Labour raises alarm over alleged fresh plot to privatise Unity Schools

The Education Hunger Games: Who Survives?

The warning signs are no longer theoretical. Schools are closing. Colleges are preparing layoffs. Faculty buyouts are spreading. Academic programs are disappearing. Dorm beds are sitting empty. Classrooms are thinning out. Tax revenue is weakening. State appropriations are uncertain. Consultants are being hired and paid millions to identify “efficiencies.” Boards are quietly discussing mergers and []

Frustrated tenants bite hands that fed them

Something struck me about the Rutland Plaza tenants’ protest and lawsuit that my colleague Ben Miller covered in New York Dirt. It was this quote from Patricia Walters, a 42-year Rutland Plaza tenant, referring to state funding announced in 2016 for the Brooklyn apartment complex: “What did you do with 96 million that you couldn’t fix our building thoroughly, so we wouldn’t be going through sewage issues, broken elevators, everything they were supposed to take care of?” she said. I divided 96 million by Rutland Plaza’s 438 units and got 219,000 per unit — enough for a fairly comprehensive overhaul. []This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.

'Bald-faced lie': Angus Taylor unloads on Labor minister after fiery Question Time clash

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor accuses Labor of peddling "constant" lies after rejecting claims he criticised firefighters during a heated parliamentary exchange. “It was a bald-faced lie from Kristy McBain,” Mr Taylor told Sky News host Jaimee Rogers. “We’ve come to expect lies from this government; we get a constant stream of them from the Prime Minister and now one of his ministers. “I did not impugn firefighters; I would never do that, but I did impugn the national parks who had badly mismanaged Kosciuszko National Park in the lead-up to the 2003 fires many years ago. “The bureaucracy running the national parks were not doing their job, and frankly, it was a disaster what followed, and sadly, there was a huge amount of loss from those fires.”

ASUU accuses Gombe, Plateau of failing to implement 2025 agreement

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Bauchi Zone, on Thursday reportedly accused the Gombe and Plateau State Governments of failing to implement the 2025 Federal Government/ASUU Agreement, warning that the development could trigger industrial unrest in the affected universities. The union said that despite the agreement reached between the Federal Government, state governments and ASUU on [] ASUU accuses Gombe, Plateau of failing to implement 2025 agreement

Mel Stride: Whilst Labour try to stop their own collapse we are focussing on growth and renewal

A big reason we lost our way in government was too often we failed to remember that the private sector is where growth will come from. Some in business thought Labour would be on their side. Most can now see that this Labour Party has no understanding of how business works. We do. The post Mel Stride: Whilst Labour try to stop their own collapse we are focussing on growth and renewal appeared first on Conservative Home.