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Scotland first country in the world to add LGBTQ+ history to school curriculum
The new curriculum will come into force by 2021.
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Rainbow shirt and cake a «lifestyle violation», student expelled from private school
It was a happy moment when high school freshman Kayla Kenney celebrated her 15th birthday with her family at a restaurant.
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So-called Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visits school with anti-transgender policy
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has embarked on her third annual «back-to-school» tour, and on Thursday, she stopped by Harrisburg Catholic Elementary School — a school with a strict policy on transgender students.
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Northern Pride launches Pride in Schools campaign
A leading North East LGBTQ+ charity has launched a new initiative to promote inclusivity within schools.
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Damian Hinds backs headteachers over LGBTQ education
The education secretary Damian Hinds has backed headteachers who teach pupils about LGBTQ relationships following protests by parents against the curriculum of a Birmingham school.
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Rural Youth Experiencing Homelessness Less Likely to Have Jobs or Attend School; Fewer Services for ‘Hidden’ Youth
An U.S. national study by Chapin Hall reveals that rural youth share the same risk for homelessness as their urban peers, challenging the narrow image of homelessness as an urban problem. Further, Missed Opportunities: Youth Homelessness in Rural America finds that rural youth experiencing homelessness are less likely than urban youth to have jobs and attend school, and are less likely to have access to services.