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Why Australia wiped billions off student loans for millions of people

The Education Minister said the measure would help ‘take a weight’ off the backs of young people

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025

Brown University strikes $50m deal to end Trump administration pressure

Trump has withheld hundreds of millions in federal funds from top universities in effort to reshape US higher education.

Al Jazeera · Jul 30, 2025

Fathers urged to apply for jobs at nurseries and pre-schools in Government drive

According to the Department for Education, 3% of the early years workforce are men.

Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2025

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Free childcare crisis as surge in demand leaves Labour with funding black hole

Exclusive: Education secretary Bridget Phillipson insists she is unafraid of scheme’s soaraway popularity, describing it as a ‘good problem to have’

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2025

The end of open-plan classrooms: how school design reflects changing ideas in education

The end of open-plan classrooms in New Zealand, recently announced by Education Minister Erica Stanford, marks yet another swing of the pendulum in school design.

The Conversation · Jul 21, 2025

Civil rights work is slowing as Trump dismantles the Education Department, agency data shows

Data from the Education Department shows the pace at which it resolves civil rights complaints has slowed as the Trump administration dismantles the agency

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025

Trump free to begin gutting Department of Education after Supreme Court ‘shadow’ ruling − 5 essential reads

The Trump administration was given the green light by the Supreme Court on July 14, 2025, to proceed with mass layoffs at the Department of Education – part of a wider plan to dismantle the agency. In doing so, the conservative majority on the bench overruled a lower court judge…

The Conversation · Jul 15, 2025

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Schools told to make sex education ‘stage appropriate’ as age limit plans axed

Primary school teachers can decide to discuss the sharing of naked images or online sexual content if it is affecting their pupils, guidance says.

Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2025

Schools told to judge when it’s appropriate to teach sex education

Teachers can decide to discuss the sharing of naked images or online sexual content if it is affecting their pupils

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2025

Children to be taught how to resist Andrew Tate ‘incel’ culture at school

The new school guidance also stressed the need to avoid 'stigmatising boys for being boys'

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2025

Will Trump Actually Close the Education Department?

Plus: Cuomo has a hard time taking no for an answer, a pro-party manifesto, Trump's about-face on Ukraine, and more...

Reason · Jul 15, 2025

Biden's SAVE Plan Crumbles As Trump Team Ends Relief: 'Short Window' Before Interest Hits 7.7 Million Borrowers, Expert Warns

Student‑loan expert Elaine Rubin warns the 7.7 million borrowers still enrolled in former President Joe Biden's stalled Saving on a Valuable Education plan have "a short window" to act before interest starts piling on their accounts again on August 1.

Benzinga · Jul 15, 2025

Trump's Education Department Cuts Cleared By Supreme Court — 1,400 Jobs On The Line

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday lifted a federal judge’s injunction that had blocked the Donald Trump administration from continuing its downsizing of the Department of Education, clearing the path for mass layoffs affecting nearly 1,400 workers and the potential transfer of key functions to other agencies.

Benzinga · Jul 15, 2025

Supreme Court Allows Trump To Resume Education Department Dismantling

A divided US Supreme Court gave President Donald Trump the green light on Monday to resume dismantling the Education Department.

International Business Times · Jul 15, 2025

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The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2025

Anti-misogyny lessons to be taught in school in a bid to tackle sexism ‘epidemic’

It comes amid the spread of “manosphere” content from influencers like Andrew Tate

Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2025

Schools to teach anti-misogyny lessons in bid to tackle ‘manosphere’

The guidance comes as the Department for Education warned that misogynistic attitudes had reached ‘epidemic scale’ among young people.

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2025

How Trump plans to dismantle the Education Department after Supreme Court ruling

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump to continue unwinding the Education Department

Roll Call · Jul 14, 2025

Justices allow mass layoffs at Education Department - Roll Call

The Supreme Court on Monday let the administration go ahead with layoffs at the Education Department, stopping a lower court injunction.

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Benzinga · Jul 10, 2025

Trump Administration Ends Interest Freeze, Linda McMahon Says Biden Used Student Loan Forgiveness To 'Win Votes' (CORRECTED)

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to correct a typo in the headline.

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

Bridget Phillipson’s fury that a vulnerable child was placed in a caravan at cost of £75,000

Exclusive: Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has told The Independent that she wants to end the practice of putting vulnerable children in care into illegal squalid homes

Evening Standard · Jul 9, 2025

Government told to fully fund teacher pay rise to prevent school provision cuts

Four education unions have made a ‘united’ call to ministers to provide additional investment to schools for increased staff salaries.

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025

‘Unclear’ how Labour’s pledge to recruit 6,500 teachers will address shortages

The Department for Education ‘lacks a coherent plan’, suitable targets and sufficient evidence of what works to improve teachers shortages, MPs say.

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025

Education secretary reveals the books that spurred her to read

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The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025

From Sherlock Holmes to Poirot, Bridget Phillipson reveals the books which inspired her to read growing up

Exclusive: The education secretary has written for The Independent about the books that inspired her growing up and the joy of reading to her own children as she declares 2026 as National Reading Year

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2025

Near-Dickensian poverty levels for some children in England, warns commissioner

A new report noted a range of concerns including lack of access to quality, healthy food and living in cramped and poor conditions.

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