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Tamil Nadu to cap private school fees with a new law. If implemented, the move will offer relief to parents who have long complained about steep and arbitrary fee hikes by many private institutions. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/tamil-nadu-private-school-fee-cap-law-c629jd5z?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #TamilNadu #privateschools #feeregulation #StateAssembly

ABC Feeds 5d ago

Should financial literacy be mandatory in schools?
By Fiona Blackwood

In an increasingly complex financial world of buy-now-pay-later schemes, scams, and social media marketing, there are renewed calls for financial literacy to become a mandatory part of the school curriculum.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-24/calls-to-make-financial-literacy-mandatory-in-schools/106257050

#SecondaryEducation #Education #PublicSchools #PrivateSchools #FinancialPlanning #FionaBlackwood

Should financial literacy be mandatory in schools?

Opinion | The Guardian US Jan 10

No, private schools aren’t victims of ‘reverse discrimination’ – and Cambridge should know better | Lee Elliot Major https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/10/private-schools-reverse-discrimination-cambridge-university-trinity-hall #UniversityOfCambridge #OxbridgeAndElitism #Education #PrivateSchools #Admissions #SocialMobility #AccessToUniversity #HigherEducation #Students #Society #Schools #UkNews

No, private schools aren’t victims of ‘reverse discrimination’ – and Cambridge should know better

Trinity Hall’s plan to target elite schools sends the message that privilege equals talent, when the reality is that poorer students are already on the back foot, says professor of social mobility at the University of Exeter, Lee Elliot Major

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian Jan 8

‘Immoral’: Cambridge college urged to drop private school recruitment drive https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/jan/08/university-of-cambridge-trinity-hall-recruitment-private-schools #UniversityOfCambridge #OxbridgeAndElitism #PrivateSchools #Admissions #SocialMobility #AccessToUniversity #Students #HigherEducation #Universities #HigherEducationPolicy #Schools #Society #Education #UkNews

‘Immoral’: Cambridge college urged to drop private school recruitment drive

Alastair Campbell joins graduates and social mobility charities in criticism of Trinity Hall’s ‘immoral’ policy

The Guardian

Salvatorem Jan 7

Beyond Cheating: AI at Hollywood’s Top Private Schools
#privateschools #generativeai
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/ai-hollywood-top-private-schools-1236462767/

Beyond Cheating: AI at Hollywood’s Top Private Schools

At a time when "memorization feels irrelevant," the academic institutions teaching the scions of the entertainment industry are embracing AI in different ways, from browser lockdowns to personalized chatbot avatars.

The Hollywood Reporter