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Serious child safeguarding concerns remain, Education Secretary told

Council officials in Bradford and Solihull where vulnerable children were murdered gave ‘inadequate’ reassurances, a cross-party group of MPs said.

The Independent UK

Calls for mandatory education on coercive control for older teenagers

Refuge said it is worried too many young people are not being taught how to spot the signs of domestic…

The Independent UK

Senators demand answers from Dept. of Defense after reports of JROTC instructor abuse

Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Kirsten Gillibrand are questioning the Departments of Education and Defense after a New York Times investigation…

WEKU

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Call to address educational gaps among SC/ST students

For tackling increasing dropout rate at higher secondary level

The Hindu

‘Broken and unnecessary’ NIT test slows $257m in research grants

Three quarters of the researchers awarded $257 million in recent government funding had their applications “nitpicked” by the funding agency’s…

InnovationAus

A new battleground: School chiefs

Donald Trump endorsed in what used to be one state’s sleepy superintendent election. His education secretary, Betsy DeVos, contributed thousands…

Politico

Future Fellowships: 100 researchers share $94m in govt funding

100 mid-career researchers will share in $94 million of federal funding to conduct their four-year projects, the Australian Research Council…

InnovationAus

ARC review only a part fix for higher education research funding

“Government can’t be in the business of dictating breakthroughs or directing research, but it does have a vital responsibility to…

InnovationAus

'Kids' SATs results show we still need to bridge the gap in their education'

The gulf between the disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged has widened due to the pandemic, as this week's SATs results show, says…

Daily Mirror

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Liz Truss's cabinet in full as new Prime Minister rewards allies

A major reshuffle of the top jobs in government has now been completed

Wales Online

Michelle Donelan: Channel 4 and BBC licence fee on new Culture Secretary agenda

Ms Donelan’s role as Secretary of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is her second cabinet position, after less than two…

The Independent UK

Duncan Smith turns down Truss Cabinet job

The former Tory leader said he is happy to remain on the backbenches.

The Independent UK

Training teachers take up full-time positions to tackle staff shortage in schools

Rebecca Stretton still had a few months left of her education degree when she took on a full class load…

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Liz Truss narrows down next Health Secretary to final two names

She is now deciding whether the crucial job of Health Secretary should go to her leadership campaign manager and Welfare…

Daily Mirror

Kerala High Court refuses to stay proceedings in Assembly ruckus case against Education Minister and others

Court refuses pleas seeking exemption from appearing in person

The Hindu

Jason Clare has just put the Australian Research Council on notice. This brings (some) good news for academics

This week Education Minister Jason Clare has kicked off what could be a major reset of university research funding in…

The Conversation

Jason Clare’s Aust Research Council overhaul takes shape

The legislation underpinning $800 million in annual research funding will be reviewed for the first time in two decades later…

InnovationAus

Virginia Board of Education postpones public hearings for proposed history curriculum standards

The Virginia Board of Education has announced that they will delay voting on new statewide history curriculum standards, following opposition…

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Andhra Pradesh has initiated path-breaking reforms in education sector, says Jagan

We have rewritten the curriculum and introduced courses to make students job-ready, says the Chief Minister

The Hindu

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Jobs and Skills: Don’t overlook the talent for research

The last Section of the Jobs+Skills Summit Issues Paper argues, quite correctly, that maximising the opportunities from new, growing and…

InnovationAus

Legality of student loan plan relies on pandemic, 2003 law

The Biden administration is tying its authority to cancel student debt to the coronavirus pandemic and to a 2003 law…

The Independent UK

Unvaxxed Qld teachers to have pay reduced

The Queensland government will cut the pay of 900 of 54,000 public schoolteachers and education staff as a penalty for…

AAP

Who will be in Liz Truss' Cabinet? All the predictions from Suella Braverman to IDS

Tax-slashing free marketeer Liz Truss, who has slammed 'handouts' for struggling Brits, is expected to appoint a string of right-wingers…

Daily Mirror

Michael Gove changed things, so who will take up his mantle?

Inside 10 Downing Street nothing is stirring. Boris Johnson has, in effect, checked out and the staff in the building are waiting…

Evening Standard

News on student loan relief coming soon, Education Secretary Cardona says

The Biden administration will reveal its plans for student debt relief by the end of this month, Education Secretary Miguel…

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