Disaster-Ravaged Families Are Begging: Put Schools First
Climate-related disruptions are here to stay, and children remain an afterthought
Education
Who is criticising Labour’s new education bill – and why?
Education secretary Bridget Phillipson is trying to win over critics of proposed curbs on academy schools’ freedoms
Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has launched a charm offensive to win over critics of her new education bill, after warnings that it would be “catastrophic” for disadvantaged children and could reverse more than a decade of progress in England’s schools.
The government has...
American Children’s Reading Skills Reach New Lows
With little post-pandemic recovery, experts wonder if screen time and school absence are among the causes.
Oklahoma schools plan to require proof of students’ immigration status
Proposal from state board of education condemned by teachers and rights groups, as parents and students protest
Parents enrolling children in Oklahoma public schools will be required to provide proof of their child’s US citizenship or legal immigration status under a proposed rule approved Tuesday by the state board of education.
The board voted unanimously to approve the rule aimed at helping...
‘We don’t just teach – we clothe the kids, feed them and brush their teeth’
A survey of teachers in England suggests lots of schools are having to provide extra help for families.
Schools Rattled as Trump Administration Demands Scrutiny of Education Programs
The Trump administration has paused federal dollars to some grantees as it tries to uproot policies like diversity, equity and inclusion. Schools and universities are worried important programs could be halted.
Oklahoma Moves to Require Schools to Ask Students’ Immigration Status
The rule would not block undocumented students from enrolling, but it would supply the Trump administration with information to aid immigration enforcement.
Cardiff University plans to cut 400 jobs and axe courses
Vice-chancellor Wendy Larner says “it is no longer an option for us to continue as we are”.
California Historical Society to Dissolve and Transfer Collections to Stanford
The society faced financial challenges that were exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. Its nearly 600,000 items stretch back before the Gold Rush.
Cardiff University to cut 400 staff and drop subjects including nursing and music
Union describe reductions as ‘cruel’ as university says it will run out of money without changes
Cardiff University has announced plans to shed 400 academic staff – almost 10% – and cut subjects including nursing, music and modern languages, saying it will run out of money in four years if no changes are made.
Academics, union representatives and students expressed shock and dismay at the scale...
Southport attack: families not told for six months about killer’s Prevent referrals
Police knew Axel Rudakubana had been referred three times after his arrest last July
The families of those killed or wounded in the Southport attack were not told for six months that the killer had repeatedly been referred to Prevent, the Guardian has learned.
Police knew that Axel Rudakubana had been referred three times to the official scheme aiming to stop people becoming terrorists, less...
Children joined riots for the ‘thrill’, report says
The children’s commissioner says children often made impulsive decisions to become involved in the riots.
Britain’s oldest teacher looks back on his legacy
Dr Neville Brown founded a specialist dyslexia school and has helped hundreds of children.
Delay buying children smartphones, schools urge
A group of 49 schools in Solihull sends letters to parents highlighting the risks of smartphones.
The Guardian view on teachers’ pay: colleges don’t deserve second-class status | Editorial
College staff deserve a pay rise along with their peers. Widening the gap with schools would be a serious mistake
Teachers at sixth-form colleges in England should not be missing out on the 5.5% pay rise awarded to their colleagues across the state school sector. That up to 4,000 of them will do so, unless the government agrees to fund a backdated increase, is due to the messy patchwork of...
Florida Is Scouring College Textbooks for Antisemitism
State university officials began the effort in response to social media outrage over test questions about terrorism. The effort has infuriated professors.
Tennessee Legislature Meets With Trump Playbook on its Agenda
A special session set to start Monday afternoon pairs disaster aid with two priorities for both the president and Gov. Bill Lee of Tennessee: tougher immigration laws and school vouchers.
Keir Starmer did not discuss threat of US tariffs on UK imports in first call with Donald Trump, No 10 says – UK politics live
Downing Street says PM’s call with Trump was ‘warm’ and did not include tariffs, Greenland, defence-spending or Ukraine
The hearing has stopped for a short break. Heather Hallett, the chair, tells Badenoch that her evidence will be finished by lunchtime.
Keith is now asking Badenoch about the fourth report produced by the Race Disparity Unit. It was produced in December 2021.
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University seeks more job cuts to save £19.5m
The university opens a voluntary redundancy scheme and will not fill vacant roles to cut costs.
Videos from school rugby trip investigated by police
The PSNI has confirmed it spoke to the school and investigated the matter, but no further action was taken.
GSK signs £50m deal with Oxford University on cancer vaccines
Collaboration over at least three years aims to help understand how pre-cancerous cells develop
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GSK has said it will spend £50m on a project with the University of Oxford to investigate whether vaccines could be used to prevent some cancers.
The FTSE 100 pharmaceutical company said that the GSK-Oxford Cancer Immuno-Prevention Programme will look at how...