Ecuador’s election wasn’t free — and its people will pay the price under President Noboa
Now we have the opportunity, we need to reinvent schools
It isn’t a ‘mutant algorithm’ that we have to worry about — it’s an education system that is designed to favour the most wealthy in society, writes ROBERT POOLE
Boris Johnson visits a primary school
Join the traditional march from Clerkenwell Green, which will bring together countless international workers’ organisations in a statement against the far right
The money tap to anti-Cuban agitators will never be shut off under Trump
Mountains of research show that hardcore material harms children, yet there are still no simple measures in place
We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
Trump’s economic adviser has exposed the actual strategy: forcing other countries to provide financial support for US hegemony
Activist Angie Zelter has been arrested more than a hundred times. She’s not stopping now, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
THE summer holidays are normally a time when teachers can switch off and recharge their batteries ready for the autumn term.
This year that has not been the case. It has instead been a summer of Tory chaos.
The most recent education shambles — and I say most recent to distinguish it from the myriad other cock-ups that have taken place this year — has resulted in yet another Tory U-turn (I make that 12 so far).
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