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Indonesia's new primary school curriculum has been lambasted for 'dropping' English, but its real failure is to deny children in this multilingual nation a chance to learn in their mother tongue

Article in NewStatesmen about the inclusion of multi-cultural writers in the British school curriculum. The headline comes from John Agard's poem Listen Mr Oxford Don.

Laura Barton: Those who mock the inclusion of modern cultural references in the syllabus are misguided to think English was a once-fine structure now at risk (Guardian Online - Opinion)

Laura Barton: Those who mock the inclusion of modern cultural references in the syllabus are misguided to think English was a once-fine structure now at risk (Guardian Online - Opinion)

Writing in the Times, Caitlin Moran says she was initially horrified to discover that her Twitter feed, along with speeches by Russell Brand and the lyrics of Dizzee Rascal

Writing in the Times, Caitlin Moran says she was initially horrified to discover that her Twitter feed, along with speeches by Russell Brand and the lyrics of Dizzee Rascal

Is including Russell Brand in the reading list a "rubbish" idea or total genius? Tell us what you think should be on the reading list for UK language and literature course (Guardian Blog)

Is including Russell Brand in the reading list a "rubbish" idea or total genius? Tell us what you think should be on the reading list for UK language and literature course (Guardian Blog)

UK A-level students will study Russell Brand's views on drugs and Caitlin Moran's Twitter feed alongside more conventional literature in a new A-level that was immediately denounced as "rubbish" by sources at the Department for Education (Guardian Online

UK A-level students will study Russell Brand's views on drugs and Caitlin Moran's Twitter feed alongside more conventional literature in a new A-level that was immediately denounced as "rubbish" by sources at the Department for Education (Guardian Online

The new Common Core State Standards, a set of national benchmarks for American public schools, do not require students to learn cursive. As a result, states and districts are grappling with whether to teach this skill.

The new Common Core State Standards, a set of national benchmarks for American public schools, do not require students to learn cursive. As a result, states and districts are grappling with whether to teach this skill.