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The article informs that organisations representing education staff, parents, governors and trustees have written to the Great Britain Prime Minister, Liz Truss, and the Education Secretary, Kit Malthouse, to warn of their concern over the looming education funding crisis. It mentions the organisations argued that while the amount of money allocated to education would not be enough to cover rising costs.

The article informs on Great Britain Prime Minister Liz Truss's government, which represent the problems of governance prevailing in a political system not based on expert knowledge. It mentions she announced the tax cuts that she had promised to get elected as Tory leader which created panic in the markets that has dominated the news cycle ever since, with interest rates and mortgage rates to rise, along with her take on education.

The article reports the economic policy of new Prime Minister Liz Truss, of the Conservative Party of Great Britain. It also reports that the Government's financial package which is to be unveiled, is likely to combine a huge amount of government spending and large unfunded tax cuts. It further says that big question for education is what will the education budget look like.

The article reports on the meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government in the Rwandan capital of Kigali in central Africa wherein United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced investments in three major projects across Commonwealth countries. Topics discussed include purpose of the funding, statement given by Prime Minister Johnson in Kagali, and comments from Foreign Secretary Liz Truss about supporting women and girls.

The article focuses on questions that were answered in Parliament of House of Commons by HM Treasury. Topics discussed include concerns of member of parliament (MP) Wes Streeting to ask Chancellor of Exchequer regarding treatment of student loans in Government accounts, concerns of MP John Hayes regarding assessment of merits of refunding tax contribution made to education budget and concerns of MP Elizabeth Truss regarding pay taxes.

The article offers information on the debates in the parliament of Great Britain on school funding as of November 13, 2018. Topics discussed include the questions asked by legislator Vince Cable from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond; the inadequacy of funds for schools in Dudley, according to legislator Ian Austin; and the questions asked by legislator Alan Mak from Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Elizabeth Truss.

The article discusses the response received by Member of Parliament Stephen Timms from the Treasury's Chief Secretary Elizabeth Truss to a question on the effect of the public sector pay cap on child poverty, during a debate in the House of Commons on July 6, 2017.

The article discusses a speech delivered by Elizabeth Truss, the British Parliamentary Under-Secretary of the Department for Education (DfE), at the DfE's Core Maths Support Programme launch workshop. Topics addressed include her advocacy for the importance of mathematics education in students over the age of 16, as well as the development of a more advanced mathematics curriculum by 2020.

The article discusses politician Robin Walker's April 2014 proposed debate regarding the use of educational funding in England. Topics include the F40 campaign for funding allocations for low-funded primary and secondary scores, Conservative party member Michael Fabricant's statements regarding the Government's consultation on fair funding, and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education Elizabeth Truss' views on fair funding.

The article examines the shortage of qualified mathematics teachers in Great Britain expected for 2014 due to a lack of interest among graduate mathematicians in becoming secondary teachers. Reports on teacher supply policies from the British Department for Education (DfE), led by Michael Gove, are covered. In addition, the likely proposal by DfE official Elizabeth Truss to recruit more specialist mathematics teachers is discussed.

The article examines the "Review of the Youth Justice System in England and Wales" report by Ministry of Justice official Charlie Taylor and the response by the government of Great Britain to the report in late 2016. Among the recommendations of the report are creating secure schools, the establishment of a more devolved youth justice system, and teacher training. Also cited is the comment by British Lord Chancellor, Liz Truss, on the justice system.

The article focuses on the support shown by British Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss to campaigns which encourage local communities to make gardens hedgehog-friendly.

The article covers a set of guidelines and recommendations from the British Department for Education designed to help teachers better identify mental health problems in young people. It notes that the guidance, created in collaboration with headteachers, mental health professors, and the British Department of Health, also covers topics such as bullying behavior, peer mentoring programs, and parent involvement. Comments from Elizabeth Truss, junior education minister, are included.

The article discusses the junior education minister Elizabeth Truss's speech at the May 2014 Future Growth Summit at the Bloomberg headquarters in London, England concerning mathematical and physics A-level examinations, research conducted by the Institute of Physics regarding schools' attitudes towards physics, and the proportions of male and female students taking mathematics and physics classes.

The article reports on the 2014 announcement by British Education Minister Elizabeth Truss that funding will be available for disadvantaged young British dancers and musicians who want to attend education institutions including the Royal Ballet School in London, England.

