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Because something is happening here but you don't know what it is Do you, Mr. Jones?– Bob Dylan, Ballad of a Thin Man, Highway 61 Revisited, 1965. I was offered my first job in Mumbai on a very rainy day in September 2005, a few weeks after we had celebrated the…

Proportion of A*, A, B or C grades outstrip all but pandemic era in England, with similar picture in Northern Ireland and Wales

COMMENT: We studied for GCSEs in the aftermath of the pandemic but missed out on the grade-inflated results handed out by teachers. Now, on A-level results day, we’ll be at the mercy of an education system that’s keen to re-establish its reputation for rigorous assessment. Wish us luck, says Tristan…

Florida has moved the education of students in juvenile detention online, despite evidence that many students struggled with online school during the pandemic

Students across England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive their A-level results on Thursday

Education leaders have warned of the possible continuation of ‘stark’ divides in top grades between different regions.

Gunfire aimed at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by a man authorities say was angry over COVID-19 vaccines is the latest in a string of violence and harassment directed at health care workers amid hostility lingering from the pandemic

Coming out of the pandemic, Bank of America Institute’s David Tinsley tells Fortune, “there was a narrowing of wealth inequality, and now it’s widening.”

In the UK, vacancies fell by 5.8% between May and July this year, down to 718,000, marking the lowest level since 2021 outside of the pandemic.

The U.S. national debt has reached an all-time high of $37 trillion, as reported by the Treasury Department. This staggering figure highlights the growing debt burden on the American economy and its taxpayers.

Investigators say the suspect blamed the COVID vaccine for his health issues ahead of a deadly shooting in Atlanta.