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Education

Ed Sheeran takes partial credit for move to overhaul music teaching in England

Today at 20:36 PM, via The Guardian

Singer says changes reflect points raised in open letter to PM organised by his foundation with over 600 signatures

Ed Sheeran has taken partial credit for the government’s move to overhaul the teaching of music in England’s state schools, shortly after being mentioned by the education secretary in parliament.

The Department for Education (DfE) said it wanted to broaden the appeal of music...

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The Guardian view on the Francis curriculum review: raising the right questions in a world with few certain answers | Editorial

Today at 20:30 PM, via The Guardian

In an age of increasingly capable machines, it makes sense for schools to value creativity and life skills as part of a well-rounded education

Societies evolve and schools are under pressure to adapt, but some features of education policy are perennial. For example, modernisation will always be denounced as a dilution of standards. Inevitably, Conservatives have leapt on recommendations by an...

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T-Mobile Brings Free 911 Emergency Texting To AT&T and Verizon Customers

Today at 23:30 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: T-Mobile is opening up access to its Starlink-powered emergency texting service. The carrier announced on Wednesday that anyone with a compatible phone — even AT&T and Verizon customers — can sign up to text 911 over satellite for free. In July, T-Mobile launched its “T-Satellite” service to customers across the US for $10 per month, allowing both T-Mobile...

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Windows 11 Store Gets Ninite-Style Multi-App Installer Feature

Today at 22:51 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: The Microsoft Store on the web now lets you create a multi-app install package on Windows 11 that installs multiple applications from a single installer. This means you can now install multiple apps simultaneously without having to download each one manually. The experience is similar to that of the third-party app Ninite, a package manager that lets you...

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Smartphone Maker Nothing Retreats on Bloatware After User Backlash

Today at 22:10 PM, via Slashdot

Nothing has announced that it will allow users to delete Facebook, Instagram and other Meta services from its mid-range and entry-level phones after users objected to the company’s decision to pre-install these apps. The update will arrive by the end of November for devices running the Android 16-based OS 4.0 on the Phone (3a) series. Nothing said it will continue to pre-install partner apps on...