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Education
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Parents in England fear losing support for disabled children due to Send reforms

Parents of disabled children fear reforms to special needs education in England could remove vital support and weaken legally backed EHCP protections.
fromwww.npr.org
5 days ago

Billions owed: 'The Debt' podcast covers the South's long fight to repay public HBCUs

State governments across the South have underfunded their historically Black public colleges and universities, or HBCUs. So how should these debts be repaid? States have wrestled with this question for decades, and it's led to lawsuits, university mergers and, in one case, a student-led hunger strike. Reporters Emily Siner and Camellia Burris tell the story of one of these public HBCUs, Tennessee State University in Nashville, in their podcast "The Debt."
Higher education
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
5 days ago

London courts have fastest growing case backlog

London's court backlog grew fastest in England and Wales, with nearly 19,000 outstanding criminal cases causing long delays that harm victims and discourage prosecutions.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

UN humanitarian chief: world needs to 'wake up' and help stop violence in Sudan

Darfur is the epicenter of a massive, underfunded humanitarian crisis with child soldiers, mass killings, widespread displacement, and life-or-death aid decisions.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Nearly one-third of women worldwide faced partner or sexual violence: WHO

Nearly one in three women totalling about 840 million around the world have experienced intimate partner or sexual violence in their lifetimes, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report. Released on Wednesday, it also found 316 million women and girls aged 15 and older were subjected to physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner over the past year.
Public health
Social justice
fromwww.amny.com
3 months ago

50 years after Willowbrook lawsuit, disabled people are still at risk, advocates say | amNewYork

Legacy of Willowbrook prompts ongoing fight for adequate funding and staffing for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to prevent neglect.
SF parents
fromSFGATE
7 months ago

'Who's going to rescue the rescuer?': Former Yosemite worker speaks out

Underfunding and staffing issues threaten emergency services in national parks, jeopardizing response effectiveness.
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