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UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Appeal court rejects latest challenge to adding VAT to UK private school fees

The Court of Appeal upheld VAT on private school fees, rejecting challenges from faith schools and stating parents can homeschool if they object to state education.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Judges reject appeal claiming VAT on private schools infringes human rights

We acknowledge that the measure may have a serious impact on the group one claimants if they are unable to afford private education which accords with their religious convictions, but it is important to bear in mind that they have the option of home schooling if free education in the state sector is not acceptable to them.
UK news
Relationships
fromBuzzFeed
2 months ago

I Was Taught To Protect My Virginity At All Costs. Instead, I Decided To Seduce My Town's Star Athlete.

Religious schooling enforced female purity through public shaming, policing appearance, and dramatic metaphors that blamed girls for sexual transgression.
Education
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

National curriculum review in England: 10 key recommendations

Shorten GCSE exams by 10%, slim subject content, scrap the English baccalaureate, expand citizenship, and make religious education part of the national curriculum.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
5 months ago

Parents, advocates sue New York over rollback of yeshiva education standards * Brooklyn Paper

New York's budget rollback weakens enforcement of 'substantially equivalent' education for nonpublic schools, potentially denying basic secular instruction to ~100,000 Hasidic and Haredi children.
#supreme-court
fromThe Conversation
9 months ago
philosophy

Split Supreme Court blocks Oklahoma's Catholic charter school but future cases could hinge on whether charters are, at their core, public or private

fromwww.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Online learning

Justices Seemed Open to Allowing a Religious Charter School

Supreme Court may allow government funding for religious charter schools.
fromNew York Post
10 months ago
SF politics

Supreme Court may approve first-ever taxpayer-funded Catholic charter school

The Supreme Court may allow Oklahoma to fund a religious charter school, impacting K-12 education nationally.
philosophy
fromThe Conversation
9 months ago

Split Supreme Court blocks Oklahoma's Catholic charter school but future cases could hinge on whether charters are, at their core, public or private

The Supreme Court blocked Oklahoma's first religious charter school, raising critical questions on public funding for faith-based education.
Future rulings could define the rights of students and teachers in charter schools.
SF politics
fromNew York Post
10 months ago

Supreme Court may approve first-ever taxpayer-funded Catholic charter school

The Supreme Court may allow Oklahoma to fund a religious charter school, impacting K-12 education nationally.
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