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[UCT] “What does the world need? The world needs us to be different kinds of scientists. We need to be activists for science, and we need to be scientific activists. We need to show that what we are doing [is] evidence-based, and we actually need to go out there and fight for what is required.”
[Agenzia Fides] Kinshasa — At least 10 people were killed and several buildings burned down in an attack by ADF militants in the rural municipality of Mangina, in the Beni area, in the province of North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on the night of April 3rd. The buildings destroyed by the attackers include the local health center, which was partially set on fire, as...
Sunak has not ruled out leaving the ECHR while insisting he can implement Rwanda policy without needing to withdraw
Members of the National Education Union have voted to delay moving to a formal strike ballot until they know the detail of the government’s pay offer for 2024/5.
Delegates attending the NEU’s annual conference agreed the offer – when it comes – should be put to members in a snap...
Balancing confidence with broad smiles, the high school students in this documentary understand that camaraderie goes hand in hand with political ambition.
Students at Duke and U.N.C., both basketball powerhouses, have long labeled North Carolina State their “little brother.” But little brother — and sister — are off to the Final Four.
President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump are the oldest people ever to seek the presidency, challenging norms about what the public should know about candidates’ health.
[New Zimbabwe] Human rights lawyer, Advocate Martin Mureri, has successfully launched a court challenge stopping Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) in Masvingo from demanding part of tuition fees in US dollars.
Behind the erasure of disabled children lies the frightening belief that they don’t belong in ‘perfect’ pictures – or public spaces
There is a difference between being shocked and being surprised. I thought of that as I read the news that disabled children had been “erased” from their class photo in a primary school in Aberdeenshire.
A photographer is said to have taken separate pictures: one...
Former teacher Kerry Clegg says low literacy levels mean people cannot read medical notes.
Founder of Cocoa Girl magazine says children will also be taught creative writing, music and illustration
The founder of the first major Black children’s magazine in the UK is to open a journalism school to combat representation problems in the creative industries.
Serlina Boyd, who founded Cocoa Girl magazine with her daughter Faith, then aged six, during lockdown in 2020, will open the Cocoa...
[Premium Times] Mr Tinubu signed the repealed version in June last year and promised implementation would take off in September but it failed.
Long waiting lists and insufficient resources part of system that is ‘failing’ children, according to NEU members in England and Wales
One in three teachers say they have no behaviour support team for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (Send), while one in four have no educational psychologist or speech and language therapist to help them, according to a union survey.
The...
We want to hear from readers about how they’re choosing their schools while waiting for financial aid packages.
We’d like to know how you feel about your child’s school lunch – and how those lunches vary across the country
Across the US, parents, kids, educators and public health advocates are pushing to change the multibillion-dollar school meals industry.
At the same time, public schools have to contend with government requirements for nutrition, decreases in funding, religious and dietary restrictions...
The government’s extension of free nursery hours reflects a late recognition of problems the Tories’ are ill-equipped to address
Britain’s welfare state was conceived to care for citizens from cradle to grave, although changing governments have prioritised different parts of that demographic range. The Conservatives have tended to be most attentive to the older end of the electorate....
National Education Union members are expected to vote on whether to hold a formal strike ballot.
Daniel Kebede warns of ‘growing frustration’ within profession as UK heads towards a general election
Teachers in England and Wales could strike again as early as September, according to the head of the UK’s largest education union, who warned of “growing frustration” within the profession as the country heads towards a general election.
Daniel Kebede, the general secretary of the National...
[Premium Times] Their offences ranged from misconduct, theft, examination malpractice, hostel bed-space racketeering, extortion and assault to admission racketeering
From this week, working parents with two-year-olds will be eligible for 15 hours of free childcare.
National Education Union leader says morale among teachers is at ‘an all time low’ in radio interview
Good morning. Rishi Sunak’s first year in office was blighted by a wave of public sector strikes. Some of those disputes were ultimately resolved, but the problem has not gone away and this morning Daniel Kebede, president of the National Education Union, has been warning about the prospect of...
At this defining moment for English devolution, my new manifesto has clarity, ambition and three big ideas
Andy Burnham is mayor of Greater Manchester
This morning I will launch my campaign for a third term as mayor of Greater Manchester with a manifesto which is by far the most radical yet.
For those who have hitherto been sceptical of English devolution, hopefully our recent successful...