Schools that completely restructure their leadership and give more pastoral support to children achieve soaring exam results and fewer exclusions, a report says.

Robert Mondavi, patriarch of the California wine industry and one of the most ardent and generous supporters of the University of California, Davis, died today at his Napa Valley home. He was 94 years old.

When Ruby Bridges walked into the formerly all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960, she stepped into history as an indelible symbol of integration.

University of Rochester President Joel Seligman told a crowd of about 500 Tuesday that the researchers, scholars and teachers are the driving force behind the success of the institution.

Sir Robert Jones bestowed his eponymous Philosophy Awards with all the humour and style that have come to characterise the colourful businessman and benefactor.