[ad_1] Special schools in England are struggling to access crucial government funding worth hundreds of thousands of pounds to offset rising staff salaries and soaring fuel costs, headteachers have warned, with some facing cuts to class sizes. The autumn spending review set out £1.2bn in funding for schools to cover forthcoming national insurance increases and…
[ad_1] “There’s a bit of serendipity behind how I got into this course….” begins Alice Chua, a member of the inaugural class of NTU’s Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (AI) programme. Alice was one week into her orientation for a Science degree at another university when her appeal to enrol in the NTU programme turned…
[ad_1] More from this theme Recent articles Alternative provision reforms in the SEND review will create a new “three-tier” system of support, with a focus on early intervention in mainstream schools. The government’s review includes plans for a shake-up of AP, which is commissioned by councils for children who miss out on mainstream education because…
[ad_1] A delegation of “top academics” from the southeast Asian country are visiting Australia, along with representatives from Education Malaysia Global Services, to “promote [it] as a preferred destination” within the Australian government’s New Colombo Plan. As part of the promotional visit, delegates will meet with representatives of the Australian department of foreign affairs and trade…
[ad_1] State legislation limiting how teachers can discuss topics like institutional racism and white privilege has thrown a damper on critical conversations in classrooms across Tennessee, students and educators say. They shared that feedback as part of Thursday’s panel hosted by Chalkbeat Tennessee and the Education Trust of Tennessee on how laws targeting critical race…
[ad_1] Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will launch ‘School Chalo Abhiyan’ in Shravasti district on Monday to ensure 100 per cent enrolment in primary and upper primary schools in the state. Adityanath has instructed officials to make sure that districts with low literacy rates are prioritised, and primary schools in the state are equipped with better…
[ad_1] In 2009, two nonprofits released a report on accreditation and governing boards amid worries about academic quality and accountability in higher ed. More than a dozen years later, they’ve updated it in response to a slew of new pressures that include threats to colleges’ independence. Colleges’ governing boards must better understand accreditation, argues that…
[ad_1] As schools move toward making masks optional for students and teachers, concerns are turning to the best ways to mitigate COVID-19 infections–and indoor air quality is a major concern. With students back in physical classrooms, air quality must take priority regardless of a district’s mask policy. But how can district leaders address the varying…
[ad_1] Regularly I run into our students making Tik Tok videos in school stairwells. I often jump in, but that’s a different article for another day. I’ve come to learn that these videos are complicated, skillful endeavors that require multiple takes, and sometimes, over an hour to edit. Influencer and digital strategist, Casie Stewart, notes…
[ad_1] Colleges have for decades tried to increase faculty diversity, with mostly limited success. Much of that responsibility falls to the faculty-search committees that make hiring decisions. The search committees often run up against human biases and institutional barriers that can hold back those efforts, whether or not its members realize it. That’s according to…