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Children of all ages should study philosophy in school to develop their critical thinking skills, education experts said today.

Today marks the 10th anniversary of Tony Blair's promise to eradicate child poverty by 2020, but about 30% of children remain beneath the breadline. Amelia Gentleman reports

Alberta legislators passed legislation early Tuesday that will give parents the option of pulling their children out of class when lessons on sex, religion or sexual orientation are being taught.

Classroom assessment reform is much more than using a variety of new techniques. It means teachers using their judgments about children's knowledge or understanding to improve the teaching process and to determine what to do for individual children.