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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

The Guardian - US

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.

Latin Times

‘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

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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 Independent UK

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

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

“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

Guitar World

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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.

Capital & Main

“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

Guitar World

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

Evening Standard

“When Oasis recorded Supersonic, all he had was an Epiphone Les Paul Standard”: Oasis reunion hype reaches fever pitch as Noel Gallagher’s Definitely Maybe LP smashes its auction estimate

The Les Paul – which can be seen in the Supersonic music video – was sold alongside two other Oasis instruments, which also broke their estimated selling prices

Guitar World

“A player who took the instrument to places no-one else had ever gone before”: Epiphone’s Jimi Hendrix ‘Love Drops’ Flying V recreates the guitar great’s most psychedelic model

Hendrix used his hand-painted Love Drops V extensively in the late 1960s, and was rumored to have played it during the recording of Electric Ladyland

Guitar World

“More than evokes the spirit of the original while delivering a tone and feel that is sure to get the best out of your playing”: Epiphone Inspired By Gibson 1959 Les Paul Standard review

With an ambitious swing at the most desirable guitar ever made, Epiphone wants everyone to get a chance to experience the beauty of the ’Burst

Guitar World

Suspended secondary pupils in England ‘twice as likely to be out of work by 24’

Study also finds they are less likely to go on to further or higher education than those not suspended

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“I wanted to start playing Epiphones because of the Beatles”: Noel Gallagher’s Definitely Maybe Les Paul is going to auction – and it could sell for more than $100,000

The humble Cherry Sunburst single-cut can be seen in the Oasis music video for Supersonic

Guitar World

“The world’s most popular semi-hollow electric bass goes fretless”: Epiphone issues new Jack Casady signature model – bringing the firm’s revered Les Paul Signature bass design into fretless territory

The Jefferson Airplane icon has made his preferred Les Paul Signature bass design more appealing than ever before with a sleek fretless design

Guitar World

"This guitar is a solid choice for those seeking vintage style and sound without the vintage price tag": Epiphone Les Paul Special review

Time to reevaluate an entry-level classic?

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the widening attainment gap: poorer children need a boost

Editorial: The progress made by pupils from lower-income families has been wiped out – and it’s not all the pandemic’s fault

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The Guardian - UK

Rich-poor education gap grows for 16-year-olds in almost all of England

First post-pandemic study of attainment gap finds pupils from low-income families have fallen further behind richer peers except in London

Guitar World

“No-one is handing out medals for owning a guitar by a prestige maker”: Guitar prices and the conundrum of high-priced budget electric vs entry-level big-name model – which to choose and why the decision is getting tougher

With top-of-the-line Epiphones challenging Gibson USA models for spec, and being priced accordingly, how do you decide which model is right for you?

Latin Times

H-1B visa reform cuts lottery bids by 40% amid fraud crackdown —Tech giants rally for fair play

USCIS proposed new rules to reform the H1-B visa program following an increase of fraud cases. Now, lottery bids have plunged by nearly 40%.

The Hindu

The reality of the Swachh Bharat Mission

The Swachh Bharat Mission fully owned by the state has become a toolkit for privatisation of public health services and continues caste discrimination

Latin Times

New Biden administration rule to make millions more salaried workers eligible for overtime pay

The Labor Department announced a new rule that will extend overtime pay to salaried workers who earn less than $43,888 annually. It will go into effect July 1

Salon

FTC bans noncompete clauses

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has suggested it plans to file a lawsuit over the change

The Guardian - UK

Multi-academy trusts have higher secondary-level teacher turnover than local authority schools

Teacher retention problems particularly acute in larger Mats, analysis finds

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