Tag: schools
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 [...]
Trump, Pence call for hardening schools with armed officers
Trump, Pence call for hardening schools with armed officers
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Biden warns schools should not be 'turned into prisons'
Biden warns schools should not be 'turned into prisons'
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PM pledges trans guidance for schools ‘for summer term’
ASCL General Secretary Geoff Barton said: "Schools work very hard to be sensitive to the needs of pupils questioning their gender identity, and all th [...]
Divided House Passes G.O.P. Bill on Hot-Button Schools Issues
The legislation would require schools to obtain parental consent to honor a student’s request to change gender-identifying pronouns. Democrats said it [...]
Schools and football help UK economy rebound
The economy expanded by 0.3% in January but worries remain for longer-term prospects.
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Taxpayers spent £10.5m on fees for diplomats' children at UK schools
The amount spent on private schools - including Eton - for children of top UK diplomats is revealed.
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What DeSantis is doing to Florida schools, explained
In 2020, Ron DeSantis’s administration declared him the “Education Governor” for how eager he was to dramatically change the state’s education syst [...]
UK schools must teach about antisemitism, says government adviser
"It is not enough to teach about the Holocaust," says a report on anti-Jewish hatred.
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