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With child poverty forecast to rise by 400,000, Keir Starmer’s pledge to improve the life chances of early learners is a matter of the utmost urgency
A third of children starting school in England aged five are not “school ready”. For children from disadvantaged backgrounds, that figure is much higher – just under half of children eligible for free school meals enter the classroom not...
Government says allegations ‘deeply distressing’ as dossier of allegations grows in wake of Observer investigation into Mossbourne schools
The government has expressed alarm at “deeply distressing” allegations of emotional harm at one of the country’s leading academy trusts after an Observer investigation.
Almost 140 parents, students and teachers have now spoken out about “systemic” and...
A 1561 charter granted powers to imprison young working-class women found walking with undergraduates after dark
In 1561, a little-known charter granted the University of Cambridge the power to arrest and imprison any woman “suspected of evil”. For nearly 350 years, the university used this law to incarcerate young working-class women found walking with undergraduates after dark in...
The desks came out of a dumpster, and the computers are hand-me-downs. But students say Abundance Academy is a haven from bullying and crowded classes.
Dozens of schools say they provide free tuition to students whose families earn under a certain income. How does it work?
She devoted her career to teaching teachers how to prepare the youngest and most vulnerable children to fulfill their potential.
Large numbers of children are missing more than 10% of school hours, a report finds.
A group that won a Supreme Court case challenging affirmative action at Harvard and the University of North Carolina had also sued the military academies.
It is the second time in less than two years the senior leadership team has faced such action.
A teacher who had a knife pulled out on him by a pupil says classroom behaviour is at its worst.
Prime minister says problems in health, housing and education will take years to rebuild
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Keir Starmer has told voters not to expect rapid public service improvements as he seeks to relaunch his faltering government withlong-term targets on housebuilding, living standards, energy, policing, education and the NHS.
In broadcast interviews on Friday morning, the...
Costs at one nursery are up 40% in recent years, and it faces an annual shortfall of over £30,000.
Two boys, ages 5 and 6, were rushed to hospitals on Wednesday after they were shot by a gunman on their rural school campus in Northern California.
The school, a bastion of D.E.I., will no longer require the statements in hiring decisions and is considering a broader shift in its policies.
With degrees disappearing and reading rates plummeting, the arts face a critical moment in education and culture
The announcement that Canterbury Christ Church University in Kent is to stop offering English literature degrees has set several hares running, most of them in the wrong direction. The university said in effect that hardly anyone wanted to study English literature at degree level any...
They might have sounded a tad familiar, but the prime minister is hoping these pledges will win back trust
Sir Keir Starmer’s speech on Thursday mentioned the word “milestone” eight times and “missions” 13 times. There were also three “promises” and a “pledge”.
This all added up to one big thing: the prime minister attempting to turn the tide after a difficult start in government, by setting...
Ofsted’s chief inspector says he is worried about the number of pupils who are partly home-educated.
Keir Starmer is going to announce measurable targets to judge his government’s progress on its key missions.
As Hamish Wilson, 18, faces further life-changing surgery, £80,000 has been raised for his recovery.
The gunman at the Feather River Adventist School in Oroville, Calif., later died of what appeared to have been a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the authorities said.
On the test, American fourth and eighth graders posted results similar to scores from 1995. It was a sign of notable stagnation, even as other countries saw improvements.