test than they di...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:03
Shuttle Endeavour Lifts Off Toward Space Station  
The space shuttle Endeavour lifted off, carrying pieces of the International Space Station and a living reminder of t...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:03
On Education: Some Wonder if Cash for Good Test Scores Is...  
Should cash be used to spur children to do better on reading and math tests?
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:03
Good Scores on National Economics Test  
The nation’s high school seniors received better scores than were expected on the first nationwide economics test.
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:03
Serve Breakfast in Class, Advocates for Poor Urge  
Advocates said that the practice of serving breakfast in cafeterias failed to attract most of the children who need it.
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:03
Michigan: University Responds on Crime  
Eastern Michigan University said it would establish a warning system in its response to a report that found it had co...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:03
Universities Install Footbaths to Benefit Muslims, and No...  
As the nation’s Muslim population grows, issues of religious accommodation are becoming more common, and more compl...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:03
Teacher-Astronaut to Fly Decades After Challenger  
Barbara R. Morgan, a former teacher, is about to fulfill a two-decade-old dream by becoming the first “educator ast...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:03
Bridge Hero Gets Offer: Paid Tuition  
A full scholarship has been offered to Jeremy Hernandez, a struggling former student who kicked open the back door of...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:03
Raul Hilberg, 81, Historian Who Wrote of the Holocaust as...  
A Jewish émigré from Nazi-occupied Vienna, Raul Hilberg helped begin the field of Holocaust studies with his long, ...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:03
Wisconsin: Sentence in Shooting of Principal  
A 16-year-old was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole in the shooting death of his high school...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:03
Books of The Times: The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit  
In this stunning memoir, Ms. Lagnado gives us a deeply affecting portrait of her family and its journey from wartime ...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:01
Books of The Times: Russia’s Castaway Intellectuals in ...  
Lesley Chamberlain brings some forgotten intellectuals back to life and argues that their banishment was a turning po...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:01
Tale of Ruling Class Privilege Touches a Nerve in Italians  
A new book on Italy’s political class has become a phenomenon, catching the wave of a widespread national malaise.
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:01
Summer Reading Programs Gain Momentum for Students About ...  
A certain canon of college-assigned summer reading is emerging: books that are readable, short, engaging, cheap.
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:01
Screens Blog: The Writer’s Agony: Scented Candles  
BookVideos.tv is clearly intended not so much for readers but rather for "booklovers." But what I can't take my eyes ...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:01
Violent protest erupts over 'anti-Islamic' book  
News: Poet and novelist Taslima Nasrin has been attacked at the launch of her book, Getting Even, in southern India.
Guardian Unlimited 2007-08-10 18:00:51
Author accused of murder after art imitates death  
Aug 9: A Polish writer is on trial for murder after writing a crime novel in which he closely detailed the facts of a...
Guardian Unlimited 2007-08-10 18:00:51
Harry Potter and the boy wizard translator  
Aug 8: A French Harry Potter fan was arrested and held by police after allegedly posting a pirate translation of the ...
Guardian Unlimited 2007-08-10 18:00:51
Obituary: Glenda Adams  
Aug 8: A novelist and short story writer, she drew on her remembered Australian childhood.
Guardian Unlimited 2007-08-10 18:00:51
Judge rules against JK Rowling in privacy case  
Aug 7: Harry Potter author JK Rowling failed today in a legal bid to ban publication of a photograph taken in the str...
Guardian Unlimited 2007-08-10 18:00:51
Obituary: Nazik al-Mala'ika  
Aug 6: Hugely influential female Arab poet.
Guardian Unlimited 2007-08-10 18:00:51
Physics adventure at holiday camp  
Children are urged to go on a physics-based adventure at Butlins seaside holiday camps.
BBC News 2007-08-10 18:00:07
Primary tests results improving  
Primary school test results in England have shown a slight improvement in English, maths and science.
BBC News 2007-08-10 18:00:07
Numbers down at rebuilt schools  
A Bristol secondary school rebuilt under a £120m private finance initiative is to halve the number of pupils it admits.
BBC News 2007-08-10 18:00:07
Missing 's' means results stress  
A missing letter in a web address causes problems for frustrated pupils seeking Scottish exam results.
BBC News 2007-08-10 18:00:07
Call for academy special schools  
Autistic children should have equal access to schools with academy status, says an autism campaigner.
