CHILDREN as young as nine are among thousands of Brits being investigated by cops for hate incidents. One youngster, just nine years old, was clocked for calling a primary school classmate a “r*****d”, it has been reported. 3 A child as young as nine was included in police NCHI records (stock image)Credit: Getty 3 Cops … Read more
A STUDENT netted £36,000 after he was hit by a tennis racquet — part of a string of council compensation claims. One got £9,000 when a goal they were leaning against fell on them, while £4,500 went to a pupil pushed in the playground. They were among 92 payouts to children last year totalling £1.3million. … Read more
SCOTS children as young as FOUR are being told to address staff with gender-neutral pronouns by their school teachers. The titles being used are terms for people who identify as non-binary – neither male nor female regardless of their sex. 2 Children as young as four are being encouraged to use gender-neutral terms to address … Read more
Carrie Olson remembers the first time she was told Denver Public Schools would need to close schools because fewer babies were being born. She had only been on the Board of Education for a year or two when the state demographer predicted the difficult decision that Olson — first elected in 2017 — and her … Read more
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Dual-enrolled high school students are closing in on accounting for nearly half of Colorado’s community college enrollment, according to fall 2024 enrollment data. Of the 88,118 students enrolled at the two-year level, more than 39,000 students statewide are still in high … Read more
CHILDREN PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE On Saturday, the concentration of deadly PM2.5 pollutants – fine particulate matter in the air that causes most damage to health – was more than 40 times the level deemed acceptable by the WHO. PM2.5 levels on Sunday morning exceeded that before decreasing slightly. Last week, the provincial environmental protection agency announced … Read more
YOU could slash a huge sum of money off the price of an iPad or Mac with a savvy savings trick. It’s available on gadgets bought via the Apple Store – and millions will be eligible. 3 The entry-level iPad Air gets a £50 price cut if you buy it through Apple’s Education StoreCredit: Apple … Read more
SIX killers are among thousands of convicted criminals who have tried to get jobs in schools. Twenty-six paedophiles and four rapists are also among those who applied to be heads, teachers or classroom assistants. 2 Thousands of convicted criminals – including six killers – have tried to get jobs in schools 2 Twenty-six paedophiles and … Read more
SCHOOLS in one of Scotland’s biggest council areas are closed today as staff walk out of the job amid a bitter pay dispute. Thousands of pupils in the First Minister John Swinney’s constituency of Perth and Kinross will miss lessons as non-teaching staff begin their strike action this morning. 3 Pupils in Perth and Kinross … Read more
In an innovative initiative, the Kerala government on Friday released a set of books aimed at empowering parents to support their children’s education-related requirements from pre-primary to higher secondary levels. The books, designed for parents of students in public schools, are tailored to the different educational stages of Pre-Primary, Lower Primary, Upper Primary, and High … Read more
