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School merger in Co Down branded "disgrace" by angry parents

"We are left with no choice but to launch a campaign and call out this irresponsible, uninformed, and reckless decision."

Belfast Live

Officials bin bleep test in schools as Department of Education offer alternatives

The Department said that the tests, commonly used in PE classes, can be demotivating for less athletic students

Dublin Live

Dublin schools in 'crisis' over lack of teachers to fill job posts

Primary and secondary schools in Dublin are unable to recruit new teachers or to find substitutes at short notice, with the cost of living crisis blamed as a contributing factor

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Number of homeschooled children in Western Australia almost doubles in six years

The number of children being homeschooled in Western Australia almost doubles in six years, with figures showing a 35 per cent increase in the past year alone.

ABC News

White House to extend student-loan payment pause to June 30

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced that his administration would extend the pandemic-era pause in student loan repayments through June 30 amid legal challenges to his college debt-forgiveness plan.

Tribune News Service

Some student loan relief applicants get approval notice from Department of Education

"We’re making clear to student borrowers who is standing with them, and who isn’t," the letter said.

Axios

What to know if you’ve applied for student loan forgiveness

President Biden’s plan to provide up to $20,000 in federal student loan forgiveness has been blocked by two federal courts

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What to know if you've applied for student loan forgiveness

President Joe Biden’s plan to provide up to $20,000 in federal student loan forgiveness has been blocked by two federal courts

The Independent UK

Irish woman inspired to work in addiction after brother died from 'N Bomb' drug taken at house party

Nicola Ryan has now received an award for her work

Irish Mirror

Teachers, advocacy groups angered by Virginia’s proposed changes to history education

Teachers, school officials, historians and advocacy groups are expressing anger this week after a new draft of the Virginia social studies standards appears to have largely thrown out a version of the draft that experts spent months developing.

Tribune News Service

Student debt relief applications pulled from Department of Education website

"Courts have issued orders blocking our student debt relief program," the application website reads.

Axios

Less than half student teachers graduate

A Senate hearing revealed less than half of all teaching students will finish their degree within six years, putting strain on an already threadbare sector.

AAP

Muslim student allegedly forced to watch offensive cartoon of Muhammad at Melbourne school

Victorian education department investigating after teacher accused of playing ‘explicit and blasphemous’ video to class

The Guardian - AU

Inside the emails to Governor Glenn Youngkin's school tip line

Youngkin created a national uproar when he launched the tip line for parents to report schools teaching "inherently divisive concepts."

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Tribune News Service

Commentary: The forgotten power of character education

There is a growing consensus among pediatricians, psychologists and educators that the youth are not OK. But the absence of mental illness is not the same as well-being. The real goal should be to raise youth with lives of purpose, internalized values and strong relationships, what psychologists call “flourishing.” Values…

Reason

I've Read Harvard's Brief in the Pending Racial Preferences Case, and I Have a Question

Here is the first sentence of the second paragraph in Harvard's brief:This Court has consistently held that universities conducting such holistic review need not ignore that a person's race—like their home state, national origin, family background, or interests—is part of who they are, and that in seeking the benefits of…

The Guardian - US

White House urges borrowers to apply for student debt relief despite court order

Federal appeals court temporarily halts Biden’s cancellation of student debt after motion brought by six Republican-led states

Reason

Federal Court Issues Dubious Decision Dismissing Six-State Lawsuit Against Biden Loan Forgiveness Program for Lack of Standing [Updated]

The ruling is based on badly flawed reasoning, and may well be overturned on appeal. Even if it isn't, the plaintiff states have an obvious way to get around it.

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Trial held in six-state lawsuit against Biden administration student loan forgiveness

James Campbell, a lawyer from the Nebraska Attorney General’s office, represented six states in a trial on October 12 to block the Biden administration’s plan to forgive up to $20,000 of federal student loan debt in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

The Independent UK

Everything to know to apply for student loan forgiveness

President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, announced in August, will cancel up to $20,000 in debt per borrower

Axios

Student loan forgiveness application live and paper forms are coming

The loan forgiveness plan cancels up to $20,000 in debt for Pell Grant recipients and up to $10,000 for individual borrowers.

The Canberra Times

Pay dispute erupts at Googong Public School worksite

Subcontractors brandished signs saying "Googong School pay our money".

Tribune News Service

The website to apply for student loan relief is live, and it only takes a few minutes

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The U.S. Department of Education began accepting applications for student loan relief Friday when it launched a beta test for millions of qualifying borrowers.

Los Angeles Times

Student loan forgiveness applications now available online in 'beta' test

The U.S. Department of Education has started accepting applications for student loan forgiveness on a trial basis, but said access to the forms would be "periodic."

Reason

Maintaining the Student Loan Forgiveness Application Will Cost an Estimated $100 Million

This latest expense is yet more evidence that sweeping student loan forgiveness will end up doing considerable economic harm.

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