The article discusses the British Education Select Committee's decision to ask British Department for Education (DfE) Minister Elizabeth Truss to discuss alleged gaps in the department's response to the committee's Decemeber 2013 report on the country's Sure Start children's centres. Topics discussed include the DfE's data collection procedures, co-ordination between children's services and children's centres, and accusations that Truss does not take early childhood education seriously.

The article reports on British Education Minister Elizabeth Truss' opening of the 2014 Big Bang Fair in Birmingham, England, and discusses her belief that science and maths are vital to the British economy.

The article discusses British junior education minister Elizabeth Truss' planned visit to Shanghai, China in order to study Shanghai schools' success in mathematics performance as of February 24, 2014. The author discusses Shanghai's success in math education relative to Great Britain's performance, and the success of math students in Singapore is also noted.

The article discusses member of the British Conservative (Con) Party Mark Hoban's proposed February 2014 debate regarding the barriers to choice in education in Great Britain. Topics include the inclusion of Catholic schools to the educational policy that includes academies and free schools, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education Elizabeth Truss' views concerning the popularity of faith-based schools, and the agency Catholic Education Service's discussions with the government.

The article covers an announcement from England's Education Minister Elizabeth Truss stating that £11 million in funding has been approved to improve the quality of mathematics teachers and develop a network of mathematics education centers. Noted goals of the centers, or hubs, include recruiting mathematics specialists into teaching, developing aspiring heads of mathematics departments, and assisting mathematics enrichment programmes.

The article reports on a debate held within the British House of Commons on November 5, 2013 surrounding a report on the status of anti-bullying policies and the prevention of bullying on school buses. Comments by members Annette Brooke and Elizabeth Truss are noted. Topics mentioned include a survey reporting on bus bullying, questions of jurisdiction between local authorities, and the power of teachers to punishment activities outside school grounds.

The article offers information on a speech at the October 2013 School Leaders Summit in London, England by British Parliamentary Under Secretary at the Department for Education Elizabeth Truss. It is said that Truss connected educational quality with economic development, noting a report on employment skills by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and British education reform efforts.

The article reports that as of the 2012-to-2013 academic year pupil absence in British schools has fallen relative to the 2010-to-2011 academic year, noting the equivalent amount of years lost from a student's educational career and comments from British Education Minister Elizabeth Truss.

The article reports that British Liberal Democrat politician Gordon Birtwistle has introduced a debate in the Commons on careers advice in schools for 12 to 16 year olds. Elizabeth Truss, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education has said that Great Britain had the lowest proportion of young people studying mathematics to 18.

The article offers information on the new test announced by education minister Elizabeth Truss which was designed to raise the literacy standards in schools in Great Britain. It mentions that the new test includes punctuation assessment, 45-minute grammar test, and 15-minute 20 words spelling test. It adds that the spelling, punctuation and grammar will be prioritized in the primary school's English curriculum and the test will be taken by 600,000 11-year-old pupils on the week of May 17, 2013.

The article offers information on a session of the British Public Bill Committee to discuss the Children and Families Bill on March 5, 2013. It states that the measure will be signed off and sent on its way to the chamber of the House of Commons for the report stage debate and third reading before going to the House of Lords. Witnesses in this event were Elizabeth Truss, Edward Timpson and Jo Swinson.

In this article the author reports upon the parliamentary proceeding during a Despatch Box session of Great Britain on October 2, 2012, under secretary of state for education Michael Gove. He states that during the session, Gove enquired his team of ministers on issues related to children's services and education and informs about various issues that were raised by ministers during the session, which include Elizabeth Truss on educational technology, and Matthew Hancock on vocational education.

The article reports that the British Education and Childcare Minister Elizabeth Truss issued a ban on the use of calculators in mathematics tests for 11-year-old students starting 2014. It states that 10-year-old students in England are among the top users of calculators worldwide, according to Trends in International Mathematics and Science Studies (TIMMS) in 2007. Truss says that children are not receiving the instruction in mental and written arithmetic they needed.

The author discusses the sources of evidence mentioned by the British Parliamentary Under Secretary Elizabeth Truss as bases for banning the use of calculators in primary schools. It says that the first source was the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) research of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development (OECD). It mentions the report from Sutton Trust as the second source which is also based on PISA research.

The article focuses on the response of British Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education Elizabeth Truss to the inquiry of politician Mel Stride on the move made by the Secretary of State on ensuring that when young people left school they have good English and mathematics understanding.

The article discusses that a report has been published by Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Elizabeth Truss suggesting changes on the way mathematics is being taught after it was identified as the weakest subject in Great Britain.