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Charity Report: UK Gov’t Doesn’t Do Enough to Prevent Obesity

Posted: September 8, 2016 at 5:21 pm   /   Education

(Photo: iStock) As schools in the United Kingdom welcome their students, new data by Slimming World’s charity partner, Cancer Research UK, shows that 57,100 children are graduating from primary school with an obese BMI. The figures went viral after the Governments Childhood Obesity Strategy was published earlier in August and was subject to strong criticism […]

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UK Gov’t Ousts Mental Health ‘Champion’ After Testing Criticism

Posted: May 11, 2016 at 5:20 am   /   Education

(Photo: Ken McKay, Rex) Authorities in the United Kingdom dismissed the government’s mental health tsar after she publicly criticized education polices, in particular for “over testing” children, which she claims has deteriorated children’s mental health. Natasha Devon, who was appointed last August, raised issue with the government’s current policy drive of more rigorous testing. The role […]

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After Chicago Teachers 1 Day Strike, City Gov’t Fires Back

Posted: April 9, 2016 at 5:20 pm   /   Education

(Photo: Christian K. Lee, AP) Chicago Public Schools (CPS) filed a charge against the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) with a state labor board over a one-day strike that occurred last Friday. The CPS maintains that the walkout staged by the union was illegal because it did not follow state law, which sets the rules for […]

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Universities Australia Pressures Gov’t for Higher Education Funding

Posted: March 13, 2016 at 5:28 pm   /   Education

The peak body that represents the higher education sector in Australia says that the issue surrounding future funding for universities needs to be addressed before the federal election this year, adding that no other industry would put up with the uncertainty and absence of policy that universities have had to endure. The chair of Universities Australia is expected […]

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