7+ hour, 16+ min ago   (835+ words) Thousands of children referred to Prevent over their suspected extremist beliefs are being sent back to school without support, the children’s commissioner has warned. Dame Rachel De Souza said her research showed that two-thirds of children referred to the government’s…...

5+ hour, 37+ min ago   (319+ words) WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Education Department has issued guidance urging schools to stop what it calls "racial balancing" in student discipline policies, prompting concerns that the Trump administration is making it harder to address longstanding racial disparities in school discipline....

5+ hour, 13+ min ago   (487+ words) In July 2015, Professor Jason Arday submitted his PhD thesis at Liverpool John Moores University. Last week, Professor Richard Dawkins asked whether Arday’s examiners had actually read it. Other commentators have questioned whether the thesis meets the standard required for a…...

3+ hour, 38+ min ago   (458+ words) An iconic live album has just been named the “top jam band album” 55 years after its release. In a new ranking list, Ultimate Classic Rock listed the Allman Brothers Band’s 1971 classic At Fillmore East as the greatest jam band record…...

16+ hour, 59+ min ago   (899+ words) We are often told that our universities are vibrant, growing and a successful export sector. We are told that not only do they educate the country’s intellectual elite, but they also spread British culture and high-quality British education around the…...

17+ hour, 30+ min ago   (169+ words) Regulated train fares in England could increase by more than 4% next year. The potential rise is based on the Office for National Statistics announcing that Retail Prices Index (RPI) inflation rose to 3.2% in July. The Government has not confirmed what…...

22+ hour, 38+ min ago   (744+ words) A former federal attorney has filed a whistleblower disclosure alleging that a specialized task force launched under President Donald Trump forced settlements upon Ivy League universities despite relying on investigations that were hurried, incomplete, or incapable of proving legal violations....

21+ hour, 11+ min ago   (496+ words) A new version of ChatGPT tailored specifically for teenagers is being launched by OpenAI. Aimed at the first generation raised alongside artificial intelligence, the tool responds to young people already utilizing the technology for academic work, everyday advice, and digital…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (196+ words) Plans to turn a farmhouse in Leicestershire into a special educational needs school have been approved. Officers from Melton Borough Council backed a bid from Include Education Ltd to develop a site off Welby Lane, about two miles from Melton…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (558+ words) A group of Marin County, Calif., public school teachers got a big surprise when they were called into a meeting earlier this week and each given a check for more than $9,000 Local resident Maja Kristin donated $1 million to the teachers…...