He has been widely praised outside of New York for pushing to improve the education outcome of poor and minority students, but often sparred with unions and parent groups, particularly over his emphasis on testing.

WSJ: Schools Chancellor Klein Resigns, Joins News Corp.

The report calls for better and more independent educational and careers advice for pupils as young as 14, new funding arrangements to dissuade sixth forms from "retaining students who would benefit from technical or vocational education" and a new TechBacc or VocBacc as an alternative to the Ebacc for technically minded GCSE students.

BBC: Apprenticeships 'should last three years' - report

The college exceeded its Further Education Funding Council targets for 1998-99 and has record numbers of new students enrolling this September.

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