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- Fried nuggets and steamed sponges off menu in school food overhaul in England April 12, 2026Campaigners welcome first update of school food standards in 13 years, which aims to help lower obesity ratesThe government is to announce an overhaul to school food standards in England that will lead to calorific classics such as fish and chips and steamed sponges being banned.The new rules of the first major update to school […]Raphael Boyd
- ‘I feel helpless’: college graduates can’t find entry-level roles in shrinking market amid rise of AI April 12, 2026Young American graduates expressed frustration over fewer job openings and longer searchesSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAmerican college graduates are facing the worst entry-level job market since the pandemic, with the underemployment rate reaching 42.5% – its highest level since 2020.Several young graduates told the Guardian […]Maya Yang
- Student loan interest could rise despite cap on rates April 11, 2026Temporary limit in England and Wales won’t stop many facing higher charges from autumn due to jump in inflation from Iran warGovernment caps some student loan interest at 6%Some students and graduates are likely to pay slightly less interest on their student loans than expected as a result of action taken by the government this […]Rupert Jones
- Weekend students at 15 universities in England told to return loans and grants April 9, 2026Student Finance England tells about 22,000 students their universities wrongly told them they were eligibleMore than 20,000 university students in England who received government maintenance loans and grants worth thousands of pounds have been told they will have to pay them back because their universities wrongly told them they were eligible for the money.About 22,000 […]Esther Addley
- ‘Excessive’ financial risks threaten survival of many English universities, report warns April 8, 2026High levels of borrowing and rapid expansion among dangers identified by Higher Education Policy InstituteMany English universities are taking excessive financial risks that threaten not only their own survival but that of others in the sector, a thinktank has warned.High levels of borrowing at some institutions and rapid expansion of student numbers are among the […]Sally Weale Education correspondent
- ‘Masquerading as a university’: inside the brazen rightwing plan to conquer American schools April 8, 2026As teachers eagerly adopt its free lesson plans and the White House boosts its videos, PragerU is intent on one goal: attracting young people to conservatismIn the fall of 2013, a silver-haired conservative radio host named Dennis Prager flew to Texas to woo a pair of rightwing billionaires. A few years earlier, Prager had co-founded […]Noah Kirsch
- UK government caps student loan interest rates at 6% from September April 7, 2026Minister says change for plan 2 and 3 loans in England and Wales will protect borrowers from impact of global conflictExplainer: what the rate cap means for graduatesMillions of graduates will have the interest on their student loans capped at 6% from September as a temporary measure to protect them from the risk of rising […]Rowena Mason and Sally Weale
- Want to know capitalism’s endgame? Just look at private equity – it has captured our everyday lives | Hettie O'Brien April 7, 2026These companies now own everything from nurseries to care homes, squeezing vital services for profit while we foot the billIt was the free croissants that gave it away. And the Scandinavian-style furniture. And the tasteful pastel walls. It was different from other nurseries I’d viewed: marginally more expensive, the aesthetic equivalent of a WeWork for […]Hettie O'Brien
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