Knowledge economy

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• Hispanic worry

  Why are Latino children falling so far behind in the US school system?

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• Rich list

  Harvard remains the wealthiest university in the world, as its endowment rises to £21bn.

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• Chile protests

  Chilean students have been campaigning for a reform of the education system

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• Translating from German

  German universities come top of a league table for sending and supporting overseas students

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• Graduate power

  University numbers are becoming a global measure of economic success.

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• University superpower?

  India has ambitious plans to create one of the world's biggest university systems

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• Blair's 'battle of ideas'

  Tony Blair sets out the role of universities in a global battle of ideas

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• UK's New York ambition

  Warwick University wants to become the first UK university to set up a US campus.

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• OU's global reach

  The Open University is to receive funding from the United States to improve staying-on rates.

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• Brand image

  A global league table ranks universities by their reputations among academics

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• Scotland's 'tech centre'

  An £89m innovation centre aims to place Scotland at the forefront of new technologies.

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• Pakistan 'emergency'

  The Pakistan government says the country faces an educational emergency.

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