Payback time should also be extended to help avoid a future debt crisis, says the UK 2020 report.

The US has more citizens who are illiterate than many of its developed counterparts. Why is that?

Parents struggling to cope with their violent autistic children say they are not being supported.

Pools and sports halls across England are at risk as council budget cuts bite, say town hall bosses.

A pioneering new project helps young people with life-limiting conditions to express their opinions.

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Student society warns reducing Oxbridge equality to 'political soundbites' can do harm.

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Noëlla Coursaris Musunka, founder of Malaika school in DR Congo, wants girls to become African pioneers.

A rural primary and an inner city high school are among the best in Wales, according to Estyn.