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Biden’s slow-walk on student loans means more pressure to go big

WASHINGTON — While President Joe Biden draws out his decision on forgiving student loans, progressive lawmakers, civil rights groups, labor leaders and other advocates are taking the opportunity to press him to aim for more than $10,000 per borrower.

Tribune News Service

Survey finds 32% of girls ‘cannot access period products at school’

Girlguiding is calling on the Department of Education to fully evaluate England’s Period Products Scheme and make it permanent

Wales Online

Thousands of Irish families have just days left to apply for €500 saving

Bus Eireann issued the reminder to parents this week as their new application is due to close in just two days - on Friday, July 29 2022

Irish Mirror

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California private school and staffers indicted in death of 13-year-old autistic boy

A now-shuttered Sacramento-area private school for special needs students and three of its former employees have been indicted in connection with the 2018 death of a 13-year-old autistic boy, who was held in a face-down restraint for nearly two hours, authorities said.

Los Angeles Times

Training to help Manchester residents into employment after a career break awarded £7m

The bootcamps will support people aged 19 and over

Birmingham Post

36 people injured after school bus overturns in the Bronx

There were no children on board the bus, which was full of adult bus drivers on their way to provide transport for an NYC summer school program

The Independent UK

Mum 'could have cried' over school uniform bill - as support grant doesn't cover it

The single mum said more needs to be done to help struggling families after she had to fork out hundreds of pounds for her daughter's secondary school uniform, even before the price of her PE kit

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Mum 'nearly in tears at uniform bill' as support grant 'doesn't go far enough'

A despairing mum has said she paid more than £200 for her daughter's first secondary school uniform without including a PE kit

Belfast Live

Moms 4 Liberty: Warriors with big plans

At the Moms for Liberty summit, they gave Ron DeSantis a sword. That wasn't the strangest or scariest part by far

Salon

Trump admin education secretary Betsy DeVos wants to abolish Education Department

Conservative groups rally behind effort to seize power over school boards and enact right-wing agenda

The Independent UK

Republicans Seek Child Support Payments for Fetuses

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Reason

Four major challenges facing Britain's education system after the pandemic

The UK goverment’s Department for Education has some new ministers in charge following the political turmoil surrounding Boris Johnson’s resignation. After resigning only two days into the job of education secretary, Michelle Donelan has been replaced by James Cleverly, MP for Braintree.

The Conversation

College grads buried with debt wait for Biden's decision on student loan forgiveness

PITTSBURGH — When Allie Holler started Duquesne University in 2017, the York County native remembers encountering a class divide markedly different from what she knew from her semi-rural hometown — with “super preppy” kids and their elitist attitudes mixed among her peers from the lower middle class.

Tribune News Service

The Biden Administration's Proposed Policy To Reduce Student Debt Is Only Going To Make the Problem Worse

Instead of attacking the student debt crisis at its source, the Biden administration is throwing money at the problem.

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The Independent UK

Work at a school or nonprofit? You could erase student loans

A deadline is fast approaching for teachers, librarians, nurses and others who work in public service to apply to have their student loan debt forgiven

Belfast Live

Education Authority's treatment of staff and parents at Co Derry school "shameful" says councillor

The Education Authority has proposed to close the primary school from August next year

Irish Mirror

SNAs being asked to carry out “demeaning” work in some schools

Representatives from Fórsa trade union met last week to discuss the accreditation of SNAs

ABC News

Queensland Department of Education says it has 'no power' to investigate Djarragun College

The Queensland Education Department says it does not have the jurisdiction to probe accusations that Djarragun College has failed in its duty of care to students and staff.

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Murrumbidgee Regional High report finds low staff wellbeing after merger

The merger of two public high schools in southern New South Wales has led to reputational damage and low staff wellbeing, a new report has found.

Reason

Biden Administration Just Announced $6 Billion in Student Loan Forgiveness

The Department of Education continues to forgive federal debt for attendees of shuttered for-profit schools.

Tribune News Service

Florida teachers alarmed by state’s infusing religion, downplaying race in civics training

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Several South Florida high school educators are alarmed that a new state civics initiative designed to prepare students to be “virtuous citizens” is infused with a Christian and conservative ideology after a three-day training session in Broward County last week.

The Canberra Times

Bungendore High School will open in demountables as design changes revealed

Changes have been made to the design of the new Bungendore High School in response to community feedback.

USAFacts

Who will benefit from $10,000 of canceled student loans?

About a third of all borrowers will see their student loan debt eliminated entirely under the proposal.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

California lawsuit leads Biden Education Department to erase $6 billion in debt for 200,000

WASHINGTON — A group of federal student loan borrowers agreed on Wednesday night to settle a class-action lawsuit they filed against the United States Education Department.

The Independent UK

Biden admin proposes changes to handling of sexual misconduct cases in K12 schools and colleges under Title IX

The Biden administration says the new rules ‘restore vital protections for students in our nation’s schools which were eroded by controversial regulations implemented during the previous Administration’

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