Tag: schools
Labour seeks vote on schools RAAC repairs funding
Announcing her party's plan to force a release of documents, Labour's shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson said: "The prime minister is direc [...]
El Salvador to introduce Bitcoin education in schools by 2024
The Ministry of Education of El Salvador and the non-profit, non-governmental organization Mi Primer Bitcoin/My First Bitcoin (MPB/MFB) partnered to [...]
RAAC: How long have we known about unsafe concrete in schools?
The government says new evidence led it to close down parts of schools that have a potentially dangerous type of concrete.
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Are spending cuts to blame for the schools concrete crisis?
What is clear is that, overall, investment spending of all kinds has been squeezed over the last decade. Under the last Labour government, capital spe [...]
Sunak: 95% of schools not impacted by concrete problems
The PM says the government acted as "swiftly as possible" when concrete issues were found in schools across England.Rishi Sunak admitted the “timing i [...]
Government should publish full list of schools affected – Labour
Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson has said if the government does not publish the full list of schools at risk of crumbling concrete Labou [...]
Jeremy Hunt says government will 'spend what it takes' to make schools safe
Chancellor says government must spend to ensure schools are safe from crumbly concrete
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We’ll spend what it takes to ensure safe schools – Chancellor Jeremy Hunt
The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has been quizzed on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg about closures in schools across England, after more than 100 were forced [...]
Concrete crisis: Headteachers in weekend dash to make schools safe to open
Many are altering timetables and seeking new classrooms after having to shut unsafe concrete buildings.
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Scale of concrete risk in Scottish schools not yet known
Figures released under FOI in May suggested 37 schools in Scotland had been identified as containing RAAC.
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Transgender guidance for schools to be delayed
One of the most controversial matters the guidance was expected to address is what schools should do if a child wanted to change their name, use diffe [...]
Limited generative AI usage to be allowed in Japanese schools
The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology plans to allow schools from elementary to high school level limited usage [...]
Pandemic Stimulus Aid May Not Be Doing Enough to Help Schools
When the pandemic shut down schools across the country, the federal government responded with billions of dollars to help districts support remote lea [...]
Supreme Court Could Consider Virginia High School’s Admissions
In the coming weeks, the Supreme Court is very likely to forbid colleges and universities to use race as a factor in admissions decisions. Indeed, whe [...]
Two Schools of Polling Are Converging: Reflecting on a Tumultuous Decade
It’s been nearly a decade since I first attended the annual conference of pollsters, known as AAPOR.Back then, it was a very different place. It was d [...]