So you thought the age of child labour was over in Britain …
Catherine Bennett: We applaud the sacrifices of young carers, yet do nothing to alleviate their isolation or vulnerability
Schwarzenegger’s ebook plans are not a greener option
Duncan Graham-Rowe: California's plans to drop traditional textbooks will no doubt spare a few trees - but Arnie should be rolling out greener e-reader devices at the same time
Education by ebook branded a ‘cheapskate’ plan
Academics disagree with Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to scrap traditional textbooks in California
Congratulations to our new children’s laureate Anthony Browne
Why our panel of judges picked illustrator Anthony Browne, creator of the much-loved Gorilla and Willy the Wimp, as the sixth children's laureate
Arnold Schwarzenegger to scrap school textbooks in favour of ebooks
Governor of California seeks to cut budget deficit by replacing 'outdated' textbooks with electronic reading devices
Why new dads don’t always love their baby
Authors want to break 'conspiracy of silence' over fatherhood's guilt, misery and pretence
Edward Neill
Obituary: A literary critic and scholar who published widely on Jane Austen and Thomas Hardy
Why study Latin?
New figures show that demand for Latin teachers outstrips supply. We shouldn't be surprised
Latin rides again as schools turn back to classics
Guerillla effort by lone teachers has seen number of state schools teaching the subject rise
‘Why don’t we stop hurting the planet?’
Telling our children about climate change could leave them traumatised. When and how should we do it, asks Leo Hickman
This spiteful campaign has neither rhyme nor reason
Catherine Bennett: Surely there should be statute of limitations on hounding Derek Walcott. After all, his actions weren't unusual then
Derek Walcott should still be in the race
Lindsay Johns: Allegations of sexual impropriety should not prevent Walcott becoming the Oxford professor of poetry. Art and life are separate entities
Alison Weir
Obituary: Educator, author and historian who wrote a compelling study of her Ayrshire forebears