Deep-fried food banned in new plans for school dinners
Schools are being told to cut down on sugary desserts, and provide more vegetables and whole grains.
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The surprising reality of how teenage girls still define themselves
Despite strides in feminism, why do teen girls still seem to view themselves through the lens of boys?
Fried nuggets and steamed sponges off menu in school food overhaul in England
Campaigners welcome first update of school food standards in 13 years, which aims to help lower obesity rates
The government is to announce an overhaul to school food standards in England that will lead to calorific classics such as fish and chips and steamed sponges being banned.
The new rules of the first major update to school food standards in 13 years will apply from September. They are...
When Should Judges Sound the Alarm?
A retired judge and a law professor respond to a Page A1 article. Also: Censoring college professors; executive power after President Trump.
‘I feel helpless’: college graduates can’t find entry-level roles in shrinking market amid rise of AI
Young American graduates expressed frustration over fewer job openings and longer searches
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American college graduates are facing the worst entry-level job market since the pandemic, with the underemployment rate reaching 42.5% – its highest level since 2020.
Several young graduates told the Guardian about their...
Parents, Consider Underachieving
I am just so tired, and so bad at crafts.
Judges Fired After Blocking Deportations of Pro-Palestinian Students
The immigration judges’ abrupt dismissals marked the latest efforts by the Trump administration to reshape the country’s immigration courts.
Student loan interest could rise despite cap on rates
Temporary limit in England and Wales won’t stop many facing higher charges from autumn due to jump in inflation from Iran war
Government caps some student loan interest at 6%
Some students and graduates are likely to pay slightly less interest on their student loans than expected as a result of action taken by the government this week.
But while many higher earners will benefit from the news...
The parents using play to stop children getting ‘trapped’ by screens
Researchers say more speech and interaction around children can aid the development of young brains.
I got a £10,000 loan for my nursing degree. Now they say it’s an error and I have to pay it back
Students and graduates have described their shock at being told they were not eligible for the loans they received.
Weekend students at 15 universities in England told to return loans and grants
Student Finance England tells about 22,000 students their universities wrongly told them they were eligible
More than 20,000 university students in England who received government maintenance loans and grants worth thousands of pounds have been told they will have to pay them back because their universities wrongly told them they were eligible for the money.
About 22,000 students studying for...
22,000 students told to pay back ‘mis-sold’ maintenance loans
Those affected have been told their courses were never eligible for maintenance or childcare loans
‘Excessive’ financial risks threaten survival of many English universities, report warns
High levels of borrowing and rapid expansion among dangers identified by Higher Education Policy Institute
Many English universities are taking excessive financial risks that threaten not only their own survival but that of others in the sector, a thinktank has warned.
High levels of borrowing at some institutions and rapid expansion of student numbers are among the dangers identified in a...
Rightwing group PragerU thinks ‘western civilization is in danger’. Their plan? Infiltrate US schools
As teachers eagerly adopt its free lesson plans and the White House boosts its videos, the non-profit’s leaders are intent on one goal: attracting young people to conservatism
In the fall of 2013, a silver-haired conservative radio host named Dennis Prager flew to Texas to woo a pair of rightwing billionaires. A few years earlier, Prager had co-founded a digital education non-profit, Prager...
Charity cleared after claims it forced pupils to send Valentine’s Day cards to asylum seekers
Watchdog finds complaints against City of Sanctuary UK were ‘misleading and false’ after online attacks over its migrant welcome project
A refugee charity subjected to vicious social media attacks over a migrant welcome project in schools has been cleared after watchdogs found allegations it encouraged pupils to send Valentine’s Day cards to asylum seekers were misleading and false.
City of...
Schools in knife crime hotspots to get specialist training
A new partnership will provide training for school leaders about knife-crime risk, the government says.
Pupils back to school in holidays to deal with fallout from cyber attack
The Education Authority says as of Tuesday morning about 80% of post-primary schools are back online.
Plan 2 student loan interest rates capped at 6% in England
The cap on Plan 2 and postgraduate loan interest rates comes amid a risk of rising inflation.
UK government caps student loan interest rates at 6%
Minister says change for plan 2 and 3 loans in England and Wales will ‘protect borrowers’ from impact of global conflict
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The interest rate on plan 2 and plan 3 student loans will be capped at 6%, the Department for Education has announced.
Graduates with plan 2 loans currently pay interest rates based on the retail price index (RPI) measure of inflation, plus...
‘Our teachers use AI to mark mock exams’
Headteacher Julia Polley says students get quicker and more detailed feedback, without teacher bias.
Want to know capitalism’s endgame? Just look at private equity – it has captured our everyday lives | Hettie O’Brien
These companies now own everything from nurseries to care homes, squeezing vital services for profit while we foot the bill
It was the free croissants that gave it away. And the Scandinavian-style furniture. And the tasteful pastel walls. It was different from other nurseries I’d viewed: marginally more expensive, the aesthetic equivalent of a WeWork for toddlers. I was eight months pregnant,...