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Last week, during a train ride, I met a woman who told me about her two sons who were currently taking their GCSEs and A-levels. As a mother of stressed teenagers, she confided in me that it was difficult to …

Michael Metcalf, a distinguished numismatist who passed away at 85, had a keen understanding of the quantitative significance of medieval coins long before historians or other experts in numismatics appreciated it. In the 1960s, Michael conducted a detailed study of …

Philosophy graduates have long been asked the question, "What are you going to do with that degree?" Yet, recent statistics demonstrate that these graduates can do almost anything they want. The Higher Education Statistics Agency notes that philosophy graduates are …

During the Victorian era, governesses were a common sight in both literature and daily life as they educated children in the comfort of their own homes. Now, in the midst of the pandemic, governesses are experiencing a surge in demand …

Jean Robertson, my grandmother, who passed away at the age of 91, dedicated her life to activism, education, and community-building, always striving to give back and help others.

Jean, born in Deptford, SE London, was the daughter of Constance and …

The Minister for Higher Education, Kim Howells, made an announcement today regarding additional financial aid for part-time students in England to pay for their course fees. This new measure entails that those earning less than £15,000 a year can avail …

Annie "Nan" Stewart, my mother, passed away at the age of 101. She was a devoted Quaker, a pacifist, and a teacher.

Born in Dewsbury in 1918, during the Spanish flu pandemic, Annie’s parents, Thomas Fawkes and Jane Cornfoot, were …

On April 26, 1983, Ronald Reagan, the President of the United States, accepted a report on the state of the country’s education system in the White House. In his speech, Reagan commented on the critical position of the school system …

Douglass North, the American Nobel laureate who passed away at the age of 95, was a unique economist who tackled one of the biggest questions in the field: how do some countries become prosperous while others remain poor? While mainstream …

Despite changes to admissions procedures aimed at helping disadvantaged children gain entry to grammar schools in England, research shows that many are still struggling. In fact, a quarter of the country’s 160 state grammar schools have fewer than 5% of …