Bible stories might be made required reading for Texas public school students
Politics Bible stories would be required reading under controversial proposal for Texas public schools April 8, 2026 / 7:02 AM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google Biblical stories like Jonah and the whale would be required reading for Texas public schools students under proposals that are putting the state at the center of renewed contentious wrangling over the role of religion in classrooms. Religious leaders, teachers, parents and students spent hours Tuesday before the state education board a...
Texas students could soon be forced to read from the Bible in public schools
NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTexas students could soon be forced to read from the Bible in public schoolsRequired readings would include passages from Old and New Testament for students in middle school Ariana Baio Tuesday 07 April 2026 15:27 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmar...
UK government caps student loan interest rates at 6%
Minister says change for plan 2 and 3 loans in England and Wales will ‘protect borrowers’ from impact of global conflictUK politics live – latest updatesThe interest rate on plan 2 and plan 3 student loans will be capped at 6%, the Department for Education has announced.Graduates with plan 2 loans currently pay interest rates based on the retail price index (RPI) measure of inflation, plus up to 3% based on their earnings. Current students on plan 2 and plan 3 loans attract an interest rate of R...
Trump administration scraps transgender student protections in schools
NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump administration scraps transgender student protections in schoolsTrump has taken a hard line on trans rights since returning to officeAnnie Ma Tuesday 07 April 2026 09:24 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2952614To1","articleMeta":{"url":"...
Education Secretary Linda McMahon accuses critics of having ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said critics who disapprove of the Trump administration’s plans to dismantle the federal department suffer from what she described as "Trump Derangement Syndrome."McMahon discussed her unusual mandate from President Donald Trump to fire herself by eliminating the department and how politics should be handled in the classroom during an appearance on "Planet Tyrus.""I think there is some 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' out there that they just have to push ba...
Schools in England must be compelled to offer pupils healthy food, not junk
School food has suffered at the hands of politics and economics for almost 50 yearsAlmost a generation has passed since Jamie Oliver’s four-part Channel 4 documentary series Jamie’s School Dinners exposed the unhealthy reality of the food served to pupils at lunchtime, including – notoriously – fat-...