Presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday released an education plan that aims to quadruple public education funding with a focus on allocating more resources to lower-income students and increasing teacher pay. Warren’s plan, which…
Tim Junio knew as a high school student that he wanted to join the CIA. He even wrote as much in his college application to Johns Hopkins University, where he would go on to nab…
HIGHLIGHTS SoundCloud has received a “substantial” round of investment The company laid off 40 percent of its staff in July One source says the investment amounted to around $170 million SoundCloud has received a “substantial”…
The announcement came as part of a tumultuous week for the UK higher education sector, during which Prime Minister Theresa May called a snap general election and rumours swirled that May is willing to soften…
Report of public account committee says DfE failing to understand plight of England’s schools. Photograph: David Jones/PA School funding cuts are threatening to undermine the quality of education in England’s classrooms, putting children’s academic progress…
More than half of academies in England have lacked enough income to cover their annual expenditure, according to figures revealed by ministers. An answer to a Parliamentary question shows that the proportion of academy trusts…
Union leader hails ‘significant’ intervention from ministers’ favourite, Andreas Schleicher, who runs Pisa for the OECD The head of Pisa has added his voice to warnings that financial pressures on schools in England risk damaging…
Grammar schools are considering asking parents for cash to make up budget shortfalls set to be caused by changes in funding, head teachers have warned. Families could be asked for £30 to £40 a month…
New analysis of government funding plans shows £658 per pupil cut for secondary schools with high numbers of JAM children Those hardest hit by proposed changes in school funding will be children in families that…
The biggest shake-up of school funding in England for decades will see less money for big cities such as London, Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham and bigger budgets for schools in the suburbs and shires. Education…