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Australian universities urge Albanese to join NZ in $170bn Europe fund amid Trump attacks on education

07 June at 06:16 AM, via The Guardian

Horizon Europe counts the UK and Canada among its partners, but industry insiders say Australia is concerned about the cost

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Australian universities are urging the Albanese government to join New Zealand in a $170bn Europe research fund amid US president Donald Trump’s sweeping crackdown on higher education and international...

Harvard’s Legal Battles With Trump: What to Know

06 June at 20:37 PM, via New York Times

This week, a federal judge sided with Harvard in one of its two lawsuits, blocking an order by President Trump to prevent international students from enrolling.

Tool to identify poisonous books developed by University of St Andrews

06 June at 17:34 PM, via The Guardian

Arsenic was historically mixed with copper to create a vivid green for book covers, which can irritate modern day readers

A new tool to quickly identify books that are poisonous to humans has been developed by the University of St Andrews.

Historically, publishers used arsenic mixed with copper to achieve a vivid emerald green colour for book covers. While the risk to the public is “low”,...

Jamie Oliver attacks Essex council for not recognising dyslexia as special need

06 June at 16:40 PM, via The Guardian

TV chef says he is ‘disgusted’ council ‘don’t want to spend the money’ on those diagnosed with neurological learning difficulty

The celebrity chef and campaigner Jamie Oliver has said he is “disgusted” by his native county of Essex for not formally recognising dyslexia as a special educational need.

Discussing his new documentary on dyslexia, Oliver claimed Essex county council did not want...

The best books for children about refugees

06 June at 16:30 PM, via The Guardian

Ahead of Refugee Week, we round up entertaining stories, poems and nonfiction to help children of all ages learn about refugees and gain understanding

Want your kids to have a better understanding of people seeking sanctuary? Ahead of Refugee Week this month the team behind A Day of Welcome, being celebrated in more than 550 schools across the UK on 13 June, have put together this reading list...

University of Michigan using undercover investigators to surveil student Gaza protesters

06 June at 12:00 PM, via The Guardian

Revealed: security trailing students on and off campus as video shows investigator faking disability when confronted

The University of Michigan is using private, undercover investigators to surveil pro-Palestinian campus groups, including trailing them on and off campus, furtively recording them and eavesdropping on their conversations, the Guardian has learned.

The surveillance appears to...

Free school meals extended but winter fuel changes could tax dead pensioners’ families

06 June at 09:42 AM, via The Guardian

Insiders describe chaotic process of reinstating payment and ‘dire optics’ of proposal to claw it back from wealthy pensioners who might die before their taxes come due

Bereaved families of tens of thousands of dead pensioners could be pursued by tax officials to recoup winter fuel payments under a new system being explored by the Treasury, the Guardian has learned.

In a further attempt to win...

How Manhattan Country School Suddenly Collapsed

06 June at 09:00 AM, via New York Times

Inspired by the civil rights movement, Manhattan Country School educated the children of aristocrats and undocumented immigrants. Then it got into real estate.

Harvard asks judge to immediately block Trump’s ban on foreign students

06 June at 02:54 AM, via The Guardian

University amends earlier lawsuit to challenge president’s proclamation barring students from entering US

Harvard University said on Thursday that Donald Trump’s move to bar foreign nationals seeking to study at the Ivy League school from entering the United States is illegal, and asked a judge to block it immediately pending further litigation.

Harvard amended an earlier lawsuit, which it had...

Free school meals for more children in England is a positive thing, but there’s a catch | Polly Toynbee

05 June at 18:09 PM, via The Guardian

The government’s announcement won’t mean much if disability and Pip cuts push more families into poverty

Good news. Free school meals for all children in England on universal credit is rightly being celebrated by schools, nurseries, further education colleges and children’s charities. There may only be 500,000 extra recipients estimated by the government now, but in the long run 1.7 million...

Free school meal expansion in England will benefit fewer than claimed, IFS says

05 June at 13:17 PM, via The Guardian

With data showing one in four pupils already get free lunches, institute says short-term benefits over-estimated

The expansion of free school meals will initially benefit far fewer children in England than claimed, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, as data shows more than one in four at state schools already receive free lunches.

The figures from the Department for Education’s...

Hungary’s crackdown on LGBTQ+ content violates human rights, says EU’s top court

05 June at 11:37 AM, via The Guardian

Legal scholar condemns ‘stigmatising’ law that bars such content from schools and primetime TV

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The Guardian view on Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws

A Hungarian law banning content about LGBTQ+ people from schools and primetime TV has been found to violate basic human rights and freedom of expression by a senior legal scholar at the European court of justice.

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