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Leon Botstein, Bard College’s President, Had Epstein Ties. He Is Also Seen as a Campus Savior.
The president of Bard College raised millions to save his school from closure. As he sought donations, he talked with Jeffrey Epstein about music, watches and young female musicians.
University of British Columbia Professors Sue School Over Political Correctness
A group of academics at the University of British Columbia say the school’s D.E.I. policies and practices, which include land acknowledgments, violate a law that requires universities to be “nonpolitical.”
Pupils with SEND to have support reviewed after primary, leaked plans suggest
Leaks suggest plans for a complete redesign of special educational needs and disabilities support in schools.
A Child Misses 3 Weeks of School. Should Protective Services Step In?
A growing number of states are debating whether to alter their policies on summoning child protection officials if a student has excessive absences.
Students report safety concerns on campus‑to‑town route
Students say the night‑time walk between campus and the town centre feels unsafe, citing poor lighting and limited CCTV.
Councils in England call for ‘radical’ means testing of Send school transport
Demand is rising at unsustainable rate and could cost £3.4bn by 2030-31, local authorities warn
Families who have children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) should be means tested for school transport, according to councils in England, who say demand is rising “at an unsustainable rate”.
Local authorities are urging the government to be “radical” in its Send reforms,...
Child poverty figures in the UK expected to be revised down
Official figures going back to 2018 are set to take billions in under-reported benefits income into account.
Tens of thousands more students join legal action over Covid-hit studies
Sign-ups to Student Group Claim in England and Wales escalate amid reports of £21m payout by University College London
Tens of thousands more students who were at university during the pandemic have joined a group claim for compensation, amid reports of a £21m payout by one of the UK’s leading institutions.
Lawyers acting for student claimants said a further 30,000 from different universities...
Britons living in Europe face repayment hikes amid Reeves student loans row
Exclusive: UK graduates working in Germany and Belgium – and possibly other countries – informed of rises as salary threshold is cut
Britons living in some European countries face a huge rise in their student loan repayments later this year, the Guardian can reveal, in a move that threatens to trigger a fresh backlash for Rachel Reeves.
UK graduates working in Germany and Belgium – and...
School heads struggle to find work-life balance amid ‘exhausting’ pressures
The NAHT say the role of a school principal in Northern Ireland is “unsafe, unsustainable and professionally indefensible”.
What Does ‘God-Centered’ Education Have to Do with Public School?
Linda McMahon is shocked — shocked! — that there’s been a backlash to the Department of Education’s ‘History Rocks!’ tour.
At These Gaza Schools, ‘Peace Building’ Is Part of the Curriculum
A fast-growing network of private schools, the brainchild of a North Carolina neurosurgeon, is teaching 9,000 war orphans and other needy Palestinian youngsters.
Teacher who lied about Cambridge degree banned
Regulatory panel says teacher’s conduct fell “significantly short of the standards expected”.
US students and professors: tell us if the Epstein files have affected your university
Some universities and colleges have taken action involving faculty or affiliates named in the documents. We want to hear about what’s happening where you study or work
As fallout from the large release of documents connected to Jeffrey Epstein continues, a handful of US universities have taken action against faculty or affiliates named in the files.
At some campuses, professors have been placed...
Why are some students claiming Covid compensation from universities?
Dozens of universities face legal action from students who say they missed out during the pandemic.
Free tuition under threat without revenue boost, report warns
Scotland’s more generous benefits and public policies may have to be reconsidered, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
School first to trial new music curriculum
A Bristol primary school has been learning how to create their own music using the free programme.
Banned teacher was ‘under influence of alcohol’
Emma Taylor-Erwin admitted driving to work while under the influence of alcohol in 2019.
Students in England and Wales launch legal action over online teaching during pandemic
More than 170,000 seek compensation after UCL Covid settlement opens door to claims across university sector
Dozens of universities are facing legal action from more than 170,000 students seeking compensation after their studies were moved online during Covid.
Pre-action claim letters have been sent to 36 universities in England and Wales, including Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Cardiff, Leeds,...
Student debt is a generational injustice. Why are we squeezing graduates harder than the super-rich? | Gaby Hinsliff
Reform of this stealth tax is long overdue – and with it, a shake-up of the whole university system
Never go to war with Martin Lewis. The one iron law of politics is that the financial guru who built moneysavingexpert.com has a quasi-godlike status in Britain, the man millions trust with their cash in a way they would never trust any politician. If he takes up a cause, he usually wins. So when...