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Education

Some parents of special school pupils in England spending £5,000 on EHCPs

Today at 01:01 AM, via The Guardian

Sutton Trust’s research reveals huge inequalities in how parents navigate Send system, with poorer children ‘doubly disadvantaged’

One in eight children in special schools have parents who spent £5,000 or more on their assessments, according to research that reveals huge inequalities in how parents navigate England’s special educational needs system.

The research comes as the government is...

Education

Liberia: Eco Bank Liberia Empowers Nimba Students With New Computer Lab

Yesterday at 19:32 PM, via AllAfrica

[FrontPageAfrica] Ganta, Nimba County — In continuation of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts and celebration of 13 years of community service in Liberia, ECO Bank Liberia has officially turned over a modern, fully equipped computer laboratory to the River View International Christian Academy (RICA) in Ganta City, Nimba County.

Science/Tech

Norway Says ‘Mission Accomplished’ On Going 100% EV, Proposes Incentive Changes

Today at 03:40 AM, via Slashdot

Norway has effectively achieved its 2025 goal of 100% electric new car sales, prompting the government to declare “mission accomplished” and propose scaling back EV tax exemptions to reflect a mature market. “We have had a goal that all new passenger cars should be electric by 2025, and … we can say that the goal has been achieved,” announced Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg. Electrek reports:...

Science/Tech

China ‘Stole Vast Amounts’ of Classified UK Documents, Officials Say

Today at 03:00 AM, via Slashdot

Boris Johnson’s former adviser claims that China infiltrated a key UK government data-transfer network for years, compromising highly classified materials and prompting a Whitehall cover-up that prioritized Chinese investment over national security. The Times reports: Dominic Cummings, who served as a senior adviser to Boris Johnson, said that he and the then prime minister were informed about...

Science/Tech

Mozilla Is Recruiting Beta Testers For a Free, Baked-In Firefox VPN

Today at 01:40 AM, via Slashdot

Mozilla is testing a free, built-in VPN for Firefox that routes traffic through Mozilla-managed servers directly in the browser. The Register reports: According to a staff post on Mozilla Connect, the company’s idea-sharing platform, Firefox VPN is still an experimental feature in the early stages of development, but users will be selected at random to test it “over the next few months.” Moz...

Science/Tech

Anthropic Aims To Nearly Triple Annualized Revenue In 2026

Today at 01:00 AM, via Slashdot

Anthropic is projecting its annualized revenue run rate to soar from roughly $7 billion today to as much as $26 billion in 2026, driven by rapid enterprise adoption of its Claude AI models. Reuters reports: Anthropic debuted a new version of its cheapest AI model, Haiku, on Wednesday, as part of a broader effort to appeal to companies that are looking for capable AI systems that are...

Health

Trump Rattles Vaccine Experts Over Aluminum

Yesterday at 16:11 PM, via New York Times

The president’s call for removal of the metal from childhood inoculations set off alarms. About half of shots for polio, whooping cough and other diseases would be affected.