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From the early 1800s to the late 1960s, the federal government forced Native American children into boarding schools where they faced abuse and neglect that led in some cases to death.
The proposal, which faces tough legal prospects, would offer forgiveness to millions of borrowers who are unable to pay back their loans because of financial setbacks.
President Biden’s trip to the battleground state of Arizona will be the first time an American president has apologized for the abuses that happened at the schools over a period of 150 years.
Proportion of students eligible for free school meals at 15 who progress to higher education falls from 29.2% to 29%
The proportion of disadvantaged teenagers in England going on to study at university has fallen for the first time on record, leading to accusations that the country is moving backwards in terms of social mobility.
Figures released by the Department for Education show that 29% of...
Readers discuss a column by Bret Stephens. Also: A flood of election mailers in Pennsylvania; speech on campus; fighting malaria.
The deadline is approaching for parents to apply for their preferred secondary school for their child.
The special educational needs system is financially unsustainable, the National Audit Office warns.
Universities such as Columbia and Princeton rebuke educators for posts and comments criticizing war in Gaza
Several professors at universities around the US are facing disciplinary actions in regard to their support for the pro-Palestine movement and their students holding protests on college campuses.
At Columbia University, Katherine Franke, law professor and the director of the Center for...
We want to hear from UK parents, teachers and support workers on their perspective on special educational needs
A National Audit Office report found there has been no signs of improvement in the lives of children with special educational needs (SEN) despite funding reaching record levels.
After a 58 percent increase in real-terms funding from 2014-15 to 2024-25, the National Audit Office wrote,...
In today’s newsletter: Despite a 58% increase in funding over a decade, there has been no improvement in outcomes, a new report reveals
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Good morning. The annual budget for children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) in England now stands at £10.7bn, an increase of 58% in a decade. Despite that, there has been no...
Hannah says she is lucky she wasn’t thrown out of university after being caught using AI.
National Audit Office report finds no signs of improvement in lives of pupils despite record spending
The bill for special needs education in England has hit £10bn a year, with the number of children and young people entitled to government support in the form of education, health and care plans set to double to 1 million within a decade, a landmark report has found.
The investigation by the...
The mother of the boy says she feels vindicated by a watchdog’s report into the case.
Universities have cracked down on professors for pro-Palestinian activism, saying they are protecting students and tamping down on hate speech. Faculty members say punishments have put a “chill in the air.”
A mum says her daughter came home in tears after she did not have a smartphone to use in a lesson.
A projected 5 percent drop in this year’s freshman class follows a number of disruptions last year, including persistent failures with the FAFSA form.
Decision affects secondaries and primaries approved by previous government using its ‘free school’ application process
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Ministers have paused plans to open 44 new state schools in England, including three sixth form colleges backed by Eton, while they review each school’s potential demand and value for money.
The decision will affect mainstream secondary and...
Bosses say introducing a day off each fortnight is helping to motivate and attract new staff.
The Tories put British children’s prospects of escaping a poor background into reverse. This is Labour’s chance to fix that
As the budget approaches, outrage from the Tories and their media outriders at any mention of proposed tax rises is reaching boiling point. Never a word of what they would do about collapsing public services. Misleading claims about what the well-off pay already (no, the...
A new pilot scheme helps councils find eligible children who are unregistered for free school meals.
Government ministers are considering outlawing physical punishment of children, Department for Education confirms.