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Will the EPA Limit Water Fluoridation?

RFK Jr. is not the Trump Appointee whose views on water fluoridation are likely to be most important.

Reason

‘The science of fluoride is starting to evolve’: behind the risks and benefits of the mineral

With RFK Jr and a court ruling, conversation on fluoride, in about 72% of US community water supplies, has exploded

The Guardian - US

Impact of Covid lockdowns to disrupt England’s schools into the 2030s, report says

Analysis from the Association for School and College Leaders warns extensive problems with learning, behaviour and absence to come

The Guardian - UK

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Should you drink fluoridated water?

Fluoridation in tap water is "outdated" some experts say, but still has dental benefits. So how risky is it?

Salon

School heads urge Labour to continue funding national tutoring scheme

Programme due to close after its launch four years ago to help children in England catch up after Covid crisis

The Guardian - UK

Tutoring not a long-term plan to help English pupils catch up, say teachers

School leaders are considering dropping out of the government’s post-pandemic scheme as it prepares to cut funding

The Guardian - UK

Funding concerns preventing tutoring from becoming ’embedded’ in schools

More than half of school leaders cited the reduced subsidy rate as one of the main reasons for dropping out of the National Tutoring Programme.

The Independent UK

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Generation of children could face damaged prospects without swift action – MPs

A report warned it may take a decade for the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers to return to pre-pandemic levels.

The Independent UK

Funding for national tutoring programme in England to be doubled next academic year

Government agrees to reverse policy of cutting subsidy, with remaining amount being paid by schools

The Guardian - UK

HHS delayed fluoride data on brain harm

Dental groups urged HHS officials to alter report they believed threatened water fluoridation

Salon

Health Officials Delayed Report Linking Fluoride to Brain Harm

Records show dental groups urged Department of Health and Human Services to alter report they believed threatened water fluoridation.

Capital & Main

England tutor scheme closing tuition gap between rich and poor, data shows

Sutton Trust calls on government not to cut post-Covid funding as figures show 37% of children in poor homes had tutoring

The Guardian - UK

Three in 10 secondary school children have had private tuition, survey finds

The Government’s flagship National Tutoring Programme has given a wider range of students access to tutoring, a charity suggests.

The Independent UK

Canada Tied All-time Tornado Record In 2022

Canada's tornado season once again proved to be hyperactive in 2022, with 117 tornadoes recorded for the second year in a row, equaling the country's highest number on record

Zenger

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Khomeini’s Grandson Warns against Regime Popular Base Shrinking

Hassan Khomeini, grandson of Iran’s first Supreme Leader Rouhollah Khomeini, has warned against the decline of the popular base of the Iranian regime at a time when Iranians continue to protest against the ruling establishment. Khomeini delivered his warning at a National Trust Party (NTP) meeting. Based on a reformist…

The Guardian - UK

Undergraduates to be catch-up tutors for disadvantaged pupils in England

Student volunteers will be trained to teach groups of up to three children who fell behind during pandemic

The Guardian - UK

England’s Covid catch-up tutoring often ‘haphazard and poor’, Ofsted finds

Concern about quality of some tutors as inspectors find ‘strong’ programme in only half of 63 schools visited

The Independent UK

National Tutoring Programme will ‘fail’ pupils unless it reforms

A new report has argued for reforms of flagship tutoring programme to ensure ‘high-quality’ providers.

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The Independent UK

National Tutoring Programme gets take-up boost as new contractors announced

New figures show pupils began nearly 600,000 courses in the last two months, taking the total to just under 2.1 million since the scheme’s inception.

The Guardian - UK

Ex-tsar angry at neglect of pupils in England left behind in pandemic

Sir Kevan Collins says recovery plan may end up little more than ‘a few kids in the corner doing a bit of tutoring’

The Guardian - UK

Current pupils will have left school before tutoring scheme hits goal, says Labour

Analysis claims catch-up plan for English secondary pupils will take more than five years to deliver

The Guardian - UK

Schools urged to adopt maligned National Tutoring Programme

The education secretary says he will support 40% of schools yet to use maligned post-Covid education recovery scheme

The Independent UK

Zahawi writes to all schools to urge take-up of tutoring programme

In additional the Department for Education will share data on schools’ use of the scheme with Ofsted.

The Guardian - UK

Government axes outsourcing firm for England tutoring scheme

Funding for national programme to go directly to schools instead after broad criticism of Randstad

The Independent UK

Schools to receive all tutoring funding directly as Randstad loses contract

Critics of the company’s handling of the national tutoring programme have welcomed the move.

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