2,830 source-backed education facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 15 of 29.
“more than three-quarters of the college’s A-Level cohort secured an A or A*”
“Ray Dalio was a self-professed “below average” student, bringing home grades of C-minus on a good day.”
“With recruits capped at 29 years old... Van Der Werf recruits unemployed or underemployed Europeans as young as 18-years-old...”
“the family will have saved almost £1,000 compared with the same holiday a week earlier.”
“Aged six, she went to a boarding school”
“It's probably altogether about two months of training — more, depending on their skill level, for new employees, according to Kim Fisher, the airport's head security-training instructor.”
“The data shows that the 1.25 million students in England, who are white British and are receiving free school meals, reveal the 'white working-class disadvantage gap'.”
“many Ivy League Colleges have a lower percentage of women as tenured professors than the national average of 32%.”
“You can also submit your own 500 to 600-word Reader’s Feature”
“University of California, Davis announced its shocking decision to cut equestrian as an intercollegiate sport in January, citing an external review from Collegiate Consulting that analyzed the cost of the program to justify its decision”
“Pupils can choose from up to 28 subjects, including nine modern and classical languages”
“teaching them skills they can take with them into other careers; half have transitioned into maritime jobs while others try craftwork like carpentry or silversmithing.”
“More than a third of parents took their child out of school for either a holiday or a family event over the past year, according to new research by Parent Voice Project.”
“McNamara added that the school was providing support to pupils and staff who have been affected.”
“Statistics from as recent as 2025, some 36 per cent of this group achieved a Grade 4, the pass mark, or more in English and Maths.”
“just 29.6% of Harvard’s most senior academics are women”
“In February 2025, UC Davis Chancellor Gary May told all university administration to plan for a 10 percent budget cut”
“Outside of the classroom, the school boasts 350 acres of playing fields and offers 25 different sports”
“almost 60 per cent thought they should be able to take children out of school compared with 37 per cent of Londoners.”
“The British Ceramics Biennial (BCB) based in Stoke-on-Trent have gathered 10 workers from the industry to work with 10 students in a bid to save skills and heritage.”
“Meanwhile, 72 per cent of children who do not receive free school meals achieve the same, around double the number of white working-class students.”
“Yale and Princeton having similar rates at 30.3% and 27.5%”
“in August, when an athletic budget spreadsheet said axing the program was approved pending an external review”
“Additionally, the Department for Education has unveiled a £132.5 million enrichment package, featuring fresh guidance to assist schools and colleges in providing a broader range of enjoyable activities beyond the classroom - from sport and…”
“44 per cent of parents of reception-aged children doing so compared with 29 per cent of those with children approaching GCSEs.”
“"It takes about seven years to become a modeller. There's a lot to learn you don't realise how much you don't know when you start" he said.”
“The inquiry was commissioned by the multi-academy trust Star Academies, backed by the Department for Education.”
“at the City University of New York Hostos Community College for example, 55.6% of full professors are women.”
“its findings won’t be released until June 30, the equestrian team’s final day”
“one third of families with children at the school go on holiday that week.”
“The veterans of the industry have been dubbed by the BCB as "heritage heroes" and will work alongside the students in workshops until November.”
“As well as thousands of pupils, their parents and hundreds of school teachers were included in the analysis.”
“CUNY has spent nearly two centuries championing high-impact programs and resources that drive true gender equity and inclusion.”
“More than half a million people started a degree last year, while the top employers were advertising only 25,000 graduate jobs between them.”
“Grace Jones, 22, is currently studying ceramics as a master and is investigating it as a career for the future.”
“White working-class children continue to have some of the lowest educational outcomes of any ethnic group in England, while those growing up in post-industrial and coastal communities also face significantly lower earnings as adults”
“Newsweek and Gender Fair recently partnered to release the 2026 ranking of America’s Best Colleges for Women.”
“Some major firms have cut their graduate intake by a quarter in just three years.”
“estimating his school had taken a 20% attendance hit.”
“Mr Harrison explained that disadvantaged young people from Black Caribbean backgrounds were just as unlikely to become top earners.”
“From 2027, new V-Levels will bring a more vocational route.”
“in his 22 years at the school.”
“Three schools in the area were forced to close for a week, including Oakwood Primary School, Little Acorns Pre-School and Beechwood Primary School.”
“Graduate roles are at their weakest since 2018.”
“Trust closes all 25 schools due to extreme heat”
“Mr Burnham will set out plans to boost economic growth by giving regional mayors more control over social housing, welfare and post-16 education, according to The Times.”