BBC News 2007-08-10 18:00:07
Higher results 'better than 2006'  
The percentage of students passing Higher exams increases compared with last year.
BBC News 2007-08-10 18:00:07
Students log on to pick up their exam results  
THOUSANDS of youngsters logged on to receive their Scottish exam results a day earlier than normal today.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 06:01:26
Pupils spread anti-drugs and drink message  
PUPILS from a city secondary school who took part in a drug and alcohol awareness project have received an award reco...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 06:01:26
Young leaders in Rotary turn  
THREE teenagers are to take part in a leadership course after winning funding from local Rotary Club members.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 06:01:26
Baroness takes on Napier role  
A FORMER MP has been appointed an honorary doctor of law at a city university.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 06:01:26
Plan for school pupils to sit driving theory test  
TEENAGERS will be offered cut-price car insurance and the chance to take their driving theory test at school under pl...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 06:01:26
Lecturer hails jobs scheme  
A SENIOR college lecturer has hailed a scheme to help West Lothian youngsters find employment.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 06:01:26
Children have a Knockout time in park  
CHILDREN enjoying their school holidays took to Inverleith Park to take part in an It's A Knockout contest.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 06:01:26
Awards for academics  
EDINBURGH University has recognised the research and teaching of three men by awarding them honorary readerships.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 06:01:26
Academic study 'not always best'  
Parents are being urged to take a fresh look at vocational qualifications for their children.
BBC News 2007-08-10 06:00:06
Physicists solve sticky problem with levitation  
A WAY of making tiny objects levitate by reversing a mysterious force of nature has been proposed by two physicists a...
Scotsman 2007-08-06 18:01:32
Universities giving state school pupils' applications pre...  
SCOTTISH universities might give extra weighting to state school pupils when dealing with oversubscribed courses, edu...
Scotsman 2007-08-06 18:01:32
No need for the postie with online exam results  
THOUSANDS of teenagers across Scotland have been switching on computers and mobile phones today to find out if they p...
Scotsman 2007-08-06 18:01:32
Exam result record  
RECORD numbers of young Scots are to receive their exam results from the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) this...
Scotsman 2007-08-06 18:01:32
School flagged for green work  
A LOTHIANS school has won the prestigious green flag award to recognise its contribution to the local environment.
Scotsman 2007-08-06 18:01:32
Great-great gran gets degree at 94  
A 94-YEAR-OLD great-great-grandmother appears to be the world's oldest recipient of a master's degree, an official wi...
Scotsman 2007-08-06 18:01:32
Psychometric tests: pity the class of 2007  
As if university graduates didn't have enough to worry about... the trend for psychometric tests is bad news for Max...
Telegraph (UK) 2007-08-06 18:01:14
Any questions?  
Liz Lightfoot answers your queries.
Telegraph (UK) 2007-08-06 18:01:14
Bringing pet problems to heal  
Wendy Miller introduces our new columist, Pete Wedderburn.
Telegraph (UK) 2007-08-06 18:01:14
Arts Education: Book Tackles Old Debate: Role of Art in S...  
In a new book, Ellen Winner and Lois Hetland of Project Zero — an arts-education program at the Harvard Graduate S...
New York Times 2007-08-06 18:00:57
Prosecutors Charge Five in the Death of a Student  
Two Rider University officials and three fraternity members were charged in connection with the death of a freshman l...
New York Times 2007-08-06 18:00:57
The Boy Next Door  
Tessa Hadley is eerily precise in her sketches of everyday people in upper-middle-class British settings.
New York Times 2007-08-06 18:00:55
Lost in Tehran  
In Dalia Sofer’s first novel, a father is separated from his Jewish family in Iran shortly after the revolution.
New York Times 2007-08-06 18:00:55
Not the President’s Men  
New books by Stanley Weintraub and Mark Perry cast light on the relationship of a commander in chief and his generals.
New York Times 2007-08-06 18:00:55
Family Resemblances  
A Dickensian novel about a man’s search for his missing brother and the horrors of war.
New York Times 2007-08-06 18:00:55
The Days of Their Lives  
A British family’s trove of documents provides an intimate view of the 17th century.
New York Times 2007-08-06 18:00:55
Coetzee’s Canon  
A Nobelist’s essays on 20 great writers of the 20th century.
New York Times 2007-08-06 18:00:55
The Road to Rightville  
The essays in the anthology “Why I Turned Right” offer a tantalizing clue as to how conservative pundit-intellect...
