The Guardian view on the children’s bill: academy freedoms are beside the point

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1. Former Government advisor warns Labour's controversial curbs on academy schools will turn back the clock on educational standards | Daily Mail

2. Labour school reforms attacked by children's commissioner | The Telegraph

3. Labour's lack of vision on education is a matter of Phillipson's priorities | The Telegraph

4. Conservative law to ban phones in schools is a gimmick, Education Secretary says | Independent

5. Who is criticising Labour’s new education bill – and why? | The Guardian

The fuss kicked up by the Conservatives about the education bill over the past month has been about trying to land political blows – not making the lives of children in England safer or better.