David Boren, an Oklahoma Eminence as Governor and Senator, Dies at 83
A Democrat, he became a powerful voice on national intelligence in the Senate before leaving to become president of the University of Oklahoma.
Education
‘Brain injury stole my daughter’
Bella, from Ingleby Barwick, had been healthy until she contracted Covid-19 aged 17, her mum says.
School will crumble without repairs – teachers
School leaders are calling for support to make repairs to the Grade II-listed building.
Church threatens legal action over school closures
The Diocese of Portsmouth has set out its legal opposition to the Isle of Wight Council plans.
Green light for £50m programme to improve schools
The money will be used to build new schools and for refurbishments to improve energy efficiency.
Primary school ‘calmer’ following pupil training
About 20 pupils are learning how to be “upstanders” so that they can look out for younger children.
The schools where smartphones won’t be allowed
A charity wants parents to delay smartphone purchases for their children until they are least 14.
Universities should consider using reserves to save jobs – minister
Critics say extra funding announced will not solve Wales’ higher education financial challenges.
N.Y.U. College Republicans President Resigns After Remarks About Barron Trump
The leader of the national organization said that the university chapter’s president had not been authorized to speak with “Vanity Fair” for a profile in which she said President Trump’s youngest son was “sort of like an oddity on campus.”
‘We must stop mollycoddling kids’ says Saturday detentions head teacher
Inside the school where a controversial new head warns against “hiding behind words like wellbeing”.
Review of school sex survey to be published
The survey hit the headlines in 2021 after asking pupils as young as 14 about their sexual experiences.
Education Dept. Gives Schools Two Weeks to Eliminate Race-Based Programs
The department’s Office for Civil Rights warned that it would penalize schools that consider race in scholarships, hiring and an array of other activities.
Deputy head raised behaviour issues before stabbing
A deputy head teacher wrote to the Welsh government expressing concerns about behaviour at the school.
Unaccredited online schools cost more than £400k
Dozens of children in one county have been sent to unaccredited online schools at a cost of more than £400,000.
Less than a third of 18-year-olds apply for uni
Wales will be at an “economic disadvantage” if it doesn’t increase student numbers, sector warns.
‘VAT on private school fees has a huge impact’
Parent Lisa from Hassocks says the changes should not apply to those already in private schools.
When are secondary school places announced for 2025?
Parents will soon find out which schools their children will be attending from September this year.
Visually-impaired student challenges DSA failings
Tilly Gerra requires support to study at university, but says she still faces “immense difficulties”.
Should teacher numbers drop as school rolls fall?
Pupil numbers are set to fall by 90,000 by 2040, but ministers want to maintain school staffing.
QUB denies staff pressured to give higher grades
Staff were told they should note that higher marks are awarded at other universities.
Teacher strikes in Glasgow suspended following talks
Members of the EIS union were due to walk out on 20 February unless cuts were halted and reversed.