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Ex-finance chief at crisis-hit university says he ‘could have done a lot better’

Peter Fotheringham, the former director of finance at Dundee University, was giving evidence to MSPs on Holyrood’s Education Committee.

Evening Standard

‘It took all of my strength and courage to walk back through the doors’: the impact of Ofsted on teachers, in their own words

Ofsted – the schools inspectorate – no longer gives single-word, headline grades to schools in England. It plans to make more changes, accepting many of the recommendations made in a 2024 independent review carried out by former Ofsted head Dame Christine Gilbert.

The Conversation

MPs urge consistent approach to fines as school absence rates ‘of great concern’

The cross-party group of MPs launched an inquiry into persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils in January and has published a report.

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Lanarkshire councillor urges government to provide extra funding for summer clubs

Education committee chair Lynsey Hamilton is urging the government to reconsider cuts to its funding for summer holiday programmes

Daily Record

Teacher shortage issue across Kentucky prompts legislative hearing

Some public teachers in Kentucky say they feel like they are doing one and a half to two jobs because of the teacher shortage. That issue got the attention of the House Education Committee Tuesday.

WEKU

Mayoral election fight spills into City Council meeting

Alderpersons rejected the mayor’s nomination of retiring Ald. James Cappleman to chair the Education Committee on a 29-18 vote. Lightfoot’s choice would have passed up mayoral challenger Sophia King (4th), who has been serving as acting chair.

Chicago Sun-Times

Top Tory tells Liz Truss to apologise to Brits after public left 'frightened'

Education Committee chairman Robert Halfon accused the Tories of acting like "libertarian jihadists" and treating the country like "laboratory mice" for their hard line policies

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City Council urged to declare its independence from Lightfoot by choosing its own committee chairs

The Better Government Association published a policy statement Friday renewing its call for the City Council to shed its reputation as a rubber stamp for Chicago mayors.

Chicago Sun-Times

One of Lightfoot’s closest City Council allies abruptly resigns

The surprise departure of Ald. Michael Scott Jr., Education Committee chairman, gives Mayor Lori Lightfoot the ability to appoint her second alderperson. The first was 11th Ward Ald. Nicole Lee, who replaced Patrick Daley Thompson.

Chicago Sun-Times

Douglas Ross reveals changes to Scottish Conservative team

SCOTTISH Conservative leader Douglas Ross has announced changes to his team at Holyrood.

The National (Scotland)

Give prisoners laptops so they can continue education inside, say MPs

A report from the education committee found that prison education is ‘chaotic’ with a lack of special educational needs support.

The Independent UK

Children should be taught patriotism and not be ashamed to be British, MP says

Britain is not ‘some sort of racist hell hole’ the education committee hears

Evening Standard

Schools to receive all tutoring funding directly as Randstad loses contract

Critics of the company’s handling of the national tutoring programme have welcomed the move.

The Independent UK

Senate Education Committee chair calls on Biden to extend student loan pause to 2023

More than 40 million Americans hold nearly $2 trillion in student debt. Payments are set to resume in May following a two-year pandemic pause

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Poor pupils 'up to eight months behind' at school as Covid catch-up tutoring misses them

Education Committee chairman Robert Halfon said Covid school closures had been a 'national disaster' in a new report laying bare the hit to pupils' schooling and life chances

The Independent UK

MSPs to probe impact of Covid pandemic on children’s attainment

Holyrood’s Education Committee will also investigate the impact of funding aimed at closing the attainment gap.

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