Can Trump End the Department of Education?
President Trump signed an order calling for the agency to close, and has already gutted its staff and programs. Still, students may not see much change, at least at first.
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Pro-Palestinian Activists Sue U.C.L.A. Over Encampment Attack
The lawsuit says the university did not protect the activists from counterprotesters. Jewish students are also suing the university, saying it did not protect them from pro-Palestinian demonstrators.
What is the US Department of Education and what does it do?
Donald Trump is expected to try to undo the federal department on Thursday with an executive order
Donald Trump is expected to take the overwhelming step of undoing the Department of Education on Thursday when he will sign an executive order to dismantle the agency in charge of the country’s national education policy.
With the stroke of a pen, Trump will attempt to fulfill a campaign promise he...
Trump expected to sign executive order to abolish US education department
President made campaign promise to axe the department – but needs congressional approval to follow through
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Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday that instructs the US education secretary, Linda McMahon, to start dismantling the agency, seemingly attempting to circumvent the need to obtain the congressional approval needed to formally...
The Guardian view on the arts in schools: classrooms need more creativity | Editorial
The promising early signs are that Prof Becky Francis’s education review will boost music, art and drama
If the review of English schools led by Prof Becky Francis leads to a boost for the arts, this will be an excellent outcome. Already, many young people have good experiences of creative learning. Art and design is a popular GCSE, while class assemblies and concerts are a staple of the...
How the G.O.P. Went From Championing Campus Free Speech to Fighting It
President Trump and state politicians are pushing new laws and policies that crack down on curriculum, protests and speakers.
GCSEs harm our young people. Ministers should have the guts to abolish them – and start again | Simon Jenkins
A report out this week highlights how destructive the cult of the exam is in Britain’s schools. But it doesn’t go far enough
Just say it. Spit it out. Abolish GCSE. It has nothing to do with young people or their advancement. It has everything to do with quantifying, measuring, controlling and governing their preparation for life.
Last year, Prof Becky Francis was asked by the education...
Why Trump’s Ultimatum to Columbia Could Upend Higher Education
A demand for the university’s administration to place the Middle Eastern studies department under receivership could signal a broader crackdown across the United States.
Liberia: Book Reading and Discussion At the Liberian Learning Center Inspires Young Minds
[Liberian Observer] — As K. Riva Levinson continues book tour for Choosing the Hero
Republicans Once Championed Free Speech on Campus. Now, Not So Much.
President Trump and state politicians are pushing new laws and policies that crack down on curriculum, protests and speakers.
Labour scrutinises smartphone ban in schools as pressure grows over effect on teenagers
Exclusive: Netflix drama Adolescence has added to pressure from MPs for action to help schools tackle effects of social media on teenagers
Bridget Phillipson is to take a fresh look at smartphone bans in schools as pressure grows from MPs to act on the effect of social media on teenagers.
The education secretary is to start monitoring a select group of schools to understand the effectiveness of...
D.H.S. Detains a Georgetown University Academic
Badar Khan Suri, an Indian citizen teaching on a student visa, was deemed “deportable,” a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security said.
Who can get 15 and 30 hours of free childcare?
Childcare support for working parents varies across the UK, depending on the child’s age.
Big drop in overseas students at Scottish universities
The decline comes after foreign student numbers reached an all-time high in the previous year.
Madrid plans to limit computer and tablet use in primary schools to two hours a week
Teachers will be banned from setting homework involving screens in effort to tackle ‘risks’ of intensive use of IT at young age
The regional government of Madrid has unveiled plans to limit the use of computers and tablets in primary schools to a maximum of two hours a week in an effort to tackle “the risks associated with the early, intensive and inappropriate use of information...
US universities face choice to surrender or fight back against Trump’s takeover
‘Extraordinary fear’ takes hold at universities as Trump campaign threatens investigations or loss of federal funds
The Trump administration’s unprecedented pressure campaign on American higher education – which is forcing major universities to bow to its demands or risk investigations and the loss of millions of dollars in federal money – is so far facing little pushback from the schools...
Trump’s Battles With Colleges Could Change American Culture for a Generation
Many in higher education worry Trump’s efforts to bend academia to his will could end American leadership in research and science. Universities are not finding many allies to defend them.
Kenya: Govt Moves to Secure Resumption of Learning At TUK Amid Financial Struggles
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has acknowledged the severe pension fund crisis at the Technical University of Kenya (TUK), highlighting a Sh4.3 billion shortfall as part of the university’s Sh12.9 billion debt burden.
Uganda: Museveni Urges Bunyoro to Prioritise Free Education
[Nile Post] President Museveni has called on the people of Bunyoro to fully embrace free education in government schools, emphasizing that high school fees continue to hinder children from poor families from advancing academically.
Uganda: Museveni Breaks Ground for Construction of Bunyoro University
[Nile Post] President Museveni has presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for Bunyoro University, emphasizing the need for free education in government schools and the eradication of household poverty to ensure ordinary children benefit from higher education.
Social care sector faces collapse as NICs and wage rises loom, providers warn
Independent care providers say the government’s planned increases will push many to the brink
A day on the frontline of England’s social care crisis – Politics Weekly UK
The adult social care sector could collapse “in a matter of months” when the government’s rise in national insurance contributions (NICs) and the national living wage (NLW) comes in from April, providers have warned.
Thousands...