Federal Intervention in Campus Protests Is Going Too Far Department of Education settlements with protest-wracked colleges threaten censorship by bureaucracy. Reason · Jul 5, 2024
Apparent Suspension of Student Groups at Wisconsin for Pro-Hamas Chalking From FIRE's letter sent yesterday to the University of Wisconsin (you can see the citations here); I generally trust FIRE's factual summaries, but if there is any error in the below, I'll of course be very glad to correct it: FIRE is deeply concerned that UW-Madison has suspended two registered… Reason · May 17, 2024
When do GCSE exams start in 2024 and which subject is the hardest? The first exam takes place this week, opening GCSE exam season for schools Evening Standard · May 8, 2024
What happened to Nex Benedict? Benedict was attacked at their Oklahoma high school, and found dead at home the next day. The medical examiner's office says the nonbinary 16-year-old died by suicide. Their family has questions. WEKU · Mar 15, 2024
The US government is now investigating the Change Healthcare cyberattack US government wants to know if hackers really stole 4TB of sensitive data. TechRadar · Mar 14, 2024
Less than 3% of artists named in GCSE art exams are Black or south Asian, study finds Analysis across four exam boards in England reveals white artists comprise 91.6% of all mentions The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2024
How many students are harassed or bullied? 29,092 K-12 students reported harassment or bullying based on their sex, race, or disability in 2020–2021, an 84% decrease from 2011–2012. USAFacts · Feb 14, 2024
Is Restricting Pro-Israel-as-Jewish-Democracy Speech National Origin/Ethnicity Discrimination or Harassment? Harvard concludes that it is, but I’m skeptical that this is right—just as I’d be skeptical that an employer’s restricting pro-Hamas speech constitutes such discrimination or harassment. Reason · Nov 6, 2023
A-level grade boundaries 2024: Results day for AQA, OCR and Edexcel exam boards Grade boundaries are released on the same day as students receive their results The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2023
Northwestern University failed to protect women’s lacrosse player from sexual assault, lawsuit alleges The lawsuit, filed by a student identified as Jane Doe, also alleges the school failed to carry out a thorough investigation after she reported the July 2022 attack. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 11, 2023
US Education Dept opens probe into Harvard’s legacy admissions A complaint earlier this month triggered the investigation, which will consider whether the practice is discriminatory. Al Jazeera · Jul 25, 2023
When did the 2023 GCSEs begin and when do they end? While various subjects have their examinations at different times, they will all take place within the same period Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2023
Mike Bianchi: By Title IX standards, NIL stands for Not Inherently Legal ORLANDO, Fla. — There are many us who have been led to believe that “NIL” is an acronym for Name, Image and Likeness, but it’s becoming more and more clear that another acronym might be more accurate. Orlando Sentinel · Apr 16, 2023
HIPAA can't keep up with digital health "What HIPAA actually is is an umbrella made of concrete with gaping holes in it." Axios · Apr 6, 2023
The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023 Students to sit digital mock exams in new trial Exam boards predict that digital exams will eventually become the norm for qualifications such as GCSEs, IGCSEs and A-levels.
ABC News · Nov 12, 2022 The Victorian government announced the protection of this old-growth forest, satellite data shows within days it was being logged It was described as 'the largest environmental protection policy' in Victoria's history, but shortly after the announcement parts of the state's old-growth forests were being logged.
The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022 BTec results delay ‘left pupils feeling like second-class citizens’, MP suggests Chairman of the education committee Robert Halfon was critical of exam boards after thousands did not receive their results on August 18.
Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2022 Exam board leaders apologise to teenagers for the ‘distress’ of missing grades Apology in front of MPs came after many taking vocational qualifications failed to be given grades on results days in August
ABC News · Oct 6, 2022 Logging regulator not adequately detecting illegal logging, Victorian Auditor-General's Office finds Victoria's logging regulator is failing to fully use its powers, and cannot assure the public it is reducing the risk of illegal logging, a Victorian Auditor General's Office report finds.
Tribune News Service · Aug 22, 2022 US Department of Education opens investigation into allegations of discrimination against LGBTQ students by a Connecticut school district With the new school year set to begin in Farmington on Aug. 29, Irving A. Robbins Middle School rising eighth graders Miles* and Quentin* are cautiously optimistic.
Daily Mirror · Aug 18, 2022 A-level grade boundaries 2022 released for AQA, CCEA, Pearson Edexcel and OCR The grade boundaries for numerous A-level exams have now been released ahead of results day 2022, with students across the UK eagerly awaiting their final results
The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2022 Letters: we desperately need more hospital beds Increasing capacity would restore patient confidence, reduce waiting lists and improve staff morale
The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2022 Nadhim Zahawi: axing Larkin and Owen poems for GCSE is cultural vandalism Education secretary denounces exam board’s decision to replace the two poets in English literature course
The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022 Wilfred Owen and Philip Larkin’s GCSE removal is ‘cultural vandalism’ – Zahawi Nadhim Zahawi hit out on Thursday at the move by OCR, which is part of a wider reform of the exam board’s anthology.
Reason · Apr 29, 2022 "FIRE to NYU: Uphold Your Free Speech Promises and Stop Investigating Anti-Zionist Statement" A statement from FIRE, which I think is generally quite right: Today, FIRE wrote New York University School of Law urging it to end an investigation into complaints of harassment based on a statement by Law Students for Justice in Palestine criticizing Zionists. Although some were offended by LSJP's statement…