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In over their heads
Ngoc Bich from Hanoi said her six-year-old boy’s life involves nothing but studying.
He wakes up at 6 a.m. to go to school and returns at 4:30 p.m. Once home, he takes a shower, has dinner and does his homework until 9:30 p.m. before going to bed in order to wake up early the next day, she said.
Many parents have echoed Bich’s concerns, saying their children have had to study far more than should be necessary for a first-grader.
Facebook 'cuts student drop-outs'
Gloucestershire College says social networking is used to keep students informed and in touch with staff.
"There has been a significant improvement in retention," says media curriculum manager, Perry Perrott.
Using such teenager-friendly communication tools has a "positive effect on motivation", says the government's technology agency, Becta.
Open-plan school hearing problems
In particular there are concerns that children with hearing problems could be missing out on lessons.
The government has now announced tougher rules for acoustics before approval will be given for new schools.
It follows complaints from the National Deaf Children's Society that some new schools had poor acoustics.
Laptop for every pupil in Uruguay
President Tabaré Vázquez presented the final XO model laptops to pupils at a school in Montevideo on 13 October.
Over the last two years 362,000 pupils and 18,000 teachers have been involved in the scheme.
The "Plan Ceibal" (Education Connect) project has allowed many families access to the world of computers and the internet for the first time.
Science adviser warns of fee rise
John Holman, director of the National Science Learning Centre, said: "It is difficult to see how excellence is sustainable without it".
Professor Holman was speaking at the launch of a report on improving science teaching in schools.
The government is soon to begin a review of tuition fees in England.
"It's very difficult to see how a future of excellence throughout the university system can be maintained unless at some point there's a more economic approach to university fees," said Prof Holman.
"I think at some point we need to question whether the cap on fees is lifted."