Changes to Food-Related Benefits for Parents Spark 'Real Concern'

Questions over whether council’s supermarket voucher strategy can be extended

Questions over whether Glasgow City Council’s supermarket voucher strategy can be extended to help people leaving homeless accommodation have been…

‘COVID baby boom’ kids are stuck on NYC’s posh private kindergarten waitlists — and parents are freaking out

A pandemic-era baby bump coupled with concerns about public schools made for a boom in applications for the limited number of slots at private kindergartens and preschools. When decision letters went out last month it was, according to some, a bloodbath.

Closure of rural schools and nurseries will fuel rural decline, MSP warns

An MSP is calling on the Scottish Government to introduce mandatory depopulation-impact assessments before any local authority is permitted to…

End to holiday food vouchers for Hertfordshire children on free school meals

Hertfordshire County Council will be forced to end holiday food vouchers for children receiving free school meals, following changes to the…

Uganda: Mukono Authorities Close Two Private Schools Over Poor Sanitation, Safety Concerns

Education authorities in Mukono District have closed two private schools following an inspection aimed at assessing the learning and living conditions of pupils at the start of the new school term.

My son’s school trip to Canberra’s in doubt. That should worry every parent

Swimming lessons, the zoo excursion and overnight camps: these important markers of childhood are now out of reach for many families.