Opinion is divided on Michael Gove's proposals for an overhaul of secondary school qualifications in England. <link> <caption>The Financial Times says they do not pass</caption> <url href="http://www.ft.com/home/uk" platform="highweb"/> </link> the test but he might get an A for effort.
<link> <caption>The Independent thinks the Education Secretary</caption> <url href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/gove-faces-failure-clegg-to-veto-return-of-olevels-7873593.html" platform="highweb"/> </link> has some good ideas - and some that need more thought.
<link> <caption>The Guardian urges him to do some more revision</caption> <url href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/jun/21/nick-clegg-michael-gove-exams" platform="highweb"/> </link> and prepare for a re-sit. The Times says his plans could earn him an A but there is the potential for an F.
Written off
<link> <caption>The Daily Mirror's main concern</caption> <url href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/" platform="highweb"/> </link> is that replacing GCSEs with two exams - one for high achievers and another for less able pupils - would brand hundreds of thousands of children as second-rate from the age of 14.
<link> <caption>The Financial Times says there's a risk </caption> <url href="http://www.ft.com/home/uk" platform="highweb"/> </link> these children will be written off.
<link> <caption>But the Daily Telegraph thinks the one-size-fits-all</caption> <url href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/9347797/Nick-Clegg-attacks-Tory-plan-to-axe-GCSEs-and-reintroduce-O-levels.html" platform="highweb"/> </link> system has failed pupils at both ends of the spectrum.
<link> <caption>The Daily Mail says Mr Gove's plans</caption> <url href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2162926/Surprise-The-left-lash-Gove-Furious-Clegg-vows-scupper-plan-tough-new-O-levels-Labour-unions-throw-hands-horror.html" platform="highweb"/> </link> would drag Britain back up the international league tables.
Tax gags
The controversy over the tax affairs of comedian Jimmy Carr continues to attract widespread interest and nowhere more so than among his fellow comics.
<link> <caption>The Sun's lead says Mr Carr </caption> <url href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/4387686/Jimmy-Carr-was-mocked-about-his-tax-dodging-during-recording-of-8-Out-of-10-Cats.html" platform="highweb"/> </link> was given a "mauling" by colleagues at a recording of his TV show, "8 out of 10 Cats".
The audience burst into laughter as he was ribbed mercilessly. But it seems he took it all in good spirits.
<link> <caption>According to the Daily Mirror, </caption> <url href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/jimmy-carr-apologises-for-terrible-error-904764" platform="highweb"/> </link> he responded: "I've been dishing it out for years, it's about time I got some."
Greece v Germany
There's much interest in the Euro 2012 clash between Germany and Greece.
<link> <caption>The Times thinks it must be some kind of joke </caption> <url href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/" platform="highweb"/> </link> by the football gods, given the tensions on the political field.
<link> <caption>The Guardian points out many Greeks </caption> <url href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/21/germany-greece-politics-euro-2012" platform="highweb"/> </link> blame Germany for the severity of the austerity measures they are enduring.
With the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, attending the match <link> <caption>the Daily Telegraph wonders </caption> <url href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/germany/9347927/Euro-2012-Greece-determined-to-overcome-Germany-and-avoid-winding-up-order-in-quarter-final.html" platform="highweb"/> </link> whether the new Greek Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, will also be there.
