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Is the debt deal changing student loan repayment? Here's what you need to know

If it passes, the proposed debt deal would set the date for federal student loan repayments to resume. The pause's end will affect some 43 million borrowers, but, in effect, it's not a big change.

WEKU

Flinders Island pushes for solution to childcare shortage

Flinders Island only has one childcare facility and it's full. That's affecting the whole community, forcing some parents to confront the possibility of leaving altogether.

ABC News

Which states have the most students enrolled in charter schools?

Charter school enrollment more than doubled since 2010.

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A Georgia school district's book bans may have caused a hostile environment, feds say

Forsyth County Schools didn't spell out its criteria to students, the Department of Education says, leaving the impression that diverse authors and characters were excluded.

WEKU

Money matters: Charter schools with education department grants are more likely to succeed

Analysis from the Government Accountability Office found key differences between charter schools that did and did not receive special grants.

USAFacts

Lawsuit: It's Time To Start Paying Off Those Student Loans Again

The lawsuit claims that the pause has cost taxpayers "$160 billion and counting."

Reason

Lisburn & Castlereagh extends period poverty pilot as Department of Education cuts budget

"It is not financially viable for council to use ratepayers money to fill the gap left by the cuts from the Department of Education."

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Education Authority “reluctantly” agrees £14 million in cuts

NASUWT teachers' union says EA statement "makes it clear that Education is now in a horrendous position"

Belfast Live

Brindabella Christian College unable to 'extinguish' tax debt

It is unknown if the school is complying with conditions on its approval.

The Canberra Times

Biden's Student Loan Plan Could Cost Twice as Much as Projected

Unlike the Education Department's estimates, a CBO analysis considers how the new rules will encourage more students to take out loans they won't be able to pay back.

Reason

Michelle O’Neill backs calls to prevent primary school closure

The Council for Catholic Maintained Schools has submitted a proposal to the Education Authority to wind up St Mary's PS Fivemiletown this summer

Belfast Live

NI early years pre-school funding cuts are 'punishing children'

The Pathway Fund is set to stop at the end of June, impacting 10,000 children and putting 500 jobs at risk

Belfast Live

NI education budget cuts: Places for special needs children at Derry charity to be halved

Little Orchids provides support to children aged 2-4 with additional needs

Belfast Live

‘They were trying to erase us’: Inside a Texas town’s chilling effort to ban LGBTQ books

This Texas town tried to impose one of the most severe book bans in the country. LGBT+ students fought back. Richard Hall reports from Granbury, Texas.

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Deadline fast approaching for free school transport for upcoming school year

Bus Eireann's family portal for new applications for school transport will close on Friday, April 28

Belfast Live

Education cuts: Disappointment as Irish language scheme gets the axe, says SDLP MLA

Scheme brought Irish language teachers into English medium schools

Dublin Live

Cost of living Ireland: Parents have just days left to sign up for free school transport places

Bus Eireann's family portal for new applications for school transport for the 2023/2024 academic year will close this Friday, April 28.

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Funding cuts for disadvantaged pupils in Northern Ireland branded ‘shameful’

The project, which launched in 2006, supported activities such as breakfast and homework clubs, sport, art and drama.

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These veterans' student loans are gone, but so are their GI Bill benefits. How that could change

WASHINGTON — When her Army career was cut short by a medical discharge in 2005, Tasha Berkhalter decided to pursue a degree that she hoped would lead to a career as an FBI agent. The now-defunct, for-profit ITT Technical Institute promised a flexible class schedule that would meet her needs…

Los Angeles Times

Anxious about your student loan debt? Beware of offers that are too good to be true

The current state of student loans is confusing.

Daily Mirror

Warning over 140,000 'ghost children' missing from school last summer

Figures by the Department of Education show more than 140,000 schoolkids were “severely absent” in the summer of 2022, leading to fears children are falling through cracks

ABC News

How Australians are using ChatGPT and other generative AI in their everyday lives

From consulting ChatGPT for relationship advice to asking it to write a love poem on behalf of your dog, here are stories of the novel and unexpected ways Australians have been using generative AI.

Irish Mirror

Galway community prepares for funeral of Kirsty Bohan, 14, killed in horror Easter Monday crash

The accident occurred at 5.45am on Easter Monday morning near Headford

Fortune

A new challenge to student loan forgiveness could hurt defrauded borrowers big-time

No, it’s not challenging Biden’s $10,000 to $20,000 in student loan forgiveness. But it’s still a big deal.

Belfast Live

Disabled children to lose out due to funding cuts, Co Derry special school principal warns

Special school forced to tell some staff they won't be back after Easter

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