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Alarming new data shows US LGBTQ+ students twice as likely to drop out of High School, costing economy more than $30 billion
LGBTQ+ students in the United States are dropping out of education at a rate of more than twice the national average.
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Alarming new data shows a quarter of UK LGBTQ+ pupils at risk of dropping out before finishing secondary education
LGBTQ+ students in the UK are dropping out of education at a rate of more than twice the national average.
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Education under fire: The laptops helping thousands of Ukrainian students rebuild their future
At Zaporizhzhia Lyceum in Ukraine, a school near the frontline that has doubled as a testing centre for two years, students received laptops to support their studies in a makeshift underground school.
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Theirworld secures €900,000 annual funding in renewed partnership with Dutch Postcode Lottery
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Children in the UK less likely than their international classmates to be ready for school, global study finds
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Theirworld nationwide polling of U.S. LGBTQ+ Gen-Z youth uncovers students don’t feel safe, unreported bullying and discrimination in schools
Nationwide Poll of 1,008 LGBTQ+ Gen Z Americans Finds Most Report Being Anxious, With Reports of Verbal Abuse and Harassment.
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Survey reveals widespread unreported bullying and discrimination among LGBTQ+ youth in schools
Almost half (47%) of LGBTQ+ youth in the UK have been bullied and/or discriminated against at school or university because of their sexual orientation – but many never reported it, according to new research published today.
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New report reveals record aid spending on pre-primary education – but millions of the world’s poorest children are still missing out on vital early years support
International aid to pre-primary education has reached a record high, but millions of the world’s poorest children are still missing out on preschool because of a chronic lack of funding by donor countries, according to a new report published today.
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Theirworld announces ambitious education projects – including a Museum of Mathematics – to support Ukrainian children’s education
Theirworld has announced a raft of innovative projects to support Ukrainian children’s education as part of a drive to help rebuild the country following the Russian invasion.
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150+ early childhood organisations urge G20 to address early years crisis
Global charities like Lego Foundation, UNESCO and UNICEF are calling on the G20, led by Brazil's President Lula da Silva, to address the lack of funding for early childhood care and education.
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