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Home-to-school transport costs in England have risen to £2.3bn a year, as increasing numbers of children with special educational needs and disabilities travel farther afield to…

Hazel ShearingEducation correspondentGettyNearly half a million under-16s in England use taxis, buses and other transport funded by their local authorities to get to school, according to…

Students link trust in higher education to affordability and financial stress to their academic performance. A new round of results from Inside Higher Ed’s Student Voice…

Supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) in England will cost the government an extra £3bn a year by 2029 if the system is…

Back-to-school supplies are getting more expensive for parents and teachers. The team from “The Indicator” explains what one school district is doing to address the issue.…

There is a lot of noise currently about UK government borrowing costs.The focus has been on what is known as the 30-year gilt yield, which is…

Britain’s long-term borrowing costs have hit their highest level in 27 years, intensifying the pressure on chancellor Rachel Reeves before the autumn budget.The yield, or interest…

Bethan LewisFamily and education correspondent, BBC Wales NewsVicky Williams says she starts to worry about budgeting for the next school year at ChristmasA mum says she…

Parents across England are facing higher prices for school lunches as the new school year begins, with caterers blaming the government’s national insurance increase alongside rising…

Street performers entertain passersby on the Royal Mile as crowds of entertainers and festival-goers gather for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Edinburgh International Festival in Edinburgh,…