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No, Rishi Sunak, ‘rip-off’ degree courses aren’t the problem – failed education policy is | William Davies

The Guardian - Higher Education

But higher education policy has become so overloaded with fallacious economic and cultural reasoning over recent years that we scarcely register the full absurdity of Rishi Sunak’s announcement this week that his government would crack down on “rip-off” university degrees.

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Labour’s education policy is brave, but can they fund it?

HEPI

This blog was kindly authored for HEPI by Sir Chris Husbands, Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University. Keir Starmer has committed Labour to five ambitious missions, of which the fifth is squarely focused on educational transformation. The post Labour’s education policy is brave, but can they fund it?

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‘This is our future’: UCF students join statewide student protest of DeSantis’ ‘dystopian’ education policies

University Business

Students at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, the state’s largest public university by enrollment, joined a statewide walkout on Thursday in protest of education policies and directives prioritized by Florida Gov. We’re fighting for our faculty, for our education, and for the rights of trans students.”

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Are opinions about university funding shaped by education?

Wonkhe

We've long seen a person's education level as a political dividing line in modern Britain. David Kernohan digs into Public First data to see what this means for opinions on education policy The post Are opinions about university funding shaped by education? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Does This University Senate Have Too Much Power?

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Megan Zahneis Illustration by The Chronicle; Alamy photo Trustees and administrators have initiated a study of shared governance at the University of Kentucky. Faculty members see an effort to strip them of their authority over educational policy.

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Study: Outcomes of Students in Policy Debate Programs Linked to ELA Improvements and Postsecondary Enrollment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Participating in policy debate programs in grade school is associated with improvements in English language arts (ELA) and better odds of graduating and going to college, according to findings from a new study in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis.

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Ruling on Texas School's Hair Policies: A Setback for Diversity and Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In a recent ruling, a Texas judge determined that a school's hair length policies did not violate the CROWN Act , a law aimed at prohibiting discrimination based on hairstyle and texture. Moss is a senior professorial lecturer and acting director of the education policy and leadership M.Ed. Dr. Phelton C. Dr. Phelton C.