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The TelegraphOutcry as university tells staff to teach that whiteness and heterosexuality are a problem
History lecturers at the University of Liverpool have been advised to “problematise” whiteness and heterosexuality in their seminars.
- The Telegraph
‘Look my son in the eye and tell him why Labour will ruin his education’
A military mother told Sir Keir Starmer to look her 10-year-old son in the eye and “explain why Labour is planning to ruin his education” by imposing VAT on private schools.
- The Guardian
Students going home could put 35 Tory seats at risk in election, analysis says
Higher Education Policy Institute research suggests that holding ballot in summer break may be strategic error
- The Guardian
Revealed: students at top private schools have 10 times more green space than state pupils
Guardian investigation finds pupils at England’s wealthiest schools have much greater access to land, with implications for mental health
- The Hill
Confederate names make comeback, triggering lawsuits
A Virginia school district was sued this week after it restored Confederate military names for two buildings, foreshadowing a broader battle that is heating up ahead of the election. The Virginia NAACP sued the school board in Shenandoah County after it voted to change Mountain View High School to Stonewall Jackson High School and Honey Run…
- BANG Showbiz
Jennifer Garner has thanked her children's teachers for all the support they have given them
Jennifer Garner has thanked her children's teachers for all the support they have given them as her eldest finishes high school and her youngest leaves elementary.
- The Guardian
How England’s top private schools came to own 38,000 acres of land
Students at top fee-paying institutions benefit from centuries of philanthropy originally intended to help the poor
- USA TODAY
Is bitcoin the future of higher education funding? How this university is testing idea.
A new private university, set to open with 100 students this fall, hopes to raise $5 million in the endowment for the general fund.
- CBC
University of Guelph says it's looking at housing options for 1st-year students after criticism from mayor
The University of Guelph says they're exploring options that may result in more off-campus residence spaces for the fall semester.Their comments on Friday were in response to Guelph Mayor Cam Guthrie's statement Thursday condemning the university for admitting roughly 1,300 more students than they have residence spaces for this fall.Statistics from the Ontario Universities' Application Centre show the University of Guelph has 7,849 confirmed offers of acceptance from students. That's a 52.6 per
- Business Insider
These 12 colleges have produced more billionaires than any other
These colleges and universities have produced more billionaires than any other, according to a list compiled by Forbes.
- The Telegraph
Labour ‘doesn’t care’ about children, claims Gillian Keegan
Labour “does not care” about children, the Education Secretary has said as she warned the party’s private school policy is “reckless”.
- Business Insider
New college graduates are stepping into a tougher job market. It could set their earnings back for years.
Recent college graduates are struggling to find work. Some could come to question the value of their college degree.
- The Telegraph
Families in crisis as countdown begins to Labour’s private school fee hike
Labour’s plans for private schools are becoming a stark reality for parents.
- CNN
‘A symbol of failure’: Demolition of Parkland high school massacre site begins as families of the victims look on
For six years, a building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where a gunman killed 17 people, was a nightmare frozen in time. But now, the 1200 building, which contained the bloody and heartbreaking remnants of the massacre, is being demolished.
- Reading Chronicle
A fifth of Reading children eligible for free school meals
A fifth of children in Reading are eligible for free school meals, new figures show.
- The Telegraph
Labour VAT raid on private schools could harm vulnerable children, warns former Ofsted chief
Labour’s planned tax raid on private schools could force “vulnerable children” to leave their current schools, a former Ofsted chief has warned.
- OK! Magazine
Meghan Markle issues essential demand to Harry over return to UK
According to an expert, there's a reason why Meghan Markle hasn't returned to the UK with Prince Harry - and has told him there's one condition in which she'll come back
- Manchester Evening News
Horror as dad stopped at UK airport on flight back home and sent back to Spain
“They told him we’ll all have to go to Spain and start a new life there, or that we should separate and he should go back to Spain by himself - it’s just horrible"
- Hello!
Supernanny reacts to 'care free' Prince Louis stealing the spotlight Trooping the Colour
Supernanny, real name Jo Frost, has reacted to Prince William and Princess Kate's son Prince Louis' behaviour at Trooping the Colour. The five-year-old royal danced, yawned, and pulled faces during King Charles' birthday parade.
- The Telegraph
Inside Britain’s shrinking town – as the rest of the nation faces record immigration
Clouds overlook endless miles of flat fields surrounding a town that was once one of the UK’s most prosperous.