Investing in apprenticeship training is about to become easier for businesses
Employers can claim up to £2,000 for every apprentice – and reforms mean it will soon be simpler to get funding
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Social media users ‘at risk’ over self-harm inquest delay
Social media users "may be put at risk" because of delays to an inquest into the death of a teenage girl.
The Growing Ithaca Resistance
The college wants to cut 116 full-time positions from its non-tenure-track faculty ranks, but alumni, students and professors are putting up a fight.
Here’s the truth about the campus budget crisis
Higher ed's financial challenges go deeper than declines in enrollment and operating revenues
Michigan launches free college tuition program for adults without degrees
The state of Michigan launched Michigan Reconnect. It’s a $30 million program that will provide scholarships to millions of eligible Michigan adults without college degrees, enabling them to earn a tuition-free associate degree or skills certificate at their in-district community college.
WashU prof wants a COVID relief plan ‘specifically for racial minorities’
A Washington University in St. Louis sociology professor called for a COVID-19 relief plan “specifically for racial minorities.”
Facebook censors Catholic professor’s book on ‘toxic femininity’
Facebook has censored posts promoting a book from a Catholic professor that criticized feminism.
Gavin Williamson plans phased return to English universities in March
Education secretary targets 8 March but vice-chancellors warn Covid will keep most students away
How will ‘chipageddon’ affect you?
For the most part they go unseen but computer chips are at the heart of all the digital products that surround us - and when supplies run short, it can halt manufacturing.
A spike in cheating since the move to remote?
New research finds jump in number of questions submitted to "homework help" website Chegg after start of pandemic, an increase the authors say is very likely linked to rise in cheating.
