The Latest Breaking News from Education

Scottish firm wins £2.7m SNP school bags contract – but backpacks are made in China

AN employee-owned Scottish firm has been given a multi-million-pound contract to deliver the SNP Government’s free school bags policy ...

The National (Scotland) · 12h ago

Michael Marra unveils Scottish Labour's new frontbench team

SCOTTISH Labour’s new leader has handed his onetime rival a top job in his new frontbench team.

The National (Scotland) · 15h ago

Trump administration drops legal fight to overhaul student loan forgiveness programme

On Wednesday, the Trump administration dropped its legal appeals against the Public Service Loan Forgiveness programme. This decision came after federal judges ruled in favor of advocates in June. The programme aims to forgive loans for public service employees after a decade of payments. The changes proposed by the Education…

The Economic Times · Oct 22

France students plan more protests, UN 'concerned' over violence

Students in France have largely returned to classrooms following days of protests demanding better education. The government has pledged to deploy 3,000 substitute teachers to affected school. While the demonstrations have been largely peaceful, some protesters have started fires and vandalised bus shelters. UN has voiced "concerns" over the occasional…

The Economic Times · Oct 9

Tear Gas, Water Cannons and a Disputed Tally: Is Chile's Education Budget Going Up or Down?

A permitted student march in Santiago ended with 31 arrests. Disputed counts and what Chile's 2027 education budget actually changes.

Latin Times · Oct 6

Live: Student's hand blown off as protests continue in France, disrupting at least 413 schools

A 15-year-old student protesting in France had ‌his hand blown ‌off on Monday after he picked up a ‌police stun grenade in the northern town of Lens‌, local media reported. Demonstrations in France have disrupted at least 413 high schools as students protest high teacher absence rates, overlong school days…

France 24 · Oct 5

Student protests across France lead to 400 to 500 schools to be fully or partially closed on Monday

Another day of mobilisation is planned for Tuesday. By then, 400 to 500 secondary schools are expected to remain fully or partially closed, including 24 that have been “burned or vandalised”. The ministry also reports that 78 education staff have been injured since the movement began.

Euronews · Oct 4

Hundreds of schools to shut Monday as France braces for more student protests

France's education minister said lessons would be "totally or partly suspended" at up to 500 high schools on Monday after several days of sometimes violent protests against teacher shortages, dilapidated school buildings and overcrowding in classrooms. The minister said 24 schools had been "burned or ransacked" since the start of…

France 24 · Oct 4

As students call for 'act three', can France's school protests keep momentum?

Student protests that began in and around Paris last week have since reached secondary schools across France. Talks with the education minister haven't satisfied pupils' demands to tackle teacher shortages, neglected facilities and overcrowded classrooms. As student unions call for a fresh round of protests next week, whether the movement…

Radio France Internationale · Oct 3

Mike Rowe on America’s great tradesperson shortage: ‘I don’t care what your politics are. Math doesn’t care, either’

At Ford Pro Accelerate, Rowe spoke alongside Education Secretary Linda McMahon and the Defense Department’s Mike Duffey about the divide between college and the trades.

Fortune · Sep 30