The University of Florida has eliminated all positions affiliated with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). The move, laid bare in a leaked administrative memo, serves as the latest in the state’s mission to nix DEI initiatives from public institutions. University Director of Public Affairs Cynthia Roldan confirmed the cut consisted of […]
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Students in Puerto Rico tired of attending classes in dilapidated public schools have used TikTok to expose the poor conditions in their buildings, putting education officials on the defensive amid renewed attention on a long-standing issue. Alaisha Torres Soto, the senior class president at Luis Felipe Crespo High School in […]
By Shaun Wooller Health Editor Published: 00:01 GMT, 29 February 2024 | Updated: 01:06 GMT, 29 February 2024 Doctors have called on ministers to plant more trees near homes and schools in a bid to ease pressure on the NHS and improve the nation’s health. The Woodland Trust said GPs […]
Five elite private schools spent about the same amount of money on new facilities in 2021 as governments gave to more than half of Australia’s public schools for building works, new research has found. A report released by the Australian Education Union (AEU) on Friday found the average annual capital […]
Banning mobile phones in Englandâs schools will not address the harms caused by tech platforms to children, according to leading internet safety campaigners. Ian Russell, the father of Molly Russell, and Beeban Kidron, an influential figure in online regulation, said limiting phone use in schools would do nothing to make […]
Ministers have confirmed plans to ban the use of mobile phones in English schools, releasing guidance for headteachers which some unions said included practices that had already been widely adopted. However, one headteacher welcomed the Department for Education (DfE) plan, saying it would help give schools the confidence to make […]
Florida representatives sparred at a contentious House panel meeting this week over a new proposal to teach the history of communism to schoolchildren, ending in a decisive vote to advance the proposal. The bill, which House Republicans proposed in early January, would require public schools to teach, among other topics, […]
ATLANTA — A Georgia Senate committee is advancing a long-stalled proposal aimed at stopping private school teachers from talking to students about gender identity without parental permission, but both gay rights groups and some religious conservatives remain opposed to the bill. Senate Bill 88, which majority Republicans on Tuesday passed […]