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Do School Phone Pouches Work? What the Pilot Found

https://ferdiox.com/blog/2026/09/07/do-school-phone-pouches-work-what-the-pilot-found/

‘Powerful example’: minister looks to Essex school for blueprint to transform Send provision
By Richard Adams Education editor

Georgia Gould says moving system towards inclusion will mean parents ‘don’t need to fight’ for support in future

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/sep/06/minister-looks-to-essex-school-blueprint-transform-send-provision

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Pupils with Send plans in England likely to double to one in 10 in rush for support
By Richard Adams Education editor

Schools and councils express financial concerns as EHCP applications surge before potential change in provision

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/sep/06/schools-england-report-surge-send-applications

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Pupils with Send plans in England likely to double to one in 10 in rush for support https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/sep/06/schools-england-report-surge-send-applications #SpecialEducationalNeeds #Schools #SchoolFunding #LocalGovernment #Children #EducationPolicy #England #UkNews #Education #Society

Mathematics is the canary in the coal mine of any education system: It's a delicate pyramid that crumbles if the base is not strong.

Using IMO results, here are the countries that improved most from 2006 to 2026 and those that declined the most. Using rank percentile within each year’s field:

Most improved
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: 2.2% → 69.8% (+67.6pp)
🇲🇾 Malaysia: 22.5% → 83.6% (+61.1pp)
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan: 14.6% → 70.7% (+56.1pp)
🇧🇩 Bangladesh: 11.2% → 67.2% (+56.0pp)
🇮🇳 India: 61.8% → 94.8% (+33.0pp)

Biggest declines
🇲🇩 Moldova: 91.0% → 55.2% (−35.8pp)
🇮🇹 Italy: 87.6% → 68.1% (−19.5pp)
🇫🇮 Finland: 57.3% → 39.7% (−17.6pp)
🇩🇪 Germany: 96.6% → 83.6% (−13.0pp)
🇹🇼 Taiwan: 89.9% → 80.2% (−9.7pp)

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Under federal rule, colleges must leave grads better off or lose financial aid

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/30/nx-s1-5835631/turner-camhi-do-no-harm-college-loans

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48878126

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