“After leaving school, I completed a three-year teacher training course”
“estimating his school had taken a 20% attendance hit”
“In my first year of teaching I was paid about £5,000 a year”
“the first time he had been in that position in his 22 years at the school”
“My annual pay in this full-time job was about £36,000 to £40,000 a year”
“Sukhjot Dhami, from Beacon Hill Academy, in Sedgley, said many parents chose to keep their children off school due to the heat, estimating his school had taken a 20% attendance hit.”
“before starting as a teacher at the age of 21.”
“the principal said last week's weather warning was the first time he had been in that position in his 22 years at the school.”
“Taylor-Seal co-leads her university's branch of the 93% Club, a network of state-educated students.”
“She also wrote her dissertation on the experiences of working class students in higher education from 1988 to 2002.”
“The fact that there was a 40-year gap between me attending education and them in education... it's crazy that we experienced the same thing," she said.”
“Following a gap year working in a food warehouse, he started there in 2024 and felt lucky to move into 'very inclusive' Stephenson College.”
“University of Worcester Journalism lecturer Dan Johnson is leading the two walks, exploring the life and works of John Masefield on 30 June, and Elizabeth Barrett-Browning on 1 July.”
“I've looked at over 100 jobs and not been able to get a single one.”
“a report last month revealed more than a million young people, aged 16 to 24, are not in education, employment or training (Neet)”
“said Pritchard, who teaches an arts and craft class to around 20 people.”
“about 28 million toys are thrown away in the UK each year”
“The challenge has now reached more than 1,500 children across 11 London boroughs”
“The workshop was held while a red extreme heat warning was in place for three days in London from 24 June.”
“Councils paying school transport costs for 470,000 pupils in England”
“His expert handling of the incident is still studied by trainee pilots today.”
“It's been a goal of mine since I started coaching over 10 years ago to achieve both A licences," said Morgan.”
“Secondary schools in the Thames Valley can apply for a share of £255,000 police funding to help impose a ban on phones in schools.”
“A legally enforceable ban on smartphones in schools came into force on Monday after being announced by the government in April.”
“We have seen a notable improvement in students' focus, engagement in lessons, and the quality of social interaction across the school day”
“Students at Aureus have to stow their phones in a lockable pouch every day before they enter the school.”
“Ever since we've had the pouches, it's made a massive [difference to] our education”
“The funding is available to secondary schools and middle schools and all-through schools (ages four to 16 or 18) but not primary schools, sixth form colleges or private schools.”
“Schools that successfully apply will have the funding from September.”
“He also frequently asked staff for books written in English, worked at Portman Road as a cashier, volunteered at a charity and studied – and passed - an English GCSE.”
“The new family hub will feature "dedicated therapy rooms and a sensory space for children" up to the age of five, the council said.”
“the building which first opened in 1910”
“up to the age of five, the council said”
“The new family hub will feature 'dedicated therapy rooms and a sensory space for children' up to the age of five, the council said.”
“Hertfordshire County Council said Buntingford First School is the first in England to be net zero carbon in both its construction and operation.”
“I was here in a hard hat and high-vis four years ago whilst the school was being built”
“more than 1,000 schools closed in England and Wales during June's heatwave”
“buildings account for 35% of global energy consumption”
“The school opened in 2023”
“produced more electricity than it consumed in one 15-month period”
“The school, which has 330 pupils, achieved net zero in both its building materials and energy systems”
“saved 1,160 tonnes of carbon”
“has 184 solar panels”
“As more than 1,000 schools closed in England and Wales during June's heatwave”
“The school, which has 330 pupils”
“Construction company Morgan Sindall used a laminated timber frame, which it said saved 1,160 tonnes of carbon and reduced concrete by using recycled aggregate and pipework.”
“Doing away with fossil fuels, the school has 184 solar panels and an air source heat pump, as well as a cooling system.”
“ARU said the money would be distributed over 10 years and would support two scholarships each year.”
“A university has launched scholarships for illustrators in memory of a graduate who died from cancer, following a £515,000 family donation.”
“Paula Heister graduated from Anglia Ruskin University's (ARU) Children's Book Illustration in 2023.”
“Its new home in Desborough Road in the town has seven rooms, with space for community projects, wellbeing and learning activities, meetings and a community cafe.”
“Education data about white working class pupils was also analysed as part of the year-long review”
“looking at the 1.25 million young people in England who are white British and in receipt of free school meals.”
“the charity Spear, which supports young people back into work or education and then mentors them for six months.”
