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  • US teacher loses job after bathroom ban led to children urinating on themselves December 10, 2024
    Several first-grade students wet themselves at Bartlett elementary in Texas due to educator’s punishmentA Texas school teacher is reportedly “no longer employed” at the local district where she had been working after she prohibited her first-grade class from using the bathroom as punishment – causing several students to urinate on themselves.According to a social media […]
    Ramon Antonio Vargas
  • Fix SEN funding to avoid ‘absurd’ council deficits in England, IFS says December 10, 2024
    Thinktank calls on government to set a long-term vision for radical changeCouncil deficits in England could spiral to “absurd” levels in excess of £8bn in less than three years without radical reform of special educational needs funding, a leading economics thinktank has said.Spending on pupils with SEN has gone up nearly 60% over the past […]
    Sally Weale Education correspondent
  • Did you solve it? That Sally Rooney hat puzzle December 9, 2024
    The solution to today’s puzzleEarlier today I set you the following puzzle, which I read in the new Sally Rooney novel, Intermezzo. Here it is again with the solution.A liar who always lies says “All my hats are green.” Continue reading...
    Alex Bellos
  • Marathon times: is it ever a good idea to include yours on your CV? December 9, 2024
    Recruiters say young people are trying to impress by detailing their pastimes on job applications, including everything from fitness goals to ‘having a brat summer’Name: Marathon times.Age: Two and a half thousand years. Continue reading...
    Guardian Staff
  • Can you solve it? That Sally Rooney hat puzzle December 9, 2024
    Literary logicUPDATE: Read the solution hereMidway though the new Sally Rooney novel, Intermezzo, two of the characters discuss a puzzle about hats. I thought it would make a perfect puzzle for this column, so here it is.A liar who always lies says “All my hats are green.” Continue reading...
    Alex Bellos
  • College enrollment is falling at a ‘concerning’ rate, new data reveals December 8, 2024
    Fewer 18-year-olds are enrolling, especially at four-year schools. But the number of applications continues to growCollege enrollment is dropping at a “concerning” rate, according to new data.Data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows enrollment of 18-year-old freshmen has dropped by 5% this fall semester. The data reflects enrollments reported for 1.4 million 18-year-old […]
    Erum Salam
  • Labour’s must help disadvantaged children become ‘school ready’ before it’s too late | Editorial December 7, 2024
    With child poverty forecast to rise by 400,000, Keir Starmer’s pledge to improve the life chances of early learners is a matter of the utmost urgencyA third of children starting school in England aged five are not “school ready”. For children from disadvantaged backgrounds, that figure is much higher – just under half of children […]
    Observer editorial
  • Top London academies face mass claims of emotional harm as Whitehall acts on crisis December 7, 2024
    Government says allegations ‘deeply distressing’ as dossier of allegations grows in wake of Observer investigation into Mossbourne schoolsThe government has expressed alarm at “deeply distressing” allegations of emotional harm at one of the country’s leading academy trusts after an Observer investigation.Almost 140 parents, students and teachers have now spoken out about “systemic” and “lasting” emotional […]
    Anna Fazackerley
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