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Universities feel funding squeeze
Three quarters of England's universities are facing real-term budget cuts - for the first time since Labour came to power.
Campus turmoil
Students stage sleep ins over cuts at Sussex
Letting go
How yoga is helping to calm schoolchildren
'One in seven' students attacked
One in seven female students has been the victim of a serious sexual or physical assault, a survey suggests.
Price tag
How about paying $200,000 to study for a degree?
Asthma death boy 'was neglected'
A boy who suffered an asthma attack at a Stockport school died of natural causes contributed to by neglect, an inquest jury rules.
Extra £23m pledge for social work
£23m is to be put into frontline social work and serious case reviews will be made clearer, says the children's secretary.
Straight As at A-level 'doubled'
The proportion of pupils getting three A grades at A-level has almost doubled since the 1990s, says exam board.
Schools urge action on legal drug
Head teachers say a ban on the legal drug mephedrone should be considered following the deaths of two teenagers.
Oxford chief calls for fees rise
The "preposterous" limit on tuition fees should be scrapped, says Oxford University chancellor Lord Patten.
'Stop guilt' over private schools
Parents should not be made to feel guilty for paying for education, say private school leaders.
Expats lose pension freeze case
More than half a million UK pensioners living overseas will continue to have their pensions frozen after a court decision.
Lonely children calling helpline
The number of children calling the national helpline Childline because they are feeling lonely has risen, a study has found.
Rise in students in sex industry
The number of university students who know someone who has worked in the sex industry has risen from 3% to 25% in 10 years, research claims.
Low-quality nursery food warning
Nursery food is poor and could be subjected to new nutritional guidelines, a government-commissioned report says.
Expats wait for pensions verdict
More than half a million UK pensioners living overseas will find if they have won an appeal against freezing of their pensions.
Care order fees to be abolished
Fees for bringing care and supervision cases to court are to be abolished, the Justice Secretary announces.
Taboo subject
Hidden problem of children sexually abusing children
News Day highlights
BBC's School Report featured a raft of highlights from 25,000 students who produced some amazing reports and features.
Balls supports 'pupil premiums'
Labour's Ed Balls stokes up the battle over school funding - putting forward his own plans for "pupil premiums" for poorer pupils.
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