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Trump’s plans to axe US education department put marginalized students most at risk, experts warn

The president can’t fully eliminate the federal agency, but an overhaul could disrupt critical services for students who are of color, low-income or LGBTQ+

The Guardian - US

School where Nex Benedict attended failed to protect students from harassment, investigation finds

Owasso Public School district’s inaction ‘rose to the level that the district’s response to some families’ sexual harassment reports was deliberately indifferent to students’ civil rights,’ the federal investigation found

The Independent UK

Calls for major change to GCSEs after exam warning

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has commissioned a Government review into curriculum and assessment

The Independent UK

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GCSE results 2024: London students get best grades in country as top marks fall nationwide

Capital only region in England where more than a quarter of papers were awarded a grade at 7 (A) or above as marking restored to pre-pandemic levels

Evening Standard

Federal Intervention in Campus Protests Is Going Too Far

Department of Education settlements with protest-wracked colleges threaten censorship by bureaucracy.

Reason

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

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

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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

The US government is now investigating the Change Healthcare cyberattack

US government wants to know if hackers really stole 4TB of sensitive data.

TechRadar

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

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

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

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

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.

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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.

Evening Standard

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

Orlando Sentinel

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.

Axios

HIPAA can't keep up with digital health

"What HIPAA actually is is an umbrella made of concrete with gaping holes in it."

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The Independent UK

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.

Newsroom.co.nz

What 2023 has in store for the New Zealand economy

Economics is a dark art at the best of times, but with so many balls in the air, few things are a given.

ABC News

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

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

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

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

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.

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