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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...

Lifestyle

Recovery Walk makes its return to Cape Town

Today at 08:00 AM, via The South African

To honour those in recovery from mental illnesses and addictions, the Recovery Walk is taking place in the Mother City this weekend.

Science/Tech

Home Affairs blew R21 million on smart ID card “ATMs”

Today at 09:59 AM, via MyBroadband

The Department of Home Affairs has terminated a R20.63-million contract for the supply of virtual interactive self-service kiosks it had planned to deploy to cut queues at its offices.

Science/Tech

Proposed UK cuts to global aid fund could lead to 300,000 preventable deaths, say charities

Today at 09:16 AM, via The Guardian

Exclusive: 20% reduction in contribution to Aids, TB and malaria funding expected to be announced next month

The UK is expected to slash its contribution to a leading aid fund combating preventable diseases, with charities warning this could lead to more than 300,000 otherwise preventable deaths.

If confirmed, the anticipated 20% cut in the UK contribution to the Global Fund to Fight Aids,...

Science/Tech

New Alzheimer’s Treatment Clears Plaques From Brains of Mice Within Hours

Today at 09:00 AM, via Slashdot

Scientists from Spain and China have successfully repaired the blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer’s-model mice, enabling the brain to naturally clear amyloid-beta plaques and reverse cognitive decline. “After just three drug injections, mice with certain genes that mimic Alzheimer’s showed a reversal of several key pathological features,” adds ScienceAlert. From the report: Within hours of the...

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.