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The former minister paints damning picture of structural issues affecting 1 million young people in the UK
Alan Milburn, the Blair-era cabinet minister turned social mobility adviser, has delivered the first part of his government-commissioned report on why increasing numbers of people aged 16 to 24 are not in education, employment or training (Neet).
Its 217 pages cover the extent and causes...
[Vanguard] Civil society organisations and activists have condemned the Federal Government over the continued captivity of 81 Nigerian schoolchildren abducted by terrorists, declaring that any government unable to protect children has failed in its primary responsibility.
The state’s ambitious school policing initiative has few safeguards to prevent overreach by officers.
Trump officials have focused on episodes during protests over the war in Gaza at Harvard and other schools. Jews on campus describe a changed atmosphere.
The BBC has been contacted by hundreds of users who claimed they had been wrongly banned from the sites.
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Respect for privacy has been urged for learners and families affected by a tragic fire at Utumishi Girls Academy Senior School, which has left several students dead and others injured.
[Capital FM] NAIROBI,Kenya,May 28-Kenya’s book and publishing industry is banking on increased education spending and growing appetite for local content to drive expansion.
[Capital FM] Nakuru — The death toll from the tragic fire at Utumishi Girls Academy has risen to 15, with more than 100 students hospitalised with injuries as rescue and emergency response efforts continue.
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka has called on the government to ensure that expressions of grief over the tragic fire at Utumishi Girls Academy are matched with urgent reforms to improve safety standards in schools across the country.
[Capital FM] Nakuru — At least 10 students have been confirmed dead following a devastating overnight fire that razed a dormitory at Utumishi Girls Academy in Nakuru.
Waltham Forest in the east of the capital has seen a wave of industrial action in schools, with more to come
The gates to South Grove primary school in Walthamstow were closed to pupils last week.
Teachers were on strike as part of a disparate wave of industrial action by members of the National Education Union (NEU) in schools across the borough of Waltham Forest in east London.
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Students blame the CBSE’s newly-launched digital evaluation system used for marking this year’s Grade 12 exams.
[Liberian Observer] Liberia has launched a pioneering, evidence-based school drug prevention initiative aimed at addressing rising concerns over substance abuse among young people, with education and development advocates describing it as a major shift toward structured, prevention-focused intervention in the education sector.
[New Times] A new nutrition-focused initiative promoting the cultivation of iron-rich beans and vegetables in school farms is set to improve diets and reduce school feeding costs for more than 445,000 learners in Karongi, Nyamasheke and Rusizi districts.
The Treasury inquiry is looking at student loan plans in England and whether repayment terms are “reasonable”.
Treasury select committee hears that interest rate and repayment terms are ‘extortionate’ and ‘not reasonable’
Thousands of graduates have told an official inquiry their horror stories and bad experiences relating to student loans, underlining what the chair of an MPs’ committee called massive levels of “frustration and upset”.
Amid an ongoing row over the ballooning cost of degree course...
Ball State University is the latest institution to agree to pay workers who lost their jobs over their posts about the conservative activist.
[HRW] Prosecutor Investigates Authors of Statement as Crackdown on Dissent Deepens
The American Federation of Teachers recommended “no screens” at all for those in second grade or younger, and no A.I. chatbots for students in elementary school.
[This Day] Abuja — The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Education Board has begun a partnership with Values And Opportunities (VANDO) Global Limited Purpose to Career (P2C) Programme to equip young secondary school leavers with the right career tools.
[Africa Check] No, Kenya’s teachers commission hasn’t released mandatory list of approved teaching subject combinations; viral document fake