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Thousands of students are taking legal action against their universities over their education during the pandemic. The University of Nottingham is one of 18 institutions set to face claims. Read the rest of the article here: https://www.ipgce.com/students-sue-university-for-online-classes/ Contact us here: https://www.ipgce.com/contact-us Mikail Ranjit, who moved from Malaysia to study in Nottingham, said Covid measures meant he paid […]

It was a difficult day for affirmative action at the US supreme court on Monday, as the justices heard arguments in two cases that could have a major impact on the use of race in college admissions. Read the rest of the article here: https://www.ipgce.com/debate-on-the-further-usage-of-affirmative-action/ Contact us here: https://www.ipgce.com/contact-us The court is considering challenges to admissions programs

When Andrew Brennen thinks about the US supreme court deliberations over race-conscious admissions, he reflects on his parents, attorneys, and brother. In 2009, his father, David, became the first Black dean of the University of Kentucky’s law school since the state desegregated its colleges and universities. Read the rest of the article here: https://www.ipgce.com/should-admissions-consider-affirmative-action/(opens in a

A new poll has found that schools are facing severe funding shortages that could force them to cut teacher numbers and expand class sizes. The survey of school leaders by the Association for School and College Leaders (ASCL) found that 98% of respondents were facing cuts in their budgets this year or next. This is

According to Sandarenu Amarasiri, a teacher at the state school in Colombo, Sri Lanka, children have been arriving at school quietly starving. This is because many families can barely afford a meal a day. The economic crisis has also meant that many parents can’t afford transport or uniforms for their children, resulting in missing school.

The results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, offer the most definitive indictment of the pandemic’s impact on millions of schoolchildren. In math, the results were especially devastating, representing the steepest declines ever recorded on the exam. Read the rest of the article here: https://www.ipgce.com/math-scores-dramatically-affected-by-pandemic/ Contact us here: https://www.ipgce.com/contact-us Reading scores dipped nearly every

Shabina Aslam was a seven-year-old in Bradford when she was placed on a bus and moved out to a white-majority suburban school, where she and her brother were placed in the special needs department. This is despite the pair – whose family had migrated from Kenya as part of the exodus of Indians from east

As the world wakes up to the reality of climate change, many institutions are beginning to distance themselves from fossil fuel companies. The latest example comes from the UK, where a whopping 100 universities have now pledged to divest from these firms. Read the rest of the article here: https://www.ipgce.com/universities-pledge-to-turn-backs-on-fossil-fuels/ Contact us here: https://www.ipgce.com/contact-us This represents a

Children with Afro-textured hair should not be prevented from wearing natural hairstyles at school, new guidance from Britain’s human-rights watchdog says. School bans on hairstyles such as braids and cornrows are likely to be unlawful if they do not give exemptions on racial grounds, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) says. Read the rest