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- How angry parents helped flip Texas: ‘People don’t like for their kids to be messed with’ November 12, 2026Displaying Ten Commandments in class, whitewashing history and study of Bible verses drove many to vote blueMichelle Palmer has run for the Texas state board of education twice before, but this time felt different.“I was hearing from day one from people who had not really been politically active before that they were worried about education,” […]Anna North
- Time running out for young people to receive meningitis B vaccines in UK November 12, 2026Just 28% of 18- and 19-year-olds have received their first dose in one-off campaign, UKHSA saysThe clock is ticking for young people in the UK to receive vaccinations to protect against meningitis B, experts have said, as figures reveal fewer than one in three eligible in a one-off campaign have received their first dose.Earlier this […]Nicola Davis Science correspondent
- Hoax bomb threats made to schools in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Italy November 11, 2026Police assure parents and teachers there is no danger as thousands of schools in Italy and hundreds in the UK affectedHundreds of schools in Scotland and Northern Ireland were hit by a fresh wave of hoax bomb threats on Wednesday, with some sites evacuated as a precaution.Police in Scotland said that about 1,000 schools, from […]Severin Carrell and Angela Giuffrida
- AI has made it ‘close to impossible’ to assess university coursework, regulator says November 11, 2026Office for Students says institutions in England should return to traditional exams and in-person presentations Universities should go back to traditional exams and in-person presentations to grade students after lecturers complained that AI has made it “close to impossible” to assess coursework, according to an investigation by England’s higher education regulator.The Office for Students (OfS) […]Richard Adams Education editor
- Headteachers consider leaving jobs earlier than planned after new Ofsted inspection November 10, 2026Almost two-thirds of school leaders polled say new regime is much more intense than previous frameworkMore than half of headteachers in England who were polled after their schools were inspected under Ofsted’s new regime are considering cutting short their careers as a result of the experience.In response to the question “Has the inspection affected how […]Sally Weale Education correspondent
- Barnsley workers strike over nursery privatisation by Reform council November 9, 2026Women say move will be ‘massively detrimental’ to services for vulnerable children, and hit their own pensionsThe 33 women waving banners outside a nursery in the South Yorkshire village of Grimethorpe have never been on strike before.Passing cars beep their horns in support of the workers, who have taken action at six nurseries run by […]Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent
- Hometown glory? Norwegian library unveils £100k history book donated by Erling Haaland November 9, 2026Rare 16th-century edition of Viking royal sagas given to Bryne by Manchester City footballer and his fatherAt his local library in the southern Norwegian town of Bryne, the father of superstar striker Erling Haaland made a confession. “Sometimes my son and I are a little impulsive,” Alf Inge Haaland, known as Alfie, told the assembled […]Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent
- ‘I just got AI emails rejecting my application – or no reply at all’: this is the soul-crushing reality of being a Neet | John Harris November 8, 2026Alan Milburn describes them as a ‘lost generation’. Those I spoke to just want to know what they have to do to finally get a job – and a chance in lifeCallum Atkinson is 23 years old, and lives in the Greater Manchester town of Rochdale. Until very recently, he was one of hundreds of […]John Harris
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