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Title IX's 50th Anniversary Is a Dark Day for Due Process on Campus

The Biden administration just proposed new rules that would undermine basic fairness in college sexual misconduct disputes.

Reason

Holiday declared by many educational institutions ahead of PM’s visit

While some have been directed to remain closed by the Education Department, some took the call on their own keeping security concerns and the traffic situation in mind

The Hindu

Rajasthan’s popular Mahatma Gandhi English Medium Schools grappling with English proficiency among teachers

749 schools have been opened across the State since 2019; internship programme in spoken English launched in Sriganganagar

The Hindu

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Tennant Creek High School teachers 'unsafe at work' amid details of violence and staffing shortages

Teachers at the school say staff are traumatised, students are disengaged and the school environment has disintegrated, with staff unsure if they can carry on in their jobs.

ABC News

GO 117 fuels protests by teachers in the State

In response to a call given by the Federation of Andhra Pradesh Teachers’ Organisations (FAPTO), teachers across the State staged demonstrations at the offices of the Education Department demanding repeal of the GO 117.

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: Move to transfer assets of municipal schools rocks Council meet in Ongole

The House adopts resolution against the proposal amid protests

The Hindu

Parent outcry prompts second NSW government backflip on proposed Jerrabomberra school zoning changes

The NSW Education Department scraps enrolment boundaries for a new public high school in response to an outcry from Jerrabomberra parents. It comes after the government ditched zoning changes for a public primary school earlier this year.

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Andhra Pradesh: Govt. is eyeing properties of municipal schools, alleges Naidu

Where is the need for a merger, says TDP chief

The Hindu

Only 67.2% students pass in Andhra Pradesh SSC examination

Lowest pass percentage due to COVID pandemic, says Minister

The Hindu

The Biden administration just forgave billions in student loans

The move affects more than 560,000 people and is largest loan forgiveness effort in DOE history.

Mic

U.S. will forgive $5.8 billion of loans to Corinthian Colleges students

Students affected do not have to take any further action to secure their funds, and the Department of Education will begin notifying those students soon, the agency said.

WEKU

Corinthian Colleges federal student loan debt canceled: Impacts 26,000 Illinois borrowers

The Education Department discharged all remaining federal student loans borrowed to attend any Corinthian Colleges campus. The 26,000 Illinois loans total about $226 million.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former Corinthian students get federal student debt erased

The Biden administration says it will forgive all remaining federal student debt for former students of the for-profit Corinthian Colleges chain

The Independent UK

Survivor says she was 'honoured' to be chosen to share her story with Tasmania's child sexual abuse commission of inquiry

Now a parent herself, Rachel says she has a new appreciation of just how deeply abuse she suffered at school affected her own mother, a woman she says was her "saviour".

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Reason

Biden Tiptoes Closer to Mass Forgiveness of Federal Student Loan Debt

Biden wants to forgive $10,000 in federal loan debt per borrower, regardless of whether they need it.

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: Kakinada civic body decision to transfer government schools to Education Department draws flak

Civic body cites insufficient human resources to run the schools

The Independent UK

Latest White House plan would forgive $10,000 in student debt per borrower

Biden’s administration is firming up plans to cancel $10,000 in student debt per borrower for people who earned up to $150,000 the year before

ABC News

COVID-fuelled teacher shortage sees Education Department head office staff back in WA schools

More than 500 workers from the WA Education Department's head office are redeployed to teach in classrooms as COVID-19 decimates staffing ranks in schools.

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Are daycare sign-in rules strict enough in Queensland?

Amid a spate of incidents at childcare centres, some parents are asking why regulations in that industry can't be as strict as the school system.

The Canberra Times

Bungendore divided over high school as NSW govt takes ownership of land

Bungendore High School is a step closer to reality, but residents are split on the location the NSW government has selected.

Tribune News Service

NYC will spend $9 million on ‘violence interrupters’ to curb violence in city schools

NEW YORK — A technique that Mayor Eric Adams has championed as part of his efforts to curb gun violence on New York City streets may also play a role in his approach to addressing conflict in schools, budget documents show.

ABC News

Commission of inquiry hears 12yo student was told to 'stop' relationship with sexually abusive teacher

Some 36 years after he was sexually abused by one of his high school teachers, Sam Leishman was able to stand up in a courtroom and read a statement detailing the impact it had on him.

ABC News

Tasmanian Education Department misled regulators about sexually abusive teacher, inquiry hears

Tasmania's Education Department misled a regulatory body about a teacher who had been accused of sexually abusing a student, the child sexual abuse commission of inquiry hears.

Los Angeles Times

Where does student loan forgiveness stand? Borrowers wait anxiously on Biden

Kayla Camacho was halfway through her master’s degree when federal student loan payments were paused in March 2020.

ABC News

Commission of Inquiry hears teacher was given new position after being reported for sexually abusing student

When Rachel* was groomed and sexually abused by a high school teacher in Tasmania, she worked up the courage to report him. She later learned he was found not to have breached the state service code of conduct and had taken up another position.

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