Government Shutdown Ends and Federal Workers Return
Government employees were expecting to see paychecks again as early as Nov. 20 after six weeks in limbo.
Education
Joe Wicks returns to celebrate reopening of school
The blaze in May 2023 at Yatton Infants School, in Somerset, destroyed half of the roof.
University staff to strike as jobs row escalates
Union members plan to walk out later this month over plans to cut 400 roles at Lancaster University.
He Helped Cities Anticipate Damage From Storms
Austin Becker developed an early warning system to protect critical infrastructure from storms. His project’s funding was eliminated in April.
Schools in England steer away special needs pupils, research finds
More inclusive institutions under pressure as some take on six times as many children requiring extra support
Schools in England are steering away children with special needs, leading some to have six times as many pupils requiring learning or behaviour support compared with others, according to research.
Local authority leaders told the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) they...
Virginia’s Governor-elect Wants a Say Over Leadership at U.Va.
Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, told the university’s board that the choice of a new president, to replace one pushed out by Republicans over the summer, should be delayed until she is in office.
Nursery pays out £10,000 after toddler breaks leg on first day
Skye Tucker fell from a nappy changing table at Little Clouds Nursery in Altens, Aberdeen, in January this year.
He Died at a School for Disabled People. Decades Later, His Brother Sought Answers.
John Scott was rarely spoken of in his family after he was placed in an institution. After a half-century, his youngest brother set out to learn who he was and what happened to him.
NI schools could be named and shamed over unaffordable uniforms
New uniform guidance to schools has been issued from the Department of Education.
Visiting Leiden, Canals and Charm Without the Crowds of Amsterdam
Leiden, a city whose university is often called the Oxford of the Netherlands, features museums, gardens, murals and plenty of ways to stretch your mind.
Kindergartners With Chromebooks: 350 Teachers on How Screens Took Over School
Even as schools have banned phones, the pandemic-era practice of giving students their own laptops and tablets has remained.
College Romance Books That Will Make You Swoon
The explosive potential of those years makes every emotion more intense — and a perfect combo for rich storytelling.
‘I really enjoyed it’: new RSC curriculum brings Shakespeare’s works to life in UK classrooms
Starting with Macbeth, online platform using rehearsal-based teaching methods aims to transform study of the Bard
Act 1. Scene 1. A classroom in a secondary school in Peterborough. It is a dreary, wet afternoon. Pupils file into the room, take their seats and face the front.
These year 10 English students at Ormiston Bushfield academy are taking part in a workshop about Macbeth, part of a new...
Why Scotland’s teachers want 90 minutes back
Scotland’s teachers are preparing to vote on industrial action over workload and time spent in front of pupils.
Why the shake-up of school inspections risks causing new problems
Ofsted’s new ‘traffic light’ rating system comes into force this week – does this mark meaningful change or, as one expert puts it, ‘high level tinkering’?
All schools in England to be given AI-generated pupil attendance targets
Unions decry move, saying it will put more pressure on headteachers without tackling absence from classrooms
Every school in England is to be issued with an AI-generated target for minimum pupil attendance, the government has announced, as part of its continuing efforts to tackle absence in the country’s classrooms.
Headteachers will be given the targets this month in an effort to boost...
Justice Department to Investigate Protests at Turning Point Event at Berkeley
The announcement came a day after protesters confronted attendees of a campus event hosted by Turning Point USA, the conservative group founded by Charlie Kirk.
Fresh strike action begins at city university
Union members at Sheffield Hallam Uni strike in a dispute over job losses, workload and welfare.
Teaching History in the Trump Era
Readers respond to an article about how the teaching of U.S. history is changing. Also: Democratic pragmatism; emergency care at risk.
UK 18- to 24-year-olds: we would like to hear your experiences of trying to find a job
Persistently high numbers of 16- to 24-year-olds are not in work or studying in the UK
Almost a million young people in the UK are not in education, employment or training (Neet).
This week, the government announced the launch of an independent investigation into the issue, which Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Pat McFadden has called a “crisis of opportunity”.
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Robert A.M. Stern Is Still Dreaming of a Fresh New York
The sharp-tongued architect and professor built Manhattan’s most luxurious towers, but his new book shuttles from Billionaires’ Row to the Bronx. (Plus, what he thinks of Rem and Zaha.)