Schools
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White House depletes education statistics agency amid a schooling crisisThe Explainer The agency reportedly went from about 100 staffers to just 12
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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London’s disappearing childrenThe Explainer Falling numbers of pupils in the capital are creating a ‘genuine sense of loss’ in communities
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Overheated classrooms reach a boiling pointThe Explainer Many schools have crumbling infrastructure that makes learning in the heat difficult
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Families wary of a Head Start rollback that could leave more kids behindThe Explainer The multibillion-dollar program is designed to help children in financial hardships
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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School supplies are the newest burden for American familiesThe Explainer The cost of supplies has increased nearly 8% in 2026
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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England’s education reforms: global success story?Talking Point Since Michael Gove’s ‘deeply unpopular’ curriculum overhaul, pupils have climbed global rankings while other developed nations’ scores declined
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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‘Screens are no longer occasional classroom tools’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Burnham’s schools overhaul: a Neet solution?Talking Point PM unveils national version of Greater Manchester Baccalaureate, with focus on technical education and loyal employment, but concerns about its fairness abound
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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What's causing the white working-class ‘disadvantage gap’?Today’s Big Question A new inquiry has highlighted that the demographic has been let down by the system, with educators calling for ‘radical change’ and investment
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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How heatwaves will see children miss out on schoolIn the Spotlight Modelling finds 12 days learning a year could be lost due to extreme temperatures
By The Week UK Published
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Do Trump’s latest moves mean the end of the Department of Education as we know it?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION A new push attempts to reallocate educational programs across the government
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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France’s school monitors scandalUnder The Radar Allegations of widespread child abuse in after-school system has ‘shaken the French capital and undermined faith in its schools’
By The Week UK Published
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‘Developers should have free rein’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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‘Desalination is a rare point of bipartisan agreement’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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