New York Times 2007-08-06 18:00:55
The Funny Pages | Sunday Serial: ‘Doors Open’  
This week, Chapter 13: Mike was dreaming about trouble at sea. For some reason, he had dismissed his crew and set sai...
New York Times 2007-08-06 18:00:55
Books of the Times: Our Man in Iraq, Embedded Unhappily  
Nicholas Kulish, the Berlin bureau chief for The New York Times, was embedded with the marines in 2003 while working ...
New York Times 2007-08-06 18:00:55
Correction: Photo in the Review of the ‘Age of Betrayal’  
A picture on July 22 with a review of “Age of Betrayal: The Triumph of Money in America, 1865-1900,” by Jack Beat...
New York Times 2007-08-06 18:00:55
Correction: The Review of ‘Legacy of Ashes’  
A review on July 22 about “Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA,” by Tim Weiner, referred incorrectly to Defen...
New York Times 2007-08-06 18:00:55
Sean O'Hagan on Jack Kerouac's dazzling novel On the Road  
Fifty years ago Jack Kerouac's dazzling novel On the Road became the blueprint for the Beat generation and shaped Ame...
Guardian Unlimited 2007-08-06 18:00:45
Review: Tokyo Year Zero by David Peace  
Japan in 1946, bombed and brutalised, is the bleak setting for David Peace's Tokyo Year Zero, says Tim Adams.
Guardian Unlimited 2007-08-06 18:00:45
Review: The Return of the Player by Michael Tolkin  
Michael Tolkin's The Return of the Player goes back to the Hollywood game, says Killian Fox.
Guardian Unlimited 2007-08-06 18:00:45
In search of lost time  
From chemistry sets to homemade face scrubs - following the success of The Dangerous Book for Boys comes The Great Bi...
Guardian Unlimited 2007-08-06 18:00:45
Rereading: Middlemarch by George Eliot  
Virginia Woolf called Middlemarch 'one of the few English books written for grown-up people'. Anti-romantic, yet inte...
Guardian Unlimited 2007-08-06 18:00:45
A life in writing: Amiri Baraka  
In the 1960s, Amiri Baraka converted from Greenwich Village Beat poet to Harlem agitator, influencing a generation of...
Guardian Unlimited 2007-08-06 18:00:45
Review: The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak and Enligh...  
Elizabeth Lowry on Elif Shafak's The Bastard of Istanbul and Maureen Freely's Enlightenment, two novels that bravely ...
Guardian Unlimited 2007-08-06 18:00:45
Review: Winnie and Wolf by AN Wilson  
Terry Eagleton finds that politics is glossed over in AN Wilson's fictional take on Hitler and the Wagners, Winnie a...
Guardian Unlimited 2007-08-06 18:00:45
Review: Galileo Antichrist by Michael White  
Michael White's Galileo Antichrist depicts the struggle between science and faith, says Simon Callow.
Guardian Unlimited 2007-08-06 18:00:45
Review: Master and Servant by Carolyn Steedman  
Carolyn Steedman's Master and Servant puts servants back at the centre of working-class history, says Kathryn Hughes.
Guardian Unlimited 2007-08-06 18:00:45
New A-levels earn accreditation  
New A-levels designed to stretch pupils and recognise the highest levels of achievement are approved.
BBC News 2007-08-06 18:00:06
Bullying fears over summer break  
Thousands of children fear being bullied or becoming a victim of crime during the holidays, a charity warns.
BBC News 2007-08-06 18:00:06
No tuition fees for children of asylum seekers  
CHILDREN of asylum seekers who have been in Scotland for more than three years are set to have their university tuiti...
Scotsman 2007-08-06 06:01:23
Physics chief named for Heriot-Watt  
A NEW head of engineering and physical sciences has been appointed at one of the city's universities.
Scotsman 2007-08-06 06:01:23
Pupils tackle freedom and fear at show  
AN exhibition of youngsters' artwork dealing with issues such as fear and freedom is to go on display.
Scotsman 2007-08-06 06:01:23
Nursery's junk visit is Bang On  
NURSERY children were learning to play music on recycled instruments today after a visit from a junk percussion duo.
Scotsman 2007-08-06 06:01:23
NHS boss given university role  
NHS Lothian's director of nursing has been given the title of visiting professor at Napier University.
Scotsman 2007-08-06 06:01:23
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