AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoBack-to-school pressure in the UK: Education Secretary Lucy Powell framed England’s “Neets” crisis as a “clarion call,” but the National Education Union warned schools can’t fix it without a break from years of austerity and underinvestment. School safety and discipline: A study claims school police use “niceness as Whiteness” to justify arrests, while districts also face practical staffing gaps like Corpus Christi ISD’s 50 bus-driver vacancies as the year begins. Racial harassment investigations: A U.S. case at Chesaning Middle School shows how repeated slurs and “slave” taunts led a parent to file a complaint with the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights. Learning conditions and equity: A report highlights “sustained under-investment” in school libraries, and another story argues recess is being squeezed too much. Higher education mental health policy: University of Michigan will hide first-semester grades from transcripts for incoming freshmen starting fall 2027, using pass/no credit instead of letter grades. Indigenous schooling: Mikisew Cree First Nation is opening a new Edmonton high school blending Alberta curriculum with Cree language and land-based learning.
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