Struggling schools forced to rely on teaching assistants as cheap cover for teachers
Pupils are missing out on essential support as teaching assistants increasingly provide cover for absent teachers, without lesson plans or help from other colleagues, according to a report released by UNISON today (Saturday).
The report Teaching on the Cheap? is based on survey responses from almost 6,000 teaching assistants covering classes in England and Wales. It suggests ongoing teacher shortages mean support staff are increasingly having to lead lessons and manage whole classes by themselves.
The research finds 45% say they are covering more classes now than they were the previous school year (2022/2023).
The repo...
Source: UNISON Health care news - April 26, 2024 Category: UK Health Authors: Fatima Ayad Tags: News Press release education Mike Short teaching assistants Source Type: news
NIH funding in Oregon rose to near $428 million last year
Oregon's research universities and many of its health startups and social service nonprofits depend on federal funding from the NIH. Last year they got a substantial boost in that support. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Brandon Sawyer Source Type: news
Elon Musk ’s xAI Close to Raising $6 Billion
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) startup xAI is reportedly close to raising $6 billion from investors. The funding round would value xAI at $18 billion, Bloomberg reported Friday (April 26). Silicon Valley venture capital (VC) firm Sequoia Capital has committed to investing in the startup,…#elonmusks #siliconvalley #sequoiacapital #openai #twitterspaces #alphabet #meta #agi #grok1 #ainewsletter (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
MiniLuxe Secures Over $6 Million in Funding
Miniluxe Holding Corp. (TSE:MNLX) has released an update. MiniLuxe Holding Corp. has successfully raised over $6 million in recent funds, following...#miniluxeholdingcorp #mnlx (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Young people and ethnic minorities have more GP visits before cancer diagnosis
Health experts have called for more general practice funding after a study found young people, ethnic minorities and those in deprived areas have more visits to GP practices before a cancer diagnosis. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 26, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Early diagnosis Source Type: news
xAI, Elon Musk ’s OpenAI rival, is closing on $6B in funding and X, his social network, is already one of its shareholders
xAI, Elon Musk’s OpenAI rival, is closing on $6B in funding and X, his social network, is already one of its shareholders xAI, Elon Musk’s 10-month-old competitor to the AI phenom OpenAI, is raising $6 billion on a pre-money valuation of $18 billion, according to one trusted source close to the…#elonmusks #openai #jaredbirchall #stevejurvetson #valorequitypartners #gigafund #jurvetson #tesla #lukenosek #foundersfund (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Shapiro's plan would boost intellectual disability/autism care and worker pay in Pennsylvania
The funding will "ensure that a continuum of care and education and opportunity is available for the ID/A community across Pennsylvania," Shapiro said. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 25, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Paul J. Gough Source Type: news
Ukraine Finance Minister Says 2025 Funding'Very Uncertain '
Ukraine's Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko discusses the recently secured US aid package and how it will be spent, the nation's defense budget and plans for next year. Speaking on Bloomberg Television, Marchenko says Ukraine has largely secured financing for this year’s fiscal needs and is now…#ukraine #serhiymarchenko #bloombergtelevision #subscribe #bloombergoriginals #bloombergquicktake #breakingnewson (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Aligned Layer Successfully Raised $20M in Series A Funding Round Led by Hack VC
Coinspeaker Aligned Layer Successfully Raised $20M in Series A Funding Round Led by Hack VC Aligned Layer, a universal verification layer for the Ethereum (ETH) network via the EigenLayer, has announced the closure of its Series A funding round with $20 million. According to the announcement, the…#hackvc #alignedlayer #ethereum #eigenlayer #dao5 #finalitycap #symbolicvc #thetacapital #evgventures #decima (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Opinion: America's 'big glass' dominance hangs on the fate of two powerful new telescopes
Washington acknowledged the need for an 'all-sky' view of deep space but may stint on the funding. Does this make sense? (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - April 25, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Eric D. Isaacs and Thomas F. Rosenbaum Source Type: news
1 Stock to Profit from the U.S. Infrastructure Spending Bonanza
The poor state of U.S. infrastructure is why the government has allocated trillions of dollars in federal funding towards upgrading it. While this spending is good for the country, it will be great for the companies that supply construction materials - like aggregates and concrete giant Vulcan…#vulcanmaterials (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Are Pro-Palestinian Protests Being Hijacked By Marxists To " Destroy Capitalism, Freedom & Democracy " ?
Are Pro-Palestinian Protests Being Hijacked By Marxists To "Destroy Capitalism, Freedom & Democracy"? Just over a week ago, we asked our readers a very straightforward question: Who is funding this chaos? This question followed incidents where pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted critical…#propalestinian #palestinian #marxist #blacklivesmatter #mikeshelby #forwardobserver #a15 #donaldtrump #xa15 #antifa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Biden's $60BN Can't Fix Ukraine's Manpower & Recruitment Crisis
Biden's $60BN Can't Fix Ukraine's Manpower & Recruitment Crisis With Biden's $60 billion in funding for Ukraine now fully authorized and implemented, the question is now what? The US President on Wednesday announced just after signing the bill that the Pentagon will start sending equipment to…#ukraine #pentagon #kremlin #russian #russianarmedforces #jakesullivan #kiev #dmytrokuleba #kuleba #konradmuzyka (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Women's virtual care clinic Midi Health raises $60M
The Series B funding round comes less than a year after the company closed a $25 million Series A round led by Google Ventures. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - April 24, 2024 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
GenAI company Alaffia Health raises $10M and more digital health fundings
Pediatric chronic care company Clarity Pediatrics also secured $10 million in seed funding and Los Angeles-based Handl Health brought in $2.5M. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - April 24, 2024 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
