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The Tories have sucked the joy from the education system. Here are three ways Labour can bring it back | Polly Toynbee

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Keir Starmer should revitalise Sure Start, focus on children’s happiness – and give a crucial boost to further education Our writers and experts name the pledges Labour must include in its manifesto Children became unhappier in the past decade, according to the annual Good Childhood report. Nothing else. Continue reading.

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Nonprofit Group Offers to Renovate and Build Charter Schools in Philly

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

String Theory Schools (STS), an education management nonprofit group, is looking to help Philadelphia’s educational system through a $1 billion offer to fix up the city’s schools and build new ones. So you can come and study anything from instrumental music to vocal music to fine arts or digital arts to robotics.

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This startup trailblazer believes these 5 trends will shape the future of education

University Business

What current enrolled Sora Schools students and their parents think about the future of the school in the school’s most recent “Trends in Education 2024” report can greatly impact their perception of what higher education should be like, too. . There is a huge upside in education for these tools.

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Study: Age As Aspect of Identity Not Prioritized by University DEI Offices

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Natalie Galucia The study, Age as a Factor in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives in Higher Education , was conducted between February 2022 and January 2023 and published in the Journal of Gerontological Social Wor k. As people are living and working longer, the need for on-going education and training grows.

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UAE seeks ‘global innovation centre’ status in strategy

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The UAE’s ministry of education has released an innovation strategy in an attempt to promote “the development of creative ideas and capabilities”. Let’s wait and see if some more significant changes follow this.”

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Should accreditors help higher ed identify what’s good enough for them?: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 143 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Ralph Wolff

The Change Leader, Inc.

View the podcast transcript Now more than ever, accreditation is essential in higher education. The University of Texas System’s UT SEEK, Georgia State, the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, and Third Way are pioneers in publishing the outcomes that students care about.

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“The seeds are sown” – what’s next for UK India education partnerships?

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Boosting trade with India Photo: British Council India The group has been in the country for several days already as part of a trade mission organised by the UK’s Department for Business and Trade, Department for Education and the British Council, meeting their Indian counterparts and discussing opportunities for collaboration.