Teachers at flagship Islington free school vote to strike over new ‘zero hour’ job terms – Education News – Education – The Independent

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/teachers-at-flagship-islington-free-school-vote-to-strike-over-new-zero-hour-job-terms-9089009.html

Stumbling and Mumbling: Paul Krugman & the nature of economics

http://stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com/stumbling_and_mumbling/2014/01/paul-krugman-the-nature-of-economics.html

Revealed: taxpayer-funded academies paying millions to private firms

http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/jan/12/taxpayer-funded-academy-paying-millions-private-firms-schools-education-revealed-education

Why is the government being so secretive about free schools?

http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/jan/07/why-is-government-secretive-about-free-schools

Letters: Empty rhetoric on private schools’ grip on top jobs

Letters: Empty rhetoric on private schools’ grip on top jobs

http://gu.com/p/3kd43

Of course you don’t need qualified teachers in free schools. Or qualified brain surgeons, for that matter – Comment – Voices – The Independent

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/of-course-you-dont-need-qualified-teachers-in-free-schools-or-qualified-brain-surgeons-for-that-matter-8916236.html

BBC News – What does Al-Madinah say about free schools?

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/education-24569961

Schools are not market experiments; kids are not school consumers; Gove is not fit for purpose and should be placed in special measures.

Michael Gove held talks with ‘IQ genes’ professor – Education News – Education – The Independent

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/michael-gove-held-talks-with-iq-genes-professor-8876500.html

Local difficulties: The problems of poor white children in school – Editorials – Voices – The Independent

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/editorials/local-difficulties-the-problems-of-poor-white-children-in-school-8877399.html

Education in brief: Is Michael Gove playing fast and loose with the facts?

Education in brief: Is Michael Gove playing fast and loose with the facts?

http://gu.com/p/3tmf4