As the row continues over an Islamic cultural centre to be sited near to Ground Zero in New York, the first US Muslim college has opened in California.

A sociology professor has attacked the deputy Prime Minister's claim that parenting is more important than poverty in ruining children’s life chances.

The National Council of Churches USA has urged President Obama and members of Congress to support public schools as guarantors of each child’s right to an education.

Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg MP is the first speaker in a series of Social Justice Lectures hosted by The Salvation Army, aimed at hearing from the main political parties in the pre-election period.