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Employers should contribute to universities | Letters
40+ min ago (379+ words) Johnny Rich proposes a sustainable funding model for higher education. Plus letters from Henry Malt and David Gleave Universities are funded to offer the courses students want to study, not what society and employers value most. Understandably, young people pursue…...
Britain's SEND Reforms: Balancing Budget and Support | Education
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (307+ words) On Monday, Britain will introduce long-awaited reforms aimed at addressing the escalating costs and demand of England's special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system. Pressured by the budget watchdog's stern warnings, the Labour government seeks to trim the forecasted 6 billion-pound…...
EMB 2230 Mainstream schools to receive extra funding to support Send children
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (985+ words) The reforms come as part of a major overhaul of the education system in England being set out by the government on Monday More funding will be given to mainstream schools to support children with special educational needs and disabilities…...
Children with special needs promised better help under new £4bn plan
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (553+ words) KIDS with special needs are being promised better help under a "4billion plan " yet families fear their children could lose the guaranteed support they rely on. Ministers say the money will mean quicker help in schools and end the long fights…...
Student loan interest means doctor fears he will never pay it off
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (1255+ words) A doctor worries he will never be able to pay off his student loan debt - with the high interest rate already having added more than "25,000 to it. Dr Jack Tagg, who is now 30, left university having borrowed "55,000 to complete his…...
Ohio receives federal child care grant as sector continues to search for funding answers
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (733+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio " Ohio received a bump in funding for child care last week, a small win in a sector that is still facing uncertainty and an affordability crisis. Analysis by advocacy group Groundwork Ohio shows'average child care costs in Ohio…...
Babies Are 'Not That Expensive' – Dave Ramsey Thinks It's 'Absolutely' Wrong to Think You Need to Be Wealthy Before Having Kids
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (524+ words) The media has exaggerated the cost of raising children and money worries are not a good reason to delay having a baby, according to personal finance expert Dave Ramsey. Responding to the caller on "The Ramsey Show" who asked whether…...
Children are not scorecards
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (223+ words) It echoed the sentiment of so many other tired young souls I have been meeting recently. Where everything they do is being scrutinised, compared and measured. A system that reduces a child's worth to scores narrows human possibilities. It diminishes…...
SEND reform cannot wait – and neither can fiscal reality
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (256+ words) Editorial: The SEND system is widely acknowledged to be broken " but repairing it will require political courage, fiscal discipline and a willingness to confront uncomfortable truths The process by which a family can obtain a legally enforceable EHCP (education, health…...
Mainstream schools to receive extra funding for SEND pupils as part of £4bn package
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (716+ words) Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said the government is "fiercely ambitious for children and young people with SEND", who deserve a system that "lifts them up". Sunday 22 February 2026 22:46, UK Mainstream schools will receive direct funding to support children with special educational…...