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Education Growth Advisors Becomes Tyton Partners

Education Growth Advisors announced today that it has become Tyton Partners, an evolved advisory firm that provides investment banking and strategy consulting services to the global knowledge sector. Under …

Lewis defends education criticism

Labour hits back at criticism of its record on education in Wales, saying Conservative plans for schools in England were “poxy” and “lame”.

Sex education 'failing millions'

Sex education is failing millions of young people, with most students turning to porn to fill in gaps in their understanding, according to the National Union of Students (NUS).

Chile's Bachelet prepares next phase of education reform

Chile's President Michelle Bachelet said on Tuesday her government was preparing the second phase of an ambitious education reform, hours after Congress approved the first set of changes. “What we've put an end to here is a set of illegitimate bases put in place during the dictatorship, behind the nation's back, and today we've recovered Chile's historic tradition and the best practices in the …

Education Storms Onto National Radar In 2015, But Not Innovation

On the heels of my predictions for education in 2015, activity around renewing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (also known as ESEA or No Child Left Behind) reached a fevered pitch seemingly out of nowhere, and President Obama further elevated education to the national agenda in his State of the Union address with a focus on making community colleges free for students and protecting …