32 h. ago The new reason state schools are falling behind private schools

The Sutton Trust is now urging the Government to intervene and ensure all pupils can access the technology

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32 h. ago State schools falling behind private schools in AI ‘digital divide’ – report

Nearly a fifth of state school teachers in England do not use artificial intelligence compared to 8% of private school teachers, a survey suggests.

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68 h. ago Photos highlight Boys and Girls Club programs threatened by Trump grant freeze

A Trump administration freeze on education grants has put at risk summer and after-school programs for more than 1 million students. While many clubs kept summer programs running, they warn that after-school offerings this fall may not survive.

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3 d. ago Summer loving: how America fell head over heels for Love Island

The all-consuming dating competition has become the most talked about show of the summer in the US even as it suffers viewer disinterest in the UKOn the surface, there wasn’t anything particularly different about this season of Love Island USA.It’s another hot idiot parade. The villa is the same, overly lit and filled with dumb neon signs, looking like it was exclusively decorated by Target (the contestants are still obliged to call it beautiful as they enter, leaving audiences wondering if they are told by producers to do so). There is the same introduction of personalities that at first seem complex and different, only for everyone to fall into a high school trance once they start vying to be chosen. There is the same suspension of any kind of reality for the most part, in which the contestants rarely discuss the real-world implications of their lives, such as their jobs and living situations. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Inside London’s school closures crisis as more than 30 primaries set to shut or merge within weeks

The Standard has found that more than 30 primaries in the capital could shut or merge before September — and that’s just the tip of the iceberg, discovers Jacob Phillips

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9 d. ago It was a milestone for progressive education in California. Then it unraveled

The controversy around the state’s once-celebrated ethnic studies curriculum reveals deeper schisms afflicting public schools nationwideIt was celebrated at the time as a major milestone for progressive education. In 2021, California became the first state to make ethnic studies a graduation requirement, mandating all high schools teach the subject by fall 2025.The idea, championed by California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, was to bring modern concepts into the classroom. At its core, ethnic studies, an academic discipline born on California campuses during the civil rights movement, elevates the experiences of historically marginalized groups. Its materials push students to question their biases, reimagine power structures, and think critically about the enduring legacies of colonialism. In California high schools, courses would bring to the fore the experiences of Chicano, Black and Indigenous communities in the state by diving into issues such as gentrification, the impact of pestic...

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1 week ago 'Subway surfing' schoolboy, 15, killed in horror accident after falling onto train tracks

The teenager is said to have lost his footing and plummeted onto the tracks as the train pulled into the subway - and was sadly pronounced dead less than an hour later

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2 w. ago Grieving gran of murdered schoolboy Logan Mwangi falls from 200ft cliff in suspected suicide

Clare Williamson, 64, from Bridgend, south Wales, was the grandmother of five-year-old Logan Mwangi, who she described as 'the apple of her eye' and was brutally murdered in 2021

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2 w. ago Tragedy as heartbroken grandmother of murdered schoolboy Logan Mwangi falls 200ft off a cliff to her death in suspected suicide

Clare Williamson, who described her tragic five-year-old grandson as 'the apple of her eye', struggled to come to terms with the horrors inflicted upon him by her daughter Angharad Williamson.

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2 w. ago Grandmother of murdered schoolboy Logan Mwangi falls 200ft off a cliff to her death in suspected suicide

Clare Williamson, who described her tragic five-year-old grandson as 'the apple of her eye', struggled to come to terms with the horrors inflicted upon him by her daughter Angharad Williamson.

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2 w. ago Schoolboy learns the hard way how to take off a backpack after falling face first to the ground while trying to take it off over his head

Five-year-old Oliver Gibson, from Sleaford, Lincolnshire got more than he bargained for while trying to remove his school backpack.

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3 w. ago Five central London schools in mergers as falling pupil numbers devastate school finances

Five schools to become just two in Westminster as school closures continue to mount in capital

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3 w. ago Change measurement of school funding amid falling pupil numbers – ex

Former education secretary Damian Hinds pointed out that many running costs for schools remain the same despite fewer pupils.

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3 w. ago Wisconsin, NIL collective sue Miami, allege tampering and NIL inducements to land football player

The University of Wisconsin and its NIL collective have sued the University of Miami, saying it knowingly induced one of the Badgers’ football players to abandon a lucrative name, image and likeness contract to play for the Florida school this fall

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3 w. ago Southwark Council to close two schools over falling school rolls

Southwark Council to close two schools over falling school rolls  BBC

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3 w. ago Use closed London schools to help tackle SEND crisis, urges Education Secretary

Exclusive: Bridget Phillipson urges councils to ‘think creatively’ about how to use London’s old school buildings

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3 w. ago London's plummeting birth rate 'a challenge' amid school closures, says Education Secretary

Exclusive: Bridget Phillipson urges councils to ‘think creatively’ about how to use London’s old school buildings

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