Category: Education News Digest

Why Public Schoolboys Like Me And Boris Johnson Aren’t Fit To Run Our Country

In the first week of March 2020, I experienced a peculiar feeling that I couldn’t quite place. The desire to venture out was overwhelming, but I wasn’t allowed. The closer supermarket shelves were almost empty of fresh fruits and vegetables, …

‘Cowering To Politics’: How AP African American Studies Became The Most Controversial Course In The US

Keziah Ridgeway aims to be the teacher she never had by teaching African American history. As a public high school teacher in Philadelphia, she recalls being taught only a “sanitized” version of Black history, including only figures like MLK, Rosa …

How To Plan Your Dissertation

Undertaking dissertation research and writing is a critical aspect of your undergraduate career that can seem scary. However, starting with a robust plan will streamline your research, utilize your time more efficiently, and make the task more manageable. Here are …

More Children Than Ever Are Being Home-schooled In England, Data Shows

New figures indicate that an increasing number of children are being home-schooled in England. This has prompted officials in the Department for Education to launch an investigation into how many of these children are potentially missing out on education. To …

Do Our Brains Have Extraordinary Untapped Powers?

On September 13th, 2002, two men mugged and beat 31-year-old Jason Padgett, a furniture salesman from Washington, after he left a karaoke bar. Despite surviving the attack, Padgett suffered a severe concussion, which left him unconscious. Soon after, he began …

How To Write Better Essays: ‘nobody Does Introductions Properly’

As the government takes action against essay mill websites, it’s evident that students are facing immense pressure to excel in their coursework. However, writing an outstanding essay doesn’t have to be complex. We’ve consulted experts to learn some effective techniques …

Sue Bailey Obituary

Sue Bailey, my mother, passed away at the age of 73. She was a research fellow at the University of East Anglia’s School of Social Work for over two decades, having spent almost all of her working life at the …

Improbable Research: The Vertical Fossil And The Exploding Dinosaur Theory

According to a recent study called "Float, Explode or Sink: Postmortem Fate of Lung-breathing Marine Vertebrates," the notion that seagoing dinosaurs frequently exploded is a falsehood. The study’s authors, a team of palaeontologists, pathologists, and forensic anthropologists from six establishments …

Government Still Has No Strategy For Tackling Sexism In Schools, Say Teachers

Teachers have expressed their disappointment with the government’s failure to develop a nationwide strategy to combat sexism in schools. Thousands of students have come forward detailing experiences of sexual harassment and abuse as part of a fresh initiative aimed at …

Oxford Brookes Doing Worse Than University Of Oxford On State School Admissions

Oxford Brookes University is experiencing challenges with meeting targets for widening participation as per the latest set of official statistics. Surprisingly, figures published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency disclosed that Oxford Brookes admitted a higher proportion of privately educated …