As the academic calendar, commonly referred to as Back to School, commences next week, parents and guardians will again trust scholar transport drivers to ferry their children safely. SCHOLAR TRANSPORT A PRIORITY TO MANY PARENTS Thousands of children, either starting or on the verge of completing their basic education rely on private and public transport … Read more
A MUM has blasted a school after it reportedly booted girls out of the classroom over the length of a uniform skirt. Debbie Williams joined dozens of students outside Yate Academy in South Gloucestershire on Monday morning calling for the end of a “discriminatory” uniform rule. 3 Debbie Williams with daughter Ruby Miles, a Year … Read more
Another local teachers union is demanding the Massachusetts Teachers Association rescind an “inflammatory” resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. The Bedford Education Association disassociated itself from the resolution this week, following the same action as the Newton Teachers Association whose president referred to the MTA statement as “antisemitic dog-whistling.” “The Bedford Education … Read more
TEACHER has ruined Christmas for a class full of kids after she claimed Santa was not real. Year Six pupils, aged ten and 11, were making Christmas cards when the supply tutor made the comment. 1 A supply teacher at Hill View Primary School ruined Christmas by claiming Santa is not realCredit: BNPS The youngsters … Read more
A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing 126 people in the nation’s deadliest quake in nine years. The magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck just before midnight on Monday, injuring more than 700 people, damaging roads and knocking … Read more
Ottawa will require foreigners applying to study in Canada to have double the amount of funds currently required, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said Thursday. He also threatened to cap visas in provinces that don’t help house students or who won’t shut down educational institutions that he argues shouldn’t be operating. “There are, in provinces, the … Read more
Trouble with playground bullies started for Maria Ishoo’s daughter in elementary school. Girls ganged up, calling her “fat” and “ugly.” Boys tripped and pushed her. The California mother watched her typically bubbly second-grader retreat into her bedroom and spend afternoons curled up in bed. For Valerie Aguirre’s daughter in Hawaii, a spate of middle school … Read more
It’s more important for Colorado schools to prepare students for the workforce than to prepare them to attend college. That’s the opinion of more than 60% of respondents in a recent poll of education attitudes among Colorado voters. Magellan Strategies surveyed a representative group of 1,550 Colorado registered voters in September. The survey has a margin … Read more
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