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Lakshadweep schools to shift to CBSE English medium from Malayalam

Lakshadweep administration shifts schools to CBSE English medium from Malayalam. Director of Education issued order on December 12. Aim to elevate standards of education and align with dynamic landscape. From 2024-25, all schools will exclusively admit students under CBSE English medium stream from grade 1.

The Hindu

From Dean Erwin Chemerinsky (Berkeley Law) and Chancellor Howard Gillman (UC Irvine) on Free Speech on Campus

Chemerinsky and Gillman are the co-authors of Free Speech on Campus, and have long defended free speech and academic freedom. (For another recent item from the two of them, see here ["Free speech doesn't mean hecklers get to shut down campus debate"].) I don't always agree with them on such…

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Government and nonprofit workers are getting billions in student loan debt canceled through a public service program

The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which the George W. Bush administration created in 2007 to encourage people to work for the government and nonprofits, has grown significantly during Joe Biden’s presidency. The Conversation asked economist William Chittenden to explain what this student loan program is, who is eligible and…

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Borrowers face billing errors in a rocky return to US student loan payments

Mohela, which has been penalized by the education department, stands out among servicers for late bills and incorrect auto-debits

The Guardian - US

BJP Youth Morcha leader demands funds for education sector

Pointing to what he called the “pathetic condition” in the institutions of higher education in Kalyana Karnataka region, Shivu Ashtagi, district vice-president of BJP Youth Morcha, Kalaburagi, demanded the State government fill all the posts lying vacant in the Department of Education in Kalyana Karnataka region.

The Hindu

Education Department opens school probes over alleged antisemitism, Islamophobia

In its announcement, the Education Department said five complaints involve alleged antisemitic harassment and two involve anti-Muslim harassment on campuses across the country.

WEKU

Victorian education head apologises for ‘catastrophic failures’ in protecting public school students from abuse

Department secretary Jenny Atta tells inquiry into abuse at 24 public schools that she is ‘profoundly sorry’

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How many Black male teachers are there in the US?

Nationally, 1.3% of US public school teachers in 2020-2021 were Black men — a decline from 6.5% just three years before.

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Circular on award for best uniform-wearing students triggers fresh row in Lakshadweep

A circular issued by the Department of Education of the Lakshadweep district panchayat, instituting awards for the best uniform-wearing students, seems to have triggered a fresh controversy, with the move being dubbed an indirect attempt to discourage students from wearing skull cap or hijab, which are common among the majority…

The Hindu

Federal student loan payments are starting again. Here's what you need to know

Federal student loan borrowers will need to start making payments again this month after a three-year-plus pause due to the pandemic

The Independent UK

804,000 long-term borrowers are having their student loans forgiven before payments resume this fall

Student loan payments start up again for most borrowers in October, but more than 800,000 people who have been paying for years are having their loans forgiven

The Independent UK

Harry and Meghan aides ‘asked school to sign gag order’ after couple’s visit

The order ‘prohibited any negative comments’ about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex ‘now or in the future’

The Independent UK

Harry and Meghan aides ‘asked school to sign gag order’ after couple’s visit

The order ‘prohibited any negative comments’ about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex ‘now or in the future’

The Independent UK

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #78

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

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Thousands of migrant kids are starting school in NYC. Is the system prepared?

Around 20,000 migrant kids are starting school in New York this week. Some parents are concerned the systems can't handle the influx. Other parents say, it's an opportunity for schools to evolve.

WEKU

Some parents in Lahaina fight to keep their school — and kids — together

Schools remain closed after the deadly fires on Maui. Parents say it's important to keep their community from being displaced indefinitely.

The Independent UK

Vivek Ramaswamy proposes mass federal layoffs as more GOP hopefuls look to slash US government

Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy says he wants to reduce the federal employee headcount by half in his first year in office and by 75% during his first term if he makes it to the White House

The Independent UK

NI schools to be checked urgently for presence of collapse-prone concrete

The Department of Education said the Education Authority would carry out structural surveys.

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Childcare expert reveals how to talk to your child if they get poor A-level results

The Department of Education claims the number of students receiving an A or A* grade will drop to pre-pandemic levels as exams return to normal

The Guardian - US

‘Affirmative action for the privileged’: why Democrats are fighting legacy admissions

Critics argue that university’s preference toward legacy applicants exacerbates existing inequalities in higher education

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A Sydney Teacher Who Was Found To Have Racially Vilified A Student Will Get To Keep His Job

The teacher described Indian people as 'Uber drivers', a student alleged.

The Independent UK

Most of Florida work group behind controversial new guidelines on African American history did not agree, report says

‘Most of us did not want that language,’ working group member says

The Independent UK

Black lawmakers press Justice and Education Departments to investigate Florida's race curriculum

The Congressional Black Caucus is pushing the White House, Justice Department and the Department of Education to look into whether Florida school districts are violating federal discrimination law following changes to the state's Black history curriculum

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Nearly 64,000 Texas borrowers will have their federal loans forgiven

A U.S. Department of Education review identified 804,000 borrowers across the country with loans taken more than two decades ago and whose debts should have been canceled but were not because of “administrative failures.”

The Independent UK

Virginia finalizes guidance on transgender students, including rolling back some accomodations

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration says it has finalized new policies on the treatment of transgender students

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