Welsh Schools Face Decade-Long Recovery From Pandemic, Staffing Crisis
Estyn's annual report reveals persistently low secondary school attendance in Wales (88%), significant teacher recruitment issues impacting educational standards, and inconsistent implementation of the new curriculum, requiring more than a decade for recovery at current progress.
Welsh Schools Face Decade-Long Recovery From Pandemic, Staffing Crisis
Estyn's annual report reveals persistently low secondary school attendance in Wales (88%), significant teacher recruitment issues impacting educational standards, and inconsistent implementation of the new curriculum, requiring more than a decade for recovery at current progress.
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36% Bias Score
Hip-Hop in UK National Curriculum: Teacher's Campaign Gains Momentum
Birmingham art teacher James Bennett is campaigning to include hip-hop in the national curriculum after a successful pilot program, "Hip-Hop Healing," which engaged students through music, dance, and art; he's now seeking government backing.
Hip-Hop in UK National Curriculum: Teacher's Campaign Gains Momentum
Birmingham art teacher James Bennett is campaigning to include hip-hop in the national curriculum after a successful pilot program, "Hip-Hop Healing," which engaged students through music, dance, and art; he's now seeking government backing.
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40% Bias Score
Texas Approves Bible Lessons in Public Schools
Texas approves a new curriculum including Bible lessons for kindergarteners, sparking controversy over religious instruction in public schools.
Texas Approves Bible Lessons in Public Schools
Texas approves a new curriculum including Bible lessons for kindergarteners, sparking controversy over religious instruction in public schools.
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44% Bias Score
Well-being in Schools and Higher Education Access
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson emphasizes well-being and belonging in schools, advocating for a broader curriculum beyond academic achievement. Concerns are raised over rising tuition fees and access to higher education for disadvantaged students.
Well-being in Schools and Higher Education Access
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson emphasizes well-being and belonging in schools, advocating for a broader curriculum beyond academic achievement. Concerns are raised over rising tuition fees and access to higher education for disadvantaged students.
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0% Bias Score
Syria's Post-Assad Curriculum Changes Spark Concerns
Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, Syria's transitional education minister removed pro-Assad content from the national curriculum, sparking protests and raising concerns about the HTS interim government's influence and potential imposition of Islamist ideology, affecting 3.5 million stu...
Syria's Post-Assad Curriculum Changes Spark Concerns
Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, Syria's transitional education minister removed pro-Assad content from the national curriculum, sparking protests and raising concerns about the HTS interim government's influence and potential imposition of Islamist ideology, affecting 3.5 million stu...
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56% Bias Score
Syria Reverses Controversial School Curriculum Changes
The Syrian interim government announced curriculum changes, including reinterpretations of religious texts and the removal of poems about women and love, sparking over 14,000 comments before being reversed pending review by specialized committees.
Syria Reverses Controversial School Curriculum Changes
The Syrian interim government announced curriculum changes, including reinterpretations of religious texts and the removal of poems about women and love, sparking over 14,000 comments before being reversed pending review by specialized committees.
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60% Bias Score
France's Education Overhaul: Act II
French Education Minister Anne Genetet unveils "Act II" of educational reforms, focusing on raising standards from primary to secondary school through targeted support groups, curriculum revisions, and Brevet exam changes.
France's Education Overhaul: Act II
French Education Minister Anne Genetet unveils "Act II" of educational reforms, focusing on raising standards from primary to secondary school through targeted support groups, curriculum revisions, and Brevet exam changes.
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0% Bias Score