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Education

Sudan: Discrimination As Students Struggle to Access Secondary School Exams

Tuesday at 16:57 PM, via AllAfrica

[Ayin English] Sarah Khalaf Allah, a third-year high school student in a war-torn area east of Khartoum, eagerly anticipates the upcoming high school exams, but uncertainties persist about her ability to participate as the region is under the control of the Rapid Support Forces.

Report finds ‘shocking and dispiriting’ fall in children reading for pleasure

Tuesday at 08:01 AM, via The Guardian

National Literacy Trust finds only 35% of eight to 18-year-olds enjoy reading in their spare time, a sharp drop on last year to the lowest figure yet recorded

Children’s reading enjoyment has fallen to its lowest level in almost two decades, with just one in three young people saying that they enjoy reading in their free time, according to a new survey.

Only 34.6% of eight- to 18-year-olds...

Labour’s stopgap tuition fee rise is a further test of students’ faith

Monday at 22:51 PM, via The Guardian

First lift since 2017 staves off fuller reckoning with higher-education funding but gives no confidence for the future

It was always going to be difficult for a Labour government to get it right on tuition fees. Having once promised they would be abolished, Keir Starmer’s team have been forced to announce an increase just months after assuming office.

In the face of mounting warnings about the...

The Guardian view on raising university fees: help for poorer students must be prioritised | Editorial

Monday at 20:54 PM, via The Guardian

By ending the freeze, ministers will ease funding pressures. But student loans need further reform

The announcement that the tuition fees paid by English students (but not Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish ones) are to rise next year is a response to the financial crisis threatening the sector. With about 40% of England’s universities suffering deficits, course closures and a fall in...

Labour set to raise tuition fees amid deepening university financial crisis – UK politics live

Monday at 16:32 PM, via The Guardian

Fees could rise from £9,250 to about £9,500 and the move is expected to come into force from September 2025

Starmer went on to say the government was “going to treat people smugglers like terrorists”. And he explained what that meant.

So we’re taking our approach to counter terrorism, which we know works, and apply it to the gangs with our new Border Security Command.

We’re ending the...

University fees in England to rise next autumn for first time in eight years

Monday at 15:55 PM, via The Guardian

Ministers to announce increase in annual fees, which have been capped at £9,250 since 2017

UK politics live – latest updates

University tuition fees in England are to go up next autumn for the first time in eight years, the government will announce this afternoon.

If linked to inflation, it could take fees up to a record £9,500 in October 2025, providing some respite for universities who have...

Uganda: 79,000 Candidates Sit PLE This Week

Monday at 15:26 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nile Post] A total of 798,771 candidates will this week sit for their final Primary Leaving Examinations(PLE) in different centres around the country.

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