Feb 19, 2020, BBC News: Extra £427m for education in Northern Ireland requested https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-51563308 The Department of Education (DE) has bid for an extra £427m in funding in the 2020/21 budget. Pressures have increased across a number of areas, a DE official told MLAs.... The education budget - which covers schools and youth services - is one of Stormont's biggest at about £2bn a year. He said the increase was needed to pay for things like a teachers' pay settlement, increasing special educational needs (SEN) support costs and essential maintenance work in schools. … About £44m [$57M US] extra was required to meet increased SEN costs for pupil support in mainstream schools, special schools and transport.
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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