A gunman who had been on the lam for a week held 11 fifth-graders hostage at a school Friday but was tackled outside a classroom without any harm to the children, police said.</img>
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Hundreds of children are suspended daily for violence against other school pupils, official figures show.

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Schemes to improve prisoners' skills and qualifications in English jails have "failed in almost every respect", MPs say.

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The total cost of going to a private four-year college rose to $34,132 on average for the 2008-09 academic year, according to a report released Wednesday.</img>
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Grants for new university students in England next year are to be cut after the government underestimates how many are eligible.

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Pupils should be kept in school grounds for lunch to stop them eating take-away food, says Schools Secretary Ed Balls.

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A London secondary school wins a court ruling against the school adjudicator which told them its admissions rules were unfair.

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Researchers comparing problem-solving skills say that many more teenagers in the 1970s scored at a higher level.

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A ex-comprehensive school pupil, the focus of an elitism row after Oxford University rejected her, has graduated from Cambridge.

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The number of pupils suspended 10 times in a single school year rather than permanently excluded doubles inside three years.

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