Writing for Belfast Live, Sinn Féin's South Down MLA Cathy Mason hits out at the Education Minister for failing to properly deal with this issue through his own school uniform legislation

A cognitive neuroscientist told members of a United States Senate subcommittee that Gen Z is the first modern generation to score lower than their parents on core cognitive skills, even though they spend more time in school. Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath made the remarks in testimony that was later detailed by Daily Dot, pointing to a steady decline in attention, memory, reading, numeracy, and overall…

The Texas State Board of Education has officially approved a sweeping statewide reading list that mandates Bible passages for more than 5 million public school students. The decision, finalized during a vote on Friday, was reported by The Guardian, which detailed how the move marks a major shift in how religious texts are integrated into public school curriculum.

The initiative stems from House…

‘We are gradually, slowly recovering from that trauma,’ says the Department of Education in Tacloban City

Just months after issuing new school safety guidelines, Education Secretary Sonny Angara says the protocols may need updating to cover active school shooting incidents – a threat that was once almost unheard of in the Philippines

"The scale and pace of implementation of the final strategy will depend on the level of resources available"

The process is to include engagement with schools and stakeholders across the sector, a formal call for evidence and school visits

FAFSA reform was Senator Lamar Alexander’s final legislative bow. ED did as little as possible to honor it, then everything it could to save it.

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MANILA, Philippines — The second day of the pre-trial conference in the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte began Monday, with both the prosecution and defense continuing discussions on evidence and procedural matters ahead of the scheduled trial. FOCUS REMAINS ON EVIDENCE AND STIPULATIONSLawyers representing the House of Representatives prosecution panel and Duterte’s defense […]

For the third time in less than two years, reading advocates asked lawmakers to require the Oregon Department of Education to send funding for literacy to the elementary schools with the highest need.

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SDLP MLA Cara Hunter described it as a warning that “should be a wake-up call for the Executive”

The Assistance for Arts Education program was established in 2015 to support disadvantaged students and children with disabilities.

The Republican-chaired House Appropriations Committee on June 9 requested that Congress allocate $0 to the Department of Education’s Assistance for Arts Education program for fiscal year 2027, effectively seeking to cut it altogether, Hyperallergic reports. Established in 2015 with the goal of providing arts education to schoolchildren, particularly those with disabilities or of limited means,…

President Donald Trump’s administration is further dismantling the Department of Education, moving oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies. The Department of Justice will take on enforcement of civil rights in education, while the Department of Health and Human Services will oversee special education. Trump’s Republican administration made the announcement on Tuesday.…

For Immediate ReleaseJune 16, 2026 Contact:Media@AutisticAdvocacy.org Moving Department of Education Offices Will Hurt Students with Disabilities (Washington, D.C.) —The U.S. Department of Education made another bad decision that will hurt students with disabilities. They are moving two important departments away from the Department of Education. One is the Office of Special Education and…

President Trump has taken further steps to dismantle the Department of Education, moving offices for special education and civil rights to other departments.

The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services will be moved to the Department of Health and Human Services, while the Department of Justice will take over civil rights issues, the Trump administration announced Tuesday.

The…

The Department of Education's new guidelines on learning continuity during emergencies are immediately put to the test in Soccsksargen and other earthquake-hit areas in Mindanao

“I find it really interesting that Keir Starmer decides to announce this this morning, in a week that the Makerfield by-election is going to happen," she said.

'With thousands of classrooms destroyed, how many actual class days will be lost in these communities down the school year even with flexible learning modes?'

Dismissing a challenge by pupils at the two schools, Lord Justice Colton said: “The Minister’s decision was lawful, rational, and supported by evidence.”

More than 1,000 other classrooms sustained either minor or major damage, says the Department of Education

Leaders at the National AI & Skills Summit weigh in on how AI adoption may create a new kind of inequality

Both the DSWD and DepEd warned the public about online scams posing as educational assistance registration links, clarifying that there are no online applications for such services

Here's a look at what happened as public school students started a new academic year on Monday, June 8

How can I embrace cuts to ed spending when the savings are washed away by a torrent of intergenerational plunder?

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"I myself, as a granny, know how hard it is for my family to be able to afford childcare and go out to work," she said

Earlier this year around 194 schools across the country received letters stating they would lose SNAs

The Nothern Ireland Teachers' Council said the proposed measures 'do not go far enough'

Vice President Sara Duterte has been accused of culpable violation of the Constitution, graft and corruption, betrayal of public trust, and high crimes

Earlier this spring, I visited the University of Pennsylvania’s College Green. I saw smiling students innocently chatting with each other as they hurriedly walked between classes. I eavesdropped on doe-eyed high schoolers on their college tours being lectured by undergrads on the grandeur of Penn. And, upon gazing up at the stately Ben Franklin statue that sits in front of College Hall, I…