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Exclusive: Schools minister launches new Ukrainian GCSE and says she is sorry students were pushed to study Russian in its absence

Students blockaded dozens of high schools across France on Tuesday to maintain pressure on the government over education reforms as trade unions prepared for a nationwide strike later this week.

Minister warns weeks without lessons are putting exams at risk as unions plan nationwide strike on Thursday

Built in 1886, this charming brick property was the very first school on Amelia Island, with locals calling it “Schoolhouse No. 1.” The original four-room structure was designed by architect Robert Sands Schuyler, whose distinct style can be found throughout Downtown Fernandina Beach, from St. Peter’s Episcopal Church to the Tabby House to the Fairbanks House.…

A new wave of severe weather is affecting several parts of Greece, with heavy rain and thunderstorms expected on Monday and Tuesday, mainly in the west of the country and the islands of the eastern Aegean.

Dozens of schools in Northern Ireland and Scotland received warnings about a bomb threat on Monday, police and authorities said, with some places reportedly evacuated, even though officials said it appeared to be a hoax.

Schools and libraries from around the US pleaded with the Federal Communications Commission to drop the idea of ending E-Rate, a $2 billion-a-year program that connects students and library visitors to the Internet.

Up to 500 secondary schools in France are expected to be fully or partially closed on Monday as a new day of mobilisation by pupils gets under way, following several days of protests marked by clashes with police, damage to schools and street violence.