Latest Links 02/29/2008

BBC NEWS | Education | School choice 'fuels segregation'  Annotated

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School admissions and parental choice are fuelling segregation, says the man in charge of England's admissions.

BBC NEWS | Education | Primary schools 'have got worse'  Annotated

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A narrowing of the curriculum has led to a decrease in the quality of English primary schooling, says a report.

"High stakes" testing of pupils has led to a system "focused on literacy and numeracy at the expense of the broader curriculum", it suggests.