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Government announces major changes to apprenticeships in new shake up

Funding to be shifted away from higher level apprenticeships to focus on training at lower levels

The Independent UK

Scrapping two-child benefit cap ‘not off the table’, says Education Secretary

The Government’s child poverty strategy, which was due to be published in the spring, is now set to come out in the autumn.

Evening Standard

Phillipson promises to ‘back the next generation’ with training opportunities

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said the Government was providing opportunities and ‘it’s now the responsibility of young people to take them’.

Evening Standard

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Judge blocks Trump’s efforts to shutter Education Department - Roll Call

Ruling halts president’s executive order to wind down the department, with the administration pledging to appeal.

Roll Call

Partially funded teacher pay rise may lead to cuts to school provision – unions

The largest education union in England has threatened to ‘register a dispute’ with the Government unless it fully funds the pay award.

The Independent UK

Katharine Birbalsingh: 'Our education secretary? A patronising, cultural marxist'

Britain’s ‘strictest headteacher’ says it straight. At her Wembley school Dylan Jones meets a powerhouse waging a one-woman war against the Government’s education reforms

Evening Standard

McMahon lays out Education Department 'final mission' to House appropriators - Roll Call

Education Secretary Linda McMahon defended the Trump administration’s proposed cuts as part of an overall effort to shutter the department.

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Tim Walz calls out RFK Jr on children’s health: ‘Just so blatantly false’

Walz, a former teacher and a father of a son with nonverbal learning disorder, says the cuts to the Department of Education and RFK Jr’s words on autism are destructive

The Independent UK

Controversial ex-Ofsted chief warns against ‘vilifying’ public bodies

Baroness Amanda Spielman said it can be ‘easy’ to label decision-makers as ‘soulless and unfair’ in her maiden speech in the House of Lords.

The Independent UK

Expansion of free childcare rolls out today – here’s who is eligible

The expansion of free childcare will continue later this year

The Independent UK

Universities must be more transparent with public money, skills minister says

It comes after reports that two in five universities and colleges in England expect to run at a deficit this year.

Evening Standard

More than two in five universities in England face deficits this year – watchdog

Higher education institutions have announced redundancies and course closures over the past year as a result of growing financial pressures.

Evening Standard

Education Secretary Blasted as 'Illiterate' for Threatening Harvard With Letter Riddled With Grammatical Errors: 'Writes Like a 3rd Grader'

Education Secretary Linda McMahon is facing ridicule online for chastising Harvard University with a letter full of grammatical errors.

Latin Times

Federal judge orders Trump administration to unblock pandemic relief money for schools

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Education Department to undo a freeze on the last of the U.S. relief money given to schools to help their students recover academically from the COVID-19 pandemic

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Challenges present ‘grave risk’ to financial viability of universities, MPs say

The ‘breadth and diversity of opportunities’ available at UK institutions could be restricted, the education select committee has warned.

International Business Times

Education Department Urges Colleges to Aid Student Loan Borrowers as Collections Resume

U.S. Education Department urges colleges to support student loan borrowers as involuntary collections resume, emphasizing transparency, accountability in higher education finance system.

Evening Standard

More mergers between universities could be on the cards, sector chief says

Nearly half of higher education institutions have been forced to close courses to reduce costs, a Universities UK survey suggests.

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“Always So Hostile”: Bridget Phillipson Explodes at Tory MP in Heated Live TV Clash

Things got seriously tense on live TV as Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson clashed with Tory MP Richard Holden in a fiery panel debate over the local elections.

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U.S. Department of Education Eases Accreditation Switching for Colleges, Aims to Boost Competition

The U.S. Department of Education has rolled out new guidance to simplify the process for colleges and universities to change accreditors, fostering a competitive higher education landscape under President Trump's Executive Order.

The Independent UK

Government vow to recruit 6,500 teachers may not address shortage – watchdog

The National Audit Office has called on the Department for Education to publish a delivery plan for achieving its teacher recruitment target.

Evening Standard

Government will not be hurried on school guidance after gender ruling – minister

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said it was important for the Government ‘to take stock’ after the Supreme Court ruling and Cass report.

The Independent UK

Ruth Perry’s sister urges Government to halt Ofsted changes after headteacher’s suicide

Headteacher Ruth Perry killed herself following a negative Ofsted report

Evening Standard

Ruth Perry’s sister joins calls to halt proposed Ofsted reforms

The open letter, signed by a coalition of education professionals, has urged the Education Secretary to halt the rollout.

AAP

Experts unplug Peter Dutton's power bill rise figure

Experts say Peter Dutton's often-repeated campaign claim that power bills have increased by $1300 is misleading and based on cherry-picked data.

International Business Times

Trump Tightens Control Over Higher Education With Executive Orders Targeting Accreditation, Foreign Grants

The latest executive order was designed to reshape how the federal government determined which colleges and universities were eligible to receive federal student loans and Pell grants.

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