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Department for Education data shows that 2.3% of pupils were ‘severely absent’, up from 2.0% in 2022-2023
More than 170,000 children in England missed at least half their school lessons last year, which is a record high, government figures suggest.
This amounts to 2.3% of pupils who were “severely absent”, which means they missed at least 50% of possible classes, in 2023-24 compared with...
Doubts that whatever remains of department can govern student debt as one in four US adults under 40 has loans
Donald Trump ordered the dismantling of the US Department of Education on Thursday, prompting uncertainty for those holding student debt and questions about what happens next.
Trump’s press secretary told reporters earlier on Thursday what remained of the department would continue to...
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.
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.
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...
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 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...
President Trump and state politicians are pushing new laws and policies that crack down on curriculum, protests and speakers.
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...
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.
[Liberian Observer] — As K. Riva Levinson continues book tour for Choosing the Hero
President Trump and state politicians are pushing new laws and policies that crack down on curriculum, protests and speakers.
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...
Badar Khan Suri, an Indian citizen teaching on a student visa, was deemed “deportable,” a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security said.
Childcare support for working parents varies across the UK, depending on the child’s age.
The decline comes after foreign student numbers reached an all-time high in the previous year.
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...
‘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...
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.
[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.
[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.