Feb 24, 2020, Warwickshire Marborough Mail: Why tax payers in Harborough will pay about an extra £1 a week on their council tax https://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/politics/council/why-tax-payers-harborough-will-pay-about-extra-ps1-week-their-council-tax-1888684 Thousands of people across Harborough face paying about £1 a week more council tax in 2020-21. They will be hit with the rise as Leicestershire County Council hikes its slice of the tax by 3.99 per cent to generate another £12 million. The cash-strapped council is acting as it sets out to make dramatic savings of £80 million. The local authority will have a £390m revenue budget for next year to bankroll vital services across the county. … “Rising demand for services is generating ever-growing pressure.” He added: “Since 2010, we’ve saved £210m and eventually, we won’t be able to do it any more. “With special education needs and disability support at record levels here and nationwide, it’s an issue the Government simply has to recognise.... “At £600m, our capital pot is the largest ever. “But with new homes planned, it’s vital we support our communities by ensuring new roads and schools are in place with the biggest investment in the county’s infrastructure for a generation.” The number of children with special educational needs and disability (SEND) education, health and care plans has rocketed by over 50 per cent since 2015 to 4,730….
Childhood Lost
Children today are noticeably different from previous generations, and the proof is in the news coverage we see every day. This site shows you what’s happening in schools around the world. Children are increasingly disabled and chronically ill, and the education system has to accommodate them. Things we've long associated with autism, like sensory issues, repetitive behaviors, anxiety and lack of social skills, are now problems affecting mainstream students. Blame is predictably placed on bad parenting (otherwise known as trauma from home).
Addressing mental health needs is as important as academics for modern educators. This is an unrecognized disaster. The stories here are about children who can’t learn or behave like children have always been expected to. What childhood has become is a chilling portent for the future of mankind.
Loss of Brain Trust features over 9,000 news stories published worldwide since January, 2017
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