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The TelegraphPrince Philip would have been ‘outraged’ by Labour’s tax raid on Duke of Edinburgh Award
Private school parents are being forced to pay more for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award under Labour’s tax raid – a move that would have “outraged” Prince Philip.
- The Telegraph
The night anti-Semitism at Oxford spun out of control
“It was terrifying being Jewish in that room. I don’t think any of them would have actually attacked us, but it certainly felt like that in the moment. None of us left alone.” Boruch Epstein, 27, a PhD student, was one of a handful of Jewish and Israeli students present at the Oxford Union on Nov 28 debating the motion: “This house believes Israel is an apartheid state responsible for genocide.”
- Snopes
Fact Check: Trump Did Not Score 73 on IQ Test
The president-elect's IQ score has not been publicly released.
- People
The Satanic Temple Will Offer a Religious Program for Elementary School Students: ‘We Aren't Worshipping the Devil'
Parents at Ohio’s Edgewood Elementary School requested the program as an alternative to the school’s Christian program
- The Conversation
Former math teacher explains why some students are ‘good’ at math and others lag behind
A former math teacher explains what’s behind the recent drop in math scores for the nation’s fourth and eighth graders.
- CNN
Supreme Court declines to review Boston case and ‘race neutral’ efforts to diversify public schools
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to decide whether three elite Boston public schools violated the Constitution with a zip-code based admissions policy intended to ensure racial diversity.
- The Telegraph
Universities should expose students to views they disagree with, says Bridget Phillipson
Universities should be places where students are exposed to views they disagree with, Bridget Phillipson has said as she faces pressure over the future of free speech legislation.
- The Argus
A-level results better in Brighton - but grades still below pandemic levels
A level results in Brighton and Hove were worse this year compared to the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, new figures show.
- Manchester Evening News
Schools temporarily close amid £14m legal action over alleged defects
The schools affected were built in the late 2000s
- CBC
MUN's budget changes could hurt course offerings and student life, say unions
Russell Williams, vice-president of MUN's faculty association, says the university's announcement of budget cuts last week came as no surprise. (Julia Israel/CBC)Unions representing members of Memorial University are disappointed by the institution's recent announcement of restricted hiring programs and budget changes — but say it was inevitable after provincial government funding cuts.The university spoke with reporters on Friday, and pointed to a 5.4 per cent drop in enrolment as the source of
- Stourbridge News
Kingswinford school closed due to burst water pipe
A KINGSWINFORD school has has no heating or toilets and has closed today.
- The Telegraph
Military families could be left out of pocket over private school fees
Military families risk being left out of pocket for private school fees after the Government refused to cover the full impact of its VAT policy.
- The Northern Echo
First look inside Staindrop CE Primary as a flood of bad luck dries up
Pupils have returned to a newly refurbished Staindrop CE Academy in County Durham after a burst pipe flooded the school.
- Oxford Mail
Banbury school unveils new state-of-the-art facilities
A Banbury school has opened its new facilities on its feast day.
- The Argus
More than 20 schools to be given bikes to help promote cycling
Brighton and Hove City Council will be delivering three balance bikes to each of the 29 primary schools on the School Streets scheme, making it 87 bikes in in total.
- Western Telegraph
Pembrokeshire schools closed in aftermath of Storm Darragh
Schools are closed across Pembrokeshire this morning in the aftermath of structural damage and power outages caused by Storm Darragh.
- The Impartial Reporter
Devenish College revives festive tradition with magical pantomime
The first pantomime in five years at Devenish College will delight audience in the school as they experience ‘Aladdin and the Magic of the Lough’.
- The Guardian
College enrollment is falling at a ‘concerning’ rate, new data reveals
Fewer 18-year-olds are enrolling, especially at four-year schools. But the number of applications continues to grow
- Bucks Free Press
New forest school in Marlow approved as ‘demand for outdoor nurseries grows’
Plans to set up a new forest school on a field in Marlow have been approved by Bucks Council.
- Colchester Evening Gazette
'This grade is very important to us' - Colchester Institute boss on new Ofsted report
Colchester Institute, in Sheepen Road, which also has locations in Braintree and Dovercourt, has received its first positive Ofsted report in two years