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South Coast daycare centre to close as lease with Department of Education not renewed

Parents with children at a South Coast daycare centre have been given one month to find a new service after the Department of Education announced it would not renew the lease for the site.

ABC News

Is your child anxious about starting school? The approaches we use for children with disability can help all families

Why does one child experience excitement at the thought of starting the school year while another experiences debilitating anxiety?

The Conversation

Ger Loughnane opens up on his life, cancer scare and Hurling successes as he approaches 70th Birthday

Clare Hurling legend Ger Loughnane opens up on his life as his 70th birthday approaches

Irish Mirror

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The KKK's Push for Compulsory Schooling and a Federal Education Department

In the early 20th century, the Klan's virulent nativism and anti-Catholicism fueled its interest in education policy.

Reason

"We have to keep fighting": Downpatrick group protest school merger at Department of Education

A decision was made to merge three schools into one 1600-pupil school split over three sites in Downpatrick

Belfast Live

Cost of Living: Two NI schools speak on offering free breakfast to all pupils for the long term

"We do have children who don't have anything to eat from they have their dinner in the evening at home until they come and get their lunch the next day."

Belfast Live

Minn. governor proposes plan to fight fraud in wake of pandemic food-aid scheme

MINNEAPOLIS — Gov. Tim Walz has proposed adding an inspector general to the Minnesota Department of Education and spending more money on grant oversight, audits and fraud investigation in the aftermath of the Feeding Our Future scandal.

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Nine million people were mistakenly told their student loans had been forgiven

Emails from the Department of Education reportedly went out to people who had applied for Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness

The Independent UK

Texas high school accused of ignoring ‘daily’ racist harassment of Black students in federal complaint

Complaint filed with Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights

The Independent UK

Update on schools closing in Ireland this week as Met Éireann issues new weather warning

The decision to close rests with school principals depending on the weather conditions in their area

Irish Mirror

Belfast parents meet EA over concerns around SEN provisions

Parents outlined several issues including delays in autism diagnosis and statements

Belfast Live

Will schools close on Monday due to Orange weather warning? Latest as emergency meeting called

Government departments, local authority chiefs and forecasters at Met Eireann will consider implementing an action plan for the duration of the cold snap. Any decision on school closures will be made by the Department of Education.

Irish Mirror

West Belfast children become authors after launch of special book

In total, 42 children contributed to the project, penning personal tales of their time during the Covid pandemic

Belfast Live

Young child dies of Strep A infection, health chiefs confirmed

Ã¢The news of a child death with Strep A will be worrying for parents"

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Calls for 'NPHET-style response' to Strep A virus after suspected death of Irish child as parents 'terrified'

'A knowledge vacuum is not what we need here at all'

Tribune News Service

It's FAFSA time: Why and how to apply for college financial aid

Holiday shopping dominates the headlines and airwaves this time of year, but it's also when teenagers and young adults are deep into thinking about one of the most important financial decisions of their lives: whether and where to go to college.

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Connecticut announces plan to develop Native American studies curriculum for K-12 public schools

Governor Ned Lamont (D) and the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) announced a partnership with state tribal leaders on November 30, 2022, to develop a Native American studies model curriculum for K-12 students. The announcement follows legislation signed by the governor in June 2021. The bill established new subject…

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School merger in Co Down branded "disgrace" by angry parents

"We are left with no choice but to launch a campaign and call out this irresponsible, uninformed, and reckless decision."

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Dublin Live

Officials bin bleep test in schools as Department of Education offer alternatives

The Department said that the tests, commonly used in PE classes, can be demotivating for less athletic students

Dublin Live

Dublin schools in 'crisis' over lack of teachers to fill job posts

Primary and secondary schools in Dublin are unable to recruit new teachers or to find substitutes at short notice, with the cost of living crisis blamed as a contributing factor

ABC News

Number of homeschooled children in Western Australia almost doubles in six years

The number of children being homeschooled in Western Australia almost doubles in six years, with figures showing a 35 per cent increase in the past year alone.

Tribune News Service

White House to extend student-loan payment pause to June 30

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced that his administration would extend the pandemic-era pause in student loan repayments through June 30 amid legal challenges to his college debt-forgiveness plan.

Axios

Some student loan relief applicants get approval notice from Department of Education

"We’re making clear to student borrowers who is standing with them, and who isn’t," the letter said.

The Independent UK

What to know if you’ve applied for student loan forgiveness

President Biden’s plan to provide up to $20,000 in federal student loan forgiveness has been blocked by two federal courts

The Independent UK

What to know if you've applied for student loan forgiveness

President Joe Biden’s plan to provide up to $20,000 in federal student loan forgiveness has been blocked by two federal courts

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