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Lucy O’Brien was shocked when she discovered how high interest rates were leading to ballooning debt
Like many of my drowning-in-debt “plan 2” student loan comrades, I didn’t think twice about diving straight into a master’s degree, bright-eyed and fresh out of my undergraduate course in 2021.
To say I was naive to the additional financial burden would be an understatement. Even less did I...
In these books, an emperor, an officer and an orphan look for anything that resembles a clear victory in the fog of war.
The American Association of University Professors is drawing new members. The group’s critics say its political stances hurt its cause.
They championed diversity, equity and inclusion policies for years. Now they have complicated feelings about what they built.
The federal Department of Education said it would begin a civil rights investigation, reviewing teachings by a group known as N.Y.C. Educators for Palestine.
Bristol University project aims to help directors make better movies and take greater risks – with one already onboard
At first glance, it looks like any high-end cinema: booming surround sound, a razor-sharp 4K projector and rows of reclining seats. But instead of clutching popcorn, a headset records my brain activity and a heart rate monitor wraps around my arm while infra-red cameras capture...
Trade body warns that changes are likely to drive up costs and push pupils to find somewhere to buy junk food
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A government push to get schoolchildren eating more lentils, pulses and beans at lunch could have a “devastating effect”, making catering services unviable, school meal providers have warned.
Proposals for healthier meals in English schools, which would...
A test verified by The New York Times found that clothes for some of the viral dolls contained cotton from the Xinjiang region of China, which is banned in the United States.
More than 70% have cut down in past year on teaching assistants, who play key role in helping children with Send
Two-fifths of school leaders in England have been forced to cut back on support for children with special educational needs due to a financial crisis “more than a decade in the making”, according to a poll.
Seven out of 10 (71%) leaders say they have cut down on teaching assistants...
Government advisers call for review of rules that cause loss of household income when a child takes up job training
Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are abandoning valuable job training opportunities because of a little-known welfare “apprenticeship penalty” that can leave their families out of pocket by as much as £340 a week.
The problem is caused by benefit rules that classify a...
Measure will also limit device use during passing periods, lunch and recess and block YouTube on district devices
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The Los Angeles unified school district’s board passed a resolution on Tuesday to curb students’ classroom screen time for the upcoming school year, in the latest effort nationwide to address adverse...
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Two school districts had similar policies that required students to use facilities that were gender neutral or aligned with their sex assigned at birth.
Thirty three children discussed possible limits the government are considering on social media.
The new government ban should be welcomed. But teachers like me know that enforcement is time-consuming – and even, sometimes, dangerous
It seems unbelievable now, but a decade ago we were debating the potential positive merits of mobile phones in schools. Back then, some private school headteachers insisted these mini-computers were a “powerful resource” teachers should “harness”...
More details are given on the nature of a ban of mobile phones in schools in England.
Independent inquiry into Bristol Brunel Academy found visit by Damien Egan was postponed solely on safeguarding grounds
An independent inquiry into a Bristol secondary school, which found itself at the centre of a media storm after postponing a visit by a local Jewish MP, has found no evidence of antisemitism or influence from lobby groups.
Damien Egan, the Labour MP for Bristol North East and...
Utah Valley University was thrilled that Sharon McMahon, a best-selling author, would speak at its graduation. And then her old posts resurfaced.
The École des Sables has established itself as Africa’s premier dance-training hub. Yet money concerns, and a new port nearby, make its future precarious.
Demographic changes will cause a glut of school places, according to National Audit Office report
A failure to account for England’s falling birthrate is leading to a glut of school places and a potential £1bn fall in pupil funding over the next three years, according to a National Audit Office report.
The government’s spending watchdog said the Department for Education started to...
Appeals court ruling is a victory for conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more religion into schools
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Texas can require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms, a US appeals court ruled Tuesday in a victory for conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more religion into...