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Ella Baron on Andy Burnham’s plans for youth employment – cartoon
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The picture is mixed: changes have been made to the requirements for preschool teacher training.
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The picture is mixed: changes have been made to the requirements for preschool teacher training.

In some cases, it was only possible to enter with a higher score threshold, while in others, it was easier than a year ago. Based on the results of this year’s admissions, the score thresholds have varied significantly in preschool teacher training programs: while ELTE continues to lead, significant increases or even decreases are noticeable compared to last year’s figures at several other universities.

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The next literacy challenge: Teaching students how to write
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The next literacy challenge: Teaching students how to write

A first-grade class was beginning a writing lesson about summer plans, but one student, Dean, completed the task quickly. The article discusses the challenges of teaching young students writing skills and how to engage them in the process.

The Hechinger Report
Application process with record applications, chaotic scoring, and harsh thresholds: this was the 2026 application process
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Application process with record applications, chaotic scoring, and harsh thresholds: this was the 2026 application process

A record number of applicants, nearly 140,000, are vying for a place in Hungarian higher education in the 2026 admissions. Although the number of places has increased in several areas, the complexity of the scoring rules and the system’s scoring problems have made it difficult for applicants. The popular programs at ELTE, Corvinus, BME, and Pázmány still have high score thresholds.

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The ‘cockroaches’ marching on India’s government – podcast
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The ‘cockroaches’ marching on India’s government – podcast

South Asia correspondent Hannah Ellis-Petersen on the Cockroach movement – and the students driving India’s biggest protests in years ‘I’ve never seen this many young people out on the streets,’ says Hannah Ellis-Petersen. For days, tens of thousands of Indians have been marching under the banner of the Cockroach Janta party. Continue reading…

Education | The Guardian
Thresholds for the most popular fields, drawn in one place.
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Thresholds for the most popular fields, drawn in one place.

Most, as usual, the most popular fields of study were economics, medicine, social sciences, and law. According to Felvi’s data, the most popular daytime, state-funded programs were in business and management, general medicine, psychology, law, and commerce and marketing.

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Many game sites evade school web filters
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Many game sites evade school web filters

The Hechinger Report explores how many school web filters are failing to block inappropriate content, citing instances of students accessing videos like those by Kendrick Lamar on school-issued devices. They are also launching a print edition and seeking submissions from young artists.

The Hechinger Report