After 40 Years, the Pizza Hut Book It! Kids Are All Right
Pizza Hut’s Book It! literacy program, founded in 1984, has reached more than 70 million students — and counts the radio host Charlamagne Tha God among its fans.
Education
Deaf pupil, 9, angry at lack of school interpreter
Maisie has missed several weeks of school as Shropshire Council has not found her a new interpreter.
Students taught about spiking dangers in new campaign
Students at the Royal Agricultural University took part in a silent disco to learn about spiking.
School has worst pupil attendance rate in England
A councillor says improvements must be made to get schoolchildren back into the classrooms.
Five Charged in Cheating Scandal That Helped Over 200 ‘Unqualified’ Texas Teachers
Prosecutors said that the “kingpin,” a high school basketball coach in Houston, had helped educators fraudulently pass more than 400 tests.
Extra billions for schools in England will be quickly swallowed up, say experts
The roughly £9bn unveiled in budget expected to disappear rapidly due to rising costs and years of underinvestment
Schools in England are to get a multibillion-pound injection of funding, with extra money for children with special educational needs, but experts have said it will be rapidly swallowed up by rising costs and much more will be needed after years of underinvestment.
Among a raft of...
Palestinian student stripped of UK visa after Gaza remarks wins human rights appeal
Home Office failed to show presence of Dana Abu Qamar was ‘not conducive to public good’, according to tribunal ruling
A Palestinian student who was stripped of her student visa after remarks she made about the Israel-Gaza war has won a human rights appeal against the Home Office’s decision.
The Home Office failed to demonstrate that the presence of Dana Abu Qamar, 20, was “not conducive to...
Five charged in Texas over alleged $1m ring to certify unqualified teachers
Prosecutors say impersonators took tests on behalf of applicants, and testing proctor was allegedly bribed
Five people in Texas have been charged in connection with an alleged fraudulent teacher certification scheme, which prosecutors say was used to improperly certify hundreds of unqualified teachers to work in local school districts throughout the state.
At a press conference on Monday led by...
NHS, schools, transport: Where Budget pledges are being spent
BBC correspondents analyse how much Budget money has been pledged in key areas and where the money will be spent.
Autumn budget live: Rachel Reeves raises taxes by £40bn and increases spending on NHS and schools
Chancellor announces changes to employers’ national insurance contributions, inheritance tax, capital gains tax and other duties
Budget 2024: key points at a glanceFull report: Reeves raises taxes as she promises to rebuild public services
George Osborne is credited with popularising the baseline theory of economic policy, which says the government always has the advantage in politics because,...
College Football Is Big Business. Athletes Are Paying the Price.
Players are dealing with far-flung travel, jet lag and the pressures of trying to balance the roles of student, athlete and entrepreneur more than ever before.
Massachusetts Ballot Question 2 and the Value of Standardized Tests
A ballot initiative targets tests rather than fixing problems in the system
Push for black and Asian soldiers’ input in world wars to be taught in UK schools
Exclusive: Awareness of contribution of black and Asian soldiers could help tackle racism, say leading minority ethnic voices
Politicians and community leaders are calling for the history of black and Asian soldiers who fought for Britain in the world wars to be taught more widely in schools to help tackle ignorance, racism and anti-Muslim prejudice.
Speaking on the 110th anniversary of the...
What is an apprenticeship and how much are wages going up by?
Going to school, college or university five days a week is not the only way to get a qualification.
San Jose State Women’s Volleyball Team Finds Itself at Center of Transgender Debate
After reports that the team includes a transgender player, several schools have forfeited matches against the university out of protest.
Chicago’s Mayor Is Following a Teachers’ Union Playbook
In Chicago, the mayor and the teachers’ union are tightly connected. The relationship has ushered in generous spending and led to political turmoil.
Questions over how university runs up £53m deficit
Cambridge University says finances are “strong” despite a report pointing to a £53m deficit.
Four-and-a-half day school week plan to be dropped
The local authority in Dumfries and Galloway is being advised to keep the current school structure.
VAT change is existential threat to private schools – headteacher
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to outline the plans in her budget on Wednesday.
Why tuition fees are set to rise – and what this means for students
With the cost of living rising, many students are concerned about the growing financial pressures at university
Did you solve it? How to outsmart a shy voter
The answer to today’s polling puzzle
Earlier today I asked you the following puzzle, about voters who give wrong answers to opinion polls because they embarrassed to admit to their preferences. Here it is again with a solution.
The shy voter puzzle
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