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UP Governor mandates uniforms in state universities and colleges, pushes NEP and skill-based education

Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel has directed all state universities and colleges to implement a uniform dress code, while emphasizing professional conduct among teachers and stricter monitoring of student attendance. She also called for improvements in women’s hostel facilities and the expansion of skill-based courses to enhance employability. Stressing the…

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #206

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy.

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Decided to revive scholarship for economically weak students, stop religious allowances: Bengal CM

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced the revival of the Vivekananda Merit Scholarship Yojana. This scheme will support economically weaker students regardless of their background. The government is discontinuing religion-based financial aid. The Chief Minister also emphasized improving government educational infrastructure and implementing the National Education Policy. Efforts are…

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‘Excessive’ financial risks threaten survival of many English universities, report warns

High levels of borrowing and rapid expansion among dangers identified by Higher Education Policy Institute

The Guardian - UK

There’s a new plan to help First Nations students from daycare to uni. What does it need to work?

The federal government is promising a new policy to guide First Nations students right throughout their education careers. It will cover from the time they are in early childhood education right through to after they leave school.

The Conversation

‘Opening up worlds’: Linda Burney joins UTS board with a mission to boost Aboriginal participation

Former minister helped develop Australia’s first Aboriginal education policy in the 1980s and brings decades of expertise to embattled university

The Guardian - AU

Forget Studying Abroad? Why Indian Students Are Rejecting Foreign Universities (31% Drop!)

Recent government figures show a significant decline in the number of Indian students heading overseas for higher education. According to data shared by the Ministry of Education in Parliament, the number of Indians travelling abroad for studies fell from 9.08 lakh in 2023 to 6.26 lakh in 2025 - a…

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Leaked Signal Chat Shows NH Education Chair Kristin Noble Backing 'Whites-Only' Schools

Leaked Signal messages attributed to New Hampshire education committee chair Kristin Noble have ignited controversy, drawing scrutiny over remarks interpreted as endorsing segregated schools.

International Business Times UK

Nine in 10 areas with biggest fall in primary school pupil numbers are in London

London’s steeper decline cannot be explained by falling birth rates alone, the Education Policy Institute said.

The Independent UK

London's pupil exodus laid bare as schools empty across capital

Nine London boroughs - including Westminster, Lambeth, Southwark, Hackney and Camden - have seen the largest falls in primary pupil numbers in the country over the last five years

Evening Standard

Effort to repeal Ohio ban on college DEI programs, faculty strikes falls short

The petition drive seeking repeal of an Ohio law banning DEI programs and faculty strikes at public colleges and universities, and making other higher education policy changes, has fallen short of the necessary signatures

The Independent UK

Texas high school students’ STAAR scores show gains in STEM fields, struggles in reading and literacy

Education policy experts say the results align with Texas’ workforce goals but note that students still need help.

The Texas Tribune

Trump Adviser Proclaims 'Children Will Be Taught to Love America' In Schools, Accused of Wanting to 'Raise a Whole Generation of Nazis'

Remarks from Stephen Miller raised alarm on Thursday as critics likened his comments about education policy to indoctrination within fascist regimes.

Latin Times

India’s language war: Why is Hindi sparking a north-south divide?

A decades-old spat over alleged Hindi imposition in the southern state of Tamil Nadu has erupted again. Here’s why.

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Civil rights groups say push to dismantle Education Department will undue hard-won gains

President Donald Trump has reopened a debate in the fight over the federal government’s role in education policy after signing an executive order to dismantle the U.S. Education Department

The Conversation

Underfunded? Overfunded? How school funding works in Australia

During the federal election campaign we can expect to hear candidates talk passionately about school funding. This is one of the most contentious areas of education policy – and one many families and voters care deeply about.

Dynamite News

Tamil Nadu Dy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin rejects three language policy; Why...

Udhayanidhi reiterated DMK's stand and said that the state will never accept the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the three-language policy. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - UK

Some pupils in England less likely to have special needs identified, study shows

Research by Education Policy Institute highlights groups it says are at greater risk of missing out on Send support

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The Conversation

This course examines Israeli school division to better understand education policy – and society – in the US

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

International Business Times UK

Over 500K Students From Dubai, Malaysia and More Receive UK Degrees Without Entering the Country

A report by the Higher Education Policy Unit (Hepi) has revealed that well over-half a million students are awarded degrees from British institutions without having to enter the country.

The Independent UK

Hundreds of thousands of children in England may be ‘missing’ education – report

The Government should require schools to record reasons for removing pupils from their rolls, the Education Policy Institute think tank has said.

The Conversation

Phonics screening check: why this test taken by six-year-olds in England just isn’t needed

At the end of year one, when they are five or six, all children at state schools in England must take a test called the phonics screening check. The check measures their ability to use synthetic phonics – an approach to teaching reading – to blend sounds together to read…

The Independent UK

Universities which restrict access to exam scripts ’cause students harm’

Students cannot reflect on their exam performance without seeing their marked scripts, a paper from the Higher Education Policy Institute has said.

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Tennessee Governor Introduces Education Freedom Act Of 2025

Governor Bill Lee introduces Education Freedom Act of 2025 in Tennessee, focusing on school choice and state-level control over education policy.

The Conversation

South Africa’s classrooms should have a ‘box’ of languages to help children learn: new bilingual education policy is a start

Language has always been used as a political football in South Africa. This can be traced back to the competing English and Dutch colonisers, from the 17th to the early 20th centuries, each group trying to assert linguistic as well as economic and social control.

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