#Education policy

Articles (10)

• 🇬🇧 The Guardian view on post-16 qualifications: the case for V-levels replacing BTecs is unproven | Editorial — 15/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Pausing the scrapping of existing qualifications was the right decision. But the wider battle over further education continues</p><p>The government’s granting of a <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/ne...

  Related: #Qualification reform
• 🇺🇸 Supreme Court Sides With Religious Parents, Blocking California’s Trans Student Policy — 03/03/2026 [USA]

  Christian teachers and parents challenged the state’s policies, which they say require schools to hide students’ transgender status from their parents.

  Related: #Religious freedom, #Judicial intervention, #Transgender rights
• 🇺🇸 Supreme Court rules for parents demanding California disclose kids' gender identities — 02/03/2026 [USA]

  The Supreme Court on Monday ruled California is likely violating the constitutional rights of parents who object to policies preventing teachers from disclosing when their child changes their name or ...

  Related: #Parental rights, #Student privacy, #Constitutional law, #LGBTQ rights
• 🇺🇸 Nicki Minaj, Tim Scott knock Newsom over SAT remarks in Atlanta — 23/02/2026 [USA]

  Rapper Nicki Minaj and Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) on Monday knocked California Gov. Gavin Newsom over his SAT remarks at an event in Atlanta previewing the release of his memoir, "Young Man in a Hurry." ...

  Related: #Political criticism, #Celebrity involvement in politics
• 🇺🇸 William Hague: Britons in their 60s are the ‘luckiest generation’ in history — 23/02/2026 [USA]

  Oxford university chancellor calls for ‘national conversation’ around young people facing high student debt and living costs

  Related: #Intergenerational equity, #Economic inequality
• 🇬🇧 Scottish government deletes data from school 'sex survey' — 22/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  The survey asked pupils as young as 14 about their sexual experiences but parents said they were not told about the nature of the questions.

  Related: #Privacy, #Government accountability
• 🇬🇧 Ministers to set out plans to halve attainment gap in England’s schools — 21/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>White paper proposes changing criteria under which schools get funding to support the most disadvantaged students</p><p></p><p>Plans to halve the attainment gap between the poorest pupils in Englan...

  Related: #Social inequality, #School funding
• 🇺🇸 'Karen' dodges charges; Trump eyes library agency; W.Va. vaccine fight — 19/02/2026 [USA]

  A Maryland school board activist avoids charges after going viral, the Trump administration eyes a little-known library agency for cultural messaging, and West Virginia's vaccine exemption battle head...

  Related: #Political polarization, #Cultural messaging, #Parental rights
• 🇺🇸 A Child Misses 3 Weeks of School. Should Protective Services Step In? — 19/02/2026 [USA]

  A growing number of states are debating whether to alter their policies on summoning child protection officials if a student has excessive absences.

  Related: #Child welfare, #Family rights
• 🇬🇧 Councils in England call for ‘radical’ means testing of Send school transport — 19/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Demand is rising at unsustainable rate and could cost £3.4bn by 2030-31, local authorities warn</p><p>Families who have children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) should be mea...

  Related: #Public transportation, #Cost of educational services, #Disability services, #Local authority budgets