| | | | | A-levels aren't easier, say headteachers | | CAMDEN headteachers have rubbished claims that A-levels are getting easier, despite only 2.8 per cent of exams being failed nationally. The director of sixth form at La Swap's William Ellis School Malcolm Rose said pupils should be given the credit they deserve. | | The Ham&High Network, Mon Aug 18 05:51:23 PDT 2008 | | | | Life of Pie | | Let me first apologize to anyone who was dining at Pie in the Sky Pizza in Cool Springs early Saturday evening a few weeks back. | | Nashville Scene, Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:27:56 GMT | | | | Survey highlights student skills famine | | DESPITE record A-levels, too many school and college leavers have poor basic skills, according to a Forum of Private Business survey. | | ic CheshireOnline, Wed Aug 20 06:08:26 PDT 2008 | | | | Hockey mom for life | | It's the most natural of all emotions for a mother to feel: pride for her child. | | Interior News, Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:27:52 GMT | | | | Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac shares plummet | | Shares of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continued their plunge Wednesday as investors became increasingly convinced that the stocks will drop to zero if the government bails out the ... | | The South Mississippi Sun Herald, Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:27:50 GMT | | | | A Look at the 2008 SFA Offensive Line | | The biggest part of the battles that take place on the football field are won and lost by some of the most overlooked, and underrated athletes in any sport, offensive linemen. | | CSTV.com, Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:27:28 GMT | | | | Pupils feel three A-levels no longer enough for university | | Increasing numbers of teenagers believe that three good A levels are no longer a passport to a university degree and are opting to take four or more subjects in an attempt to stand out from the growing crowd getting three A grades. | | Times Online, Thu Aug 14 15:04:26 PDT 2008 | | | | Martha Robinson: A-levels are hard ? in the wrong places | | If you're about to collect the exam results that hold the key to your future, it's frustrating to wake up to the news that 25 per cent of A-level students this year will receive A grades, and to the seasonal accusation that exams have got easier. It's even more frustrating when you know it's true. Don't get me wrong: A-levels are hard. As a member of that 25 per cent, I sacrificed a social ... | | Independent, Thu Aug 14 16:07:18 PDT 2008 | | | | Campus Advantage Comes Home to Madison, Wis. | | Campus Advantage, the world's largest privately-held student housing management company, today announced that it has been awarded management contracts for historic student properties, the Towers and Statesider, ... | | The South Mississippi Sun Herald, Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:26:21 GMT | | | | Anne Perkins: A-levels are elitism for everyone | | Anne Perkins: What my daughter learned for her A-levels was how many marks each question is worth and what she needs to spew out in order to score them | | Guardian Unlimited, Thu Aug 14 08:25:58 PDT 2008 | | | | Review: 2 new devices mix learning with games | | Leapfrog Enterprises AP Photo In this photo provided by Leapfrog Enterprises Inc., showing two of their new hand held devices, Leapster2 and Didj. | | The News Tribune, Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:25:58 GMT | | | | A-levels you cannot fail | | Exam chiefs today backed A-levels that will become almost impossible to fail as teenagers scored recordbreaking grades. Only 2.8 per cent of exams were failed as the pass rate rose for the 26th year in a row. | | Evening Standard, Thu Aug 14 05:53:04 PDT 2008 | | | | Royal Society Responds To Science And Maths A-Level Results, UK | | In response to today's A-level results Martin Rees, President of the Royal Society - the UK national academy of science - said: "Today's results for science and maths A-levels give us reason to be encouraged. Maths and further maths have continued their robust recovery with the numbers of students taking these A-levels increasing for the fifth year in a row. | | Medical News Today, Mon Aug 18 05:15:52 PDT 2008 | |
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