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Top Biden Aides Among Those Who Will Benefit From Student-Loan Forgiveness Plans They Helped Craft

Two White House press secretaries are among the "fortunate 11" top Biden aids who will have their student loans reduced.

Zenger

Hundreds of thousands of teachers balloted for strikes - risking school closures

Teachers are up in arms over the Government's below-inflation pay offer, with three major education unions expected to formally ballot their members for strike action

Daily Mirror

NSW government and opposition accusing each other of copying education policy

A political stoush has erupted after the New South Wales government and opposition accused each other of copying their respective education policy.

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'Growing number' of French schoolgirls flouting secularism rules

The Ministry of Education has recorded 313 violations of France's rules on secularism – which includes a ban on the wearing of ostentatious religious insignia in schools.

Radio France Internationale

Qld overhauls sex, relationship education

Specialist advisers and professional development time for teachers are part of efforts to improve education about healthy relationships in Queensland.

AAP

Education Minister says his 'biggest fear' is private schools losing tax breaks

School Standards Minister Jonathan Gullis was branded out of touch by Labour for suggesting that scrapping charitable status for private schools was one of his greatest worries in education

Daily Mirror

Australia's public education funding went backwards during COVID pandemic

Public funding of education was cut in Australia during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, as most of the OECD did the opposite, according to a new report.

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Teachers lack confidence for sex education

The NSPCC say that “it is clear that education is now more important than ever” after they polled thousands of students on sexual relationships

Evening Standard

Serious child safeguarding concerns remain, Education Secretary told

Council officials in Bradford and Solihull where vulnerable children were murdered gave ‘inadequate’ reassurances, a cross-party group of MPs said.

The Independent UK

The Education Department Asked for Public Comments on Sex Discrimination. It Got an Earful About Trans Athletes Instead.

Of the over 84,000 public comments available on the proposed Title IX regulations, a third included references to both “sex” and “sports.”

Reason

Calls for mandatory education on coercive control for older teenagers

Refuge said it is worried too many young people are not being taught how to spot the signs of domestic abuse and controlling or coercive behaviour.

The Independent UK

Senators demand answers from Dept. of Defense after reports of JROTC instructor abuse

Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Kirsten Gillibrand are questioning the Departments of Education and Defense after a New York Times investigation showed reports of sexual misconduct among JROTC instructors.

WEKU

Call to address educational gaps among SC/ST students

For tackling increasing dropout rate at higher secondary level

The Hindu

'Kids' SATs results show we still need to bridge the gap in their education'

The gulf between the disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged has widened due to the pandemic, as this week's SATs results show, says Eva Simpson

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Cardona defends student loan plan as ‘one-time’ COVID-19 remedy

WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Miguel Cardona pushed back Wednesday against Republican criticism of the Biden administration’s new student loan debt forgiveness program, saying it would curb defaults and boost the economy.

Wales Online

Liz Truss's cabinet in full as new Prime Minister rewards allies

A major reshuffle of the top jobs in government has now been completed

Roll Call

Cardona defends student loan plan as one-time COVID-19 remedy

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona pushed back against GOP criticism of the Biden administration’s new student loan forgiveness program.

The Independent UK

Michelle Donelan: Channel 4 and BBC licence fee on new Culture Secretary agenda

Ms Donelan’s role as Secretary of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is her second cabinet position, after less than two days as Education Secretary.

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The Independent UK

Duncan Smith turns down Truss Cabinet job

The former Tory leader said he is happy to remain on the backbenches.

ABC News

Training teachers take up full-time positions to tackle staff shortage in schools

Rebecca Stretton still had a few months left of her education degree when she took on a full class load to help address growing gaps in the teaching workforce.

Reason

Assessing an Alternative Legal Justification for Biden's Student Loan Debt Cancellation Policy

Relying on Section 432(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as some propose, has many of the same flaws as the Administration's emergency powers theory.

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss narrows down next Health Secretary to final two names

She is now deciding whether the crucial job of Health Secretary should go to her leadership campaign manager and Welfare Secretary Therese Coffey if Ms Truss wins the keys to No10 on Monday

The Hindu

Kerala High Court refuses to stay proceedings in Assembly ruckus case against Education Minister and others

Court refuses pleas seeking exemption from appearing in person

The Conversation

Jason Clare has just put the Australian Research Council on notice. This brings (some) good news for academics

This week Education Minister Jason Clare has kicked off what could be a major reset of university research funding in Australia.

Ballotpedia

Virginia Board of Education postpones public hearings for proposed history curriculum standards

The Virginia Board of Education has announced that they will delay voting on new statewide history curriculum standards, following opposition from the Youngkin administration regarding some of the proposed changes. The proposed changes that have received pushback from Gov. Youngkin (R) include removing “references to George Washington as ‘the father…

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