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Sixth-form spending will fall to lowest level since 1980s i News
 
Secondary schools fail to push poorer pupils The Times (subscription required)
 
Schools warned of 6.5% cuts by 2020 Financial Times (subscription required)
 
Letters: Two-year degree courses and VAT on schools The Times (subscription required)
 
Schools ‘face first real-terms cash cuts for 20 years’ The Guardian
 
Letters: PPE is a degree that looks forward, not back The Guardian
 
Further education 'funding crisis' warning BBC News
 
Path clears for HE Bill as government announces major changes Wonkhe
 
Johnson revs up plans for fast-track degrees Wonkhe
 
Give him credit? Course switching gets a nudge Wonkhe
 
The new foes are the old ones: lies and ignorance Wonkhe
 
Questionable data and student immigration policy Wonkhe
 
Our arrogant universities must be ready to change The Observer
 
UK robotics research gets £17.3m pledge BBC News
 
Martin Boehm: preparing students for jobs that don’t exist yet Times Higher Education
 
Universities to offer two-year degrees that could save students money under new Government plans The Independent
 
Growing competition between universities is changing student life The Economist
 
Now publish minorities’ top grades Daily Mail
 
Russell Group university to offer free tuition for disadvantaged students in bid to boost diversity The Telegraph
 
Academics find voice in struggle against ‘intolerant left’ on campus The Times (subscription required)
 
Universities urged to crack down on anti-Semitism ahead of Israel Apartheid Week The Telegraph
 
Concerns over plan for fast-track university courses at higher fees Daily Mail
 
Fast-track degrees may hit education standards, government warned The Guardian
 
Students to be offered university degrees over two years   The Telegraph
 
Students could save money with two-year fast track degrees The i News
 
£14,000 tuition fees plan for two-year degree courses BBC News
 
Minister to enshrine protection for research independence BBC News
 
Students 'boycotting' NUS National Student Survey boycott The Independent
 
Don’t be ‘angst-ridden’ over Brexit divide with communities: v-c Times Higher Education
 
UK-India relationship ‘at risk’ as student numbers slide Times Higher Education
 
Late amendments to HE Bill unveiled by UK government Times Higher Education
 
Tips for students: What I learned as a student of colour The Guardian
 
Education publisher Pearson reports biggest loss in its history The Guardian
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