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Its over two weeks since a disastrous A-level results day, and yet the fallout continues. Nearly 40% of predicted grades were downgraded by a flawed algorithm that was introduced when students exams …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Swift, 30, has sold more than 50 million albums and 150 million singles worldwide Singer Taylor Swift has donated £23,000 to a London-based student struggling to raise the funds to take up a maths course at the University of Warwick.Vitoria Mario’s online fundraising page details how she has lived…

Taylor Swift has donated £23,000 to an aspiring student who lives in London to help pay for her university education. The US pop star made the contribution via a GoFundMe page raising money for Vito…

U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks this week during a White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption toggle caption Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks this week during a White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP The U.S. Department of Education moved this week to make…

California is pursuing a legal challenge against the Trump administration’s controversial new student visa policy, which will force foreigners studying in the U.S. to leave the country or switch schools if they attend a university doing online-only instruction this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic.  California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said he’s filing a lawsuit…

Photo: fizkes (Shutterstock)Our country’s student loan debt is staggering. With the federal loan balance over $1.5 trillion, borrowers of all ages are struggling. Luckily, the government has taken steps to ease the repayment process.In February, the Department of Education announced new upgrades for StudentAid.gov. These updates are part of the President’s fiscal year 2021 budget…

California college professor on leave after asking student to ‘Anglicize’ name

G Suite for Education privacy and security Zach Yeskel Group Product Manager, Google for Education Published Jun 4, 2020 From its start 13 years ago, G Suite for Education has provided accredited schools and universities around the world with collaboration and teaching tools that are easy to use and manage, and protect student data. Our…

By Tim Marcin2020-05-15 17:11:20 UTC I know children are the future but, damn, they didn’t have to do us like this. Please read this tweet, but steel yourself if you — like me — remember the ’90s because you’re about to catch a stray jab to the heart.  One of my students really wrote a…

University leaders have reacted angrily to the UK government plan to control the number of students from England who can study in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, saying that it was punishing th…