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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 […]

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

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.

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

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

Extra tuition designed to help children in England catch up on learning lost during the Covid pandemic was often “haphazard and poorly planned” and in some cases, disrupted the school day, an independent review by Ofsted inspectors has found. Read the rest of the article here: https://www.ipgce.com/ofsted-tutoring-is-a-whole-mess/ Contact us here: https://www.ipgce.com/contact-us The Ofsted review said that while

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

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

The Learning Bulletin Board is a website that provides resources and information for students learning remotely. The site includes tips on how to stay motivated, how to find online resources, and how to manage time effectively. The site also has a forum where students can ask questions and share advice. Read the rest of the

A teacher said she\’s prepared to strike, despite feeling guilty about pupils who could lose out on education. Lowri Lewis Williams, from Denbighshire, said strikes were needed to \”safeguard the future of teaching\”. Read the rest of the article here: https://www.ipgce.com/teachers-double-think-strike-as-they-consider-kids/ Contact us here: https://www.ipgce.com/contact-us It comes as teachers in Wales and other parts of the UK