GCSE gender gap at narrowest point this century GCSE results show boys are closing the gap with their female classmates. The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2025
"I've never played a PRS Silver Sky but that might be about to change": All the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – and I've just solved a problem I didn't even know I had My favorite Silver Sky finish to date has been launched alongside new gear from Blackstar, Kiesel, Epiphone and more Guitar World · Aug 9, 2025
I Asked ChatGPT What Would Happen If Minimum Wage Rose at the Same Rate of Inflation — Here’s What It Said What if minimum wage rose with inflation? I asked ChatGPT to crunch the numbers—see how much workers would earn and what it means for the economy. GOBankingRates · Aug 8, 2025
“Makes you forget the fact that one of these will cost you a fifth of what you’d pay for something with the Murphy Lab moniker”: Epiphone Inspired By Gibson Custom 1962 ES-335 Reissue review Ted McCarty’s finest creation gets the Epiphone ‘Inspired By’ treatment. Featuring Gibson USA Custombuckers, real rosewood fingerboard and top-notch hardware, expectations are high Guitar World · Jul 18, 2025
Five-year-olds in England with special educational needs 20 months behind peers – report Children from lower-income families also remain significantly behind their peers as impact of pandemic continues to be felt The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2025
Will D.C. Repeal the Law That Has Cut Tipped Workers' Earnings by $1,800 a Year? The law that was supposed to boost their wealth has left most of them poorer instead. Reason · Jun 19, 2025
Free school meal plan requires key change to stop children ‘missing out’, Labour told Experts say children may not receive the meals they are eligible for The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2025
Government should auto-enrol eligible pupils for free school meals – think tank Free school meal registration practices vary across local authorities and schools in England, report finds. The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2025
“Vintage looks and performance at an accessible price”: Epiphone expands its high-end Inspired by Gibson Custom Collection – and introduces a key upgrade to its 1959 Les Paul Standard reissue Open book headstocks, Gibson USA pickups and a handful of sought-after upgrades headline the 2025 expansion pack Guitar World · Apr 30, 2025
Government urged to invest £260m in teacher training to boost school standards All teachers should be given free access to a ‘golden thread’ of core professional qualifications, a think tank and charity has suggested. Evening Standard · Apr 28, 2025
Record 170,000 children in England missed at least half of classes in 2024 Department for Education data shows that 2.3% of pupils were ‘severely absent’, up from 2.0% in 2022-23 The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2025
Unauthorised school absence widening ‘disadvantage gap’ in England Thinktank says unauthorised absence is ‘a leading cause’ of performance gap between disadvantaged pupils and peers The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2025
Absences have led disadvantaged secondary school pupils to fall ‘further behind’ Pupil absence is a ‘key driver’ of the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers in England, think tank says. Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2025
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The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2025 Some pupils in England less likely to have special needs identified, study shows Research by Education Policy Institute highlights groups it says are at greater risk of missing out on Send support
The Guardian - US · Jan 10, 2025 Trouble in Trumpworld over H-1B visas makes for strange bedfellows Program for skilled foreign workers pits Trump and Musk against Bannon – and progressive Bernie Sanders
Latin Times · Dec 30, 2024 Millions of Minimum Wage Workers Across the U.S. Will See Pay Increase Come January 2025: Who Qualifies The minimum wage is set to rise across 21 states, and 48 cities and counties. 9.2 million minimum wage workers are set to see a pay increase in the new year.
The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2024 ‘Harder’ for disadvantaged pupils to catch up as they move into secondary school A think tank highlighted significant variation in the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers in different areas of England.
The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2024 Hundreds of thousands of children in England may be ‘missing’ education – report The Government should require schools to record reasons for removing pupils from their rolls, the Education Policy Institute think tank has said.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2024 Up to 300,000 children could be missing out on education in England, thinktank suggests EPI blames patchy data for uncertainty over numbers and calls for national register to track those out of school
Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2024 One in three T-level students drop out of health course, study shows Female students from disadvantaged backgrounds most likely to quit within the first year
Guitar World · Oct 4, 2024 “I bought it for £300. I showed it to the then-CEO of Epiphone, and said, ‘These guys over in the UK are having a lot of fun. I want in’”: Joe Bonamassa reveals how a cheap knockoff Les Paul kickstarted his partnership with Epiphone Bonamassa has been working with Epiphone for over a decade – and it all started after he saw a budget LP in a UK music store
Capital & Main · Oct 2, 2024 Progressives Weigh In on Kamala Harris’ Economic Proposals — and Share Some of Their Own Experts say that policies such as higher taxes on the wealthy and expanded child care are both effective and popular.
Guitar World · Sep 26, 2024 “Players have been requesting a reissue of this model for decades”: Epiphone has brought back its quirky cult classic 1970s Grabber bass beloved by Gene Simmons, Krist Novoselic and Mike Dirnt The double-cut four-string was a hit back in the 1970s, and finally makes a triumphant return in the form of a more affordable Inspired by Gibson Epiphone reissue
Evening Standard · Sep 16, 2024 Number of London school pupils to fall twice as fast as UK average as parents forced out of capital There is expected to be another drop of around 52,000 primary school-aged children in the city by 2028