Cash boost of £1.7m to improve education in county

A local authority is to spend more than £1.7m to improve the education inclusion “for all pupils” across a county. Essex County Council said the cash would be used over the next three years to “improve educational outcomes and experiences for pupils”.

JOSH HAMMER: The Amy Wax Inflection Point For ‘Elite’ Higher Education

The moral rot is, and always has been, particularly acute at Ivy League or otherwise putatively “elite” institutions. The pro-Hamas “protests” that have rocked university campuses since Oct. 7 are indicative of the fact that the jihadi anarchy on display at Harvard Yard hasn’t been replicated at red-state public schools such as Alabama or Ole Miss.

UA Hope-Texarkana Collegiate Academies offer unique path to higher education

Arkansas High School, in Texarkana, and Hope High School both collaborate with UAHT to offer collegiate academies, and they rank first and second for students graduating with their high school diploma and Associate of Arts degree simultaneously, according to the Arkansas Department of Education.

Richard Branson champions dyslexic education with new university

Richard Branson, the billionaire founder of Virgin Group, has turned his money and focus toward a very personal new project: DyslexicU, the first free online university for dyslexic thinkers. The inspiration? Branson himself has lived with dyslexia.