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House Committee Advances Bill to Reform Student Loan Programs
The House Education and Workforce Committee advanced a bill reforming student loans, limiting Pell Grants to students enrolled in 30 semester hours, capping federal borrowing at $150,000 for professional degrees, and reducing repayment plan options to two, potentially impacting millions of students.
House Committee Advances Bill to Reform Student Loan Programs
The House Education and Workforce Committee advanced a bill reforming student loans, limiting Pell Grants to students enrolled in 30 semester hours, capping federal borrowing at $150,000 for professional degrees, and reducing repayment plan options to two, potentially impacting millions of students.
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56% Bias Score
Trump Issues Seven Executive Orders Reforming US Education, Prioritizing Meritocracy
President Trump signed seven executive orders Wednesday reforming US education, prioritizing meritocracy over DEI, including AI integration in K-12, school discipline changes, and ending "disparate impact theory", while resuming federal student loan collections.
Trump Issues Seven Executive Orders Reforming US Education, Prioritizing Meritocracy
President Trump signed seven executive orders Wednesday reforming US education, prioritizing meritocracy over DEI, including AI integration in K-12, school discipline changes, and ending "disparate impact theory", while resuming federal student loan collections.
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60% Bias Score
Rio School Centers Afro-Brazilian Heritage in Curriculum
The Maria Felipa school in Rio de Janeiro, founded by Bárbara Carine, offers an Afrocentric curriculum emphasizing Afro-Brazilian and indigenous heritage, using trilingual education and integrating Afro-Brazilian culture into teaching methods, while offering scholarships to low-income families.
Rio School Centers Afro-Brazilian Heritage in Curriculum
The Maria Felipa school in Rio de Janeiro, founded by Bárbara Carine, offers an Afrocentric curriculum emphasizing Afro-Brazilian and indigenous heritage, using trilingual education and integrating Afro-Brazilian culture into teaching methods, while offering scholarships to low-income families.
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44% Bias Score
Trump Administration Backs \$10 Billion in Tax Credits for K-12 Educational Scholarships
President Trump's 2025 executive order and the proposed Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) aim to provide \$10 billion in tax credits for K-12 educational scholarships, benefiting over one million students from low-to-middle-income families through various educational options.
Trump Administration Backs \$10 Billion in Tax Credits for K-12 Educational Scholarships
President Trump's 2025 executive order and the proposed Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) aim to provide \$10 billion in tax credits for K-12 educational scholarships, benefiting over one million students from low-to-middle-income families through various educational options.
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64% Bias Score
Greece's Teacher Evaluation System Faces Delays Amidst Resistance and Bureaucracy
Greece's teacher evaluation system, enacted in 2021, faces delays for 140,000 permanent educators due to evaluator shortages, bureaucratic issues, and teacher resistance; the new education minister proposes reforms including streamlining procedures and increasing evaluators to overcome the backlog.
Greece's Teacher Evaluation System Faces Delays Amidst Resistance and Bureaucracy
Greece's teacher evaluation system, enacted in 2021, faces delays for 140,000 permanent educators due to evaluator shortages, bureaucratic issues, and teacher resistance; the new education minister proposes reforms including streamlining procedures and increasing evaluators to overcome the backlog.
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44% Bias Score
UK's Children's Wellbeing Bill Divides Educators
The UK government's Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, aimed at improving school standards and accountability, has sparked debate among educators, with some supporting its focus on fairness while others worry about its potential to limit innovation in academies; the bill mandates national curric...
UK's Children's Wellbeing Bill Divides Educators
The UK government's Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, aimed at improving school standards and accountability, has sparked debate among educators, with some supporting its focus on fairness while others worry about its potential to limit innovation in academies; the bill mandates national curric...
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48% Bias Score
Madrid's Controversial ESO Integration Plan Raises Concerns
Madrid's September 2023 proposal to integrate 1st and 2nd ESO grades into some primary schools, mirroring a 1970s model, aims to address declining enrollment and free up space in secondary schools for vocational training, but lacks planning and raises concerns about educational fragmentation and stu...
Madrid's Controversial ESO Integration Plan Raises Concerns
Madrid's September 2023 proposal to integrate 1st and 2nd ESO grades into some primary schools, mirroring a 1970s model, aims to address declining enrollment and free up space in secondary schools for vocational training, but lacks planning and raises concerns about educational fragmentation and stu...
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56% Bias Score
Australia Overhauls Teacher Education with Evidence-Based Reforms
Australia is overhauling its teacher education programs, mandating changes in 280 university courses by year's end to implement evidence-based teaching methods focusing on the science of learning, explicit phonics, real-time feedback, and classroom management, with La Trobe University being first to...
Australia Overhauls Teacher Education with Evidence-Based Reforms
Australia is overhauling its teacher education programs, mandating changes in 280 university courses by year's end to implement evidence-based teaching methods focusing on the science of learning, explicit phonics, real-time feedback, and classroom management, with La Trobe University being first to...
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40% Bias Score
US Steel Tariffs Threaten Reinosa Factory, Spain
US steel tariffs threaten the Forgings & Castings factory in Reinosa, Spain, impacting the town's economy and the approximately 900 employees, exceeding 10% of the 8,570 inhabitants; vocational training programs at the Montesclaros Institute have a 90% employment rate for graduates.
US Steel Tariffs Threaten Reinosa Factory, Spain
US steel tariffs threaten the Forgings & Castings factory in Reinosa, Spain, impacting the town's economy and the approximately 900 employees, exceeding 10% of the 8,570 inhabitants; vocational training programs at the Montesclaros Institute have a 90% employment rate for graduates.
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36% Bias Score
Half of Dutch Schools Fail Civic Education Standards
A Dutch education inspection found that more than half of the 658 schools inspected failed to meet legal standards for civic education, due to poorly integrated lessons and inadequate alignment with student levels, despite new legislation in 2021; this is particularly concerning given increased yout...
Half of Dutch Schools Fail Civic Education Standards
A Dutch education inspection found that more than half of the 658 schools inspected failed to meet legal standards for civic education, due to poorly integrated lessons and inadequate alignment with student levels, despite new legislation in 2021; this is particularly concerning given increased yout...
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40% Bias Score
Dizdar's Private School Remarks Spark NSW Education Funding Debate
NSW Education Department secretary Murat Dizdar's suggestion to debate the existence of private schools sparked controversy, highlighting funding inequalities and declining public school enrollments, with roughly 25,000 students lost in three years, prompting criticism from private school sectors an...
Dizdar's Private School Remarks Spark NSW Education Funding Debate
NSW Education Department secretary Murat Dizdar's suggestion to debate the existence of private schools sparked controversy, highlighting funding inequalities and declining public school enrollments, with roughly 25,000 students lost in three years, prompting criticism from private school sectors an...
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56% Bias Score
Spain's Higher Education Policies Under Fire Amidst Concerns of Inequality
The Spanish government is facing criticism for its policies towards private universities, perceived as discriminatory and counterproductive to improving higher education quality. Data suggests private university graduates have better employment outcomes than those from public universities.
Spain's Higher Education Policies Under Fire Amidst Concerns of Inequality
The Spanish government is facing criticism for its policies towards private universities, perceived as discriminatory and counterproductive to improving higher education quality. Data suggests private university graduates have better employment outcomes than those from public universities.
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60% Bias Score
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