As reported by The Guardianthe Education Secretary admits to a growing crisis in special education needs provision, ongoing debates over the adequacy of government funding and capacity issues in schools
Special needs educational provision in England is in the grip of a “crisis”, the education secretary has said, as school unions questioned whether a funding boost promised for the sector by the government was actually new money and said it fell a long way short of what was needed.
Days after figures showed about two in three special schools were at or over capacity in the last academic year, Gillian… Read More
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In a news release Thursday, NWT Premier RJ Simpson announced James Fulford and Gary Brennan as the new deputy ministers for, respectively, the departments of Education, Culture and Employment, and Municipal and Community Affairs.
Premier announced appointments of James Fulford and Gary Brennan on Thursday
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Gary Brennan, left, and James Fulford have been named as the new deputy ministers for two NWT departments. (GNWT)
Two NWT departments will have new top managers as of April 1.
In a news release Thursday, Premier RJ… Read More
Starting April 1, St. Augustine’s University in Raleigh will move classes online and most students will stay home after the Easter break. The move comes as the historically Black university continues to deal with the fallout from accusations of years of financial mismanagement.
St. St. Augustine’s is a 157-year-old private Episcopal university and the smaller of Raleigh’s two HBCUs. The university has about 750 students on its 100-acre campus just outside downtown Raleigh.
Classes move online
The university’s interim president, Marcus Burgess, announced that the school would go to remote learning in an email to students and staff Wednesday.
“While… Read More
Employees with dependents interested in the 2024-25 academic year application should apply regardless of being previously awarded, as a new application is required each academic year.
Fall 2024 applications are due by May 1 and summer 2024 applications are due by April 1.
Students may not receive the scholarship for summer 2024 if they received it for both fall 2023 and spring 2024. Applications for summer are not required if a dependent student has already been approved for the current spring semester.
Students eligible to receive the scholarship include dependent children of WVU and WVU Research Corporation benefits-eligible employees. Scholarship… Read More
