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Councils spend £415m more than budgeted on home to school transport – watchdog

The NAO spoke to 10 councils that had withdrawn or restricted free or subsidised transport for some young people

The Independent UK

Government Send reforms in white paper to be delayed until new year

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said the Government will bring forward a full Schools White Paper in the new year.

Evening Standard

Bridget Phillipson pushes back at criticism over potential Year 8 reading tests

The Government is set to introduce compulsory reading tests as part of its upcoming Schools White Paper.

The Independent UK

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More Latino students admitted to New York's elite high schools in 2024, still lag far behind others

The percentage of Black and Latino students in the eight schools increased to a modest 12%

Latin Times

The Royal Academy Schools' refresh celebrates clarity at the London institution

The refreshed home for the Royal Academy Schools by David Chipperfield Architects together with Julian Harrap Architects is revealed in London

Wallpaper

Unesco calls for schools across the world to ban smartphones from the classroom

Report recomends smartphone ban from schools to protect children from online bullying

The Independent UK

Editorial: The Adams/Banks report card: The year in review as school breaks for the summer

The NYC school year ending today is the first in which Mayor Eric Adams and Schools Chancellor David Banks were in charge from start to finish. It was also the first since the 2018-2019 year that wasn’t significantly shaped by COVID.

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Mayor Adams requires all NYC public schools to offer mindful breathing exercises

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams, who has been outspoken about the power of mindfulness, announced Tuesday he will roll out mandatory “mindful breathing” be offered to all students at NYC public schools.

Tribune News Service

London’s excellent schools are at risk due to pupil exodus, MPs warn

Teachers and pupils will suffer if London schools continue to close down

Evening Standard

Chicago must do better for kids after the broken promises of school closings

Chicago can’t change what happened 10 years ago, when City Hall closed dozens of schools despite warnings that it was a terrible idea. But CPS is at a make-or-break moment now. The mistakes of the past should be motivation to do better for students moving forward.

Chicago Sun-Times

Labour bid to force ministers to reveal details of horror schools at risk of collapse

A leaked government report last year warned that some school buildings in England were in such disrepair that they posed a 'risk to life' to children and staff

Daily Mirror

Parents protest over 'broken' schools admissions system

Families demonstrated outside the Cunard Building today

Liverpool Echo

Schools serving smaller dinners and reducing meat on menu due to rising costs

Heads are struggling to plug the funding gap for universal infant school meals, as catering costs are often exceeding the £2.41 per child per meal handed to schools by the Government

Daily Mirror

Virginia teacher files $40 million lawsuit against Newport News schools, administrators over shooting by 6-year-old

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The teacher shot by a 6-year-old student at Richneck Elementary School on Jan. 6 has filed a $40 million lawsuit against the Newport News School Board, asserting that administrators failed to keep the school safe.

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Richneck teacher files $40M lawsuit against Newport News schools, administrators over shooting by 6-year-old

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The teacher shot by a 6-year-old student at Richneck Elementary School on Jan. 6 has filed a $40 million lawsuit against the Newport News School Board — asserting that administrators were grossly negligent in allowing the shooting to take place.

Daily Mirror

Tory MP Jonathan Gullis branded 'pound shop Farage' over missing children heckle

Former schools minister Jonathan Gullis is accused of saying migrant children feared to have been snatched by criminals ""shouldn't have come here illegally"

The Independent UK

Officials: Oxford Schools never implemented safety policy

Two former school board officials say policies and procedures that could have prevented a mass shooting that left four students dead at a Michigan high school last year were approved earlier but never implemented

Daily Mirror

'I'm very lucky': Cardiac arrest survivor joins call for Tories to keep schools defib vow

The Government vowed to put defibrillators in all state schools in England by June 2023 - but shortages of replacement pads and batteries have sparked fears the target won't be met

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Evening Standard

Who is Nick Gibb? Schools minister returns to role in Rishi Sunak reshuffle

He previously held the Education Minister role between July 2014 and September 2021

Reason

Brickbat: You Scratch My Back

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and city Schools Chancellor David Banks have each hired the other's girlfriend for six-figure-salary jobs. Adams named Banks' girlfriend, Sheena Wright, as one of his deputy mayors shortly before he was sworn in last December. Deputy mayors made $251,982 in fiscal year 2021. Banks,…

Daily Mirror

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

Belfast Live

Weatherbies writer teams up with NI Eco-schools to help teach climate change to tots

Co Derry woman Yvonne Fleming hopes the unique partnership will deliver the message in a fun and interactive way

Chronicle Live

Newcastle teen's dreams come true after being offered place at prestigious dance school

Maisie Stanger-Crosby began dancing when she was just three years old. 15 years later she has landed herself a spot at one of the world's leading performing arts schools.

Bangkok Post

Building a Green Future, Inspiring Future Leaders

With its 20th anniversary around the corner, Bangkok Prep, an established centre of learning attracting both expatriate and Thai students, stands at the threshold of writing a new chapter in its history: a state-of-the-art campus that houses both its Primary and Secondary schools. With this, Bangkok International Preparatory & Secondary…

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

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