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Education
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‘Let down and sold out’: Edinburgh College of Art prioritised book festival hire over studio access, say students
Students from Edinburgh Art College say they have been let down after the college hired out studio spaces to Edinburgh International Book Festival instead of restoring postgraduate access.
Claim Higher passes are highest since devolution is Mostly True
Ferret Fact Service looked into a claim about pupils' Higher results this year.
Claim historical data won’t be used for pupil assessment is Half True
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim about how pupil assessments will work this year.
Fact check: The STV Scottish party leaders’ debate
Ferret Fact Service looks at claims from the party leaders during the STV election debate.
Fact check: the BBC Scottish leaders debate
Ferret Fact Service looked at claims by the party leaders ahead of the Scottish Parliament election.
Teachers could earn less than minimum wage for extra exam work
Some teachers may end up earning less than the minimum wage for extra work around exams, The Ferret can reveal.
Revealed: the private schools that buy in exam help from government body
Scotland's education watchdog has been accused of allowing inequity to be "hardwired into the system" following revelations that a paid-for consultancy service is dominated by private schools.
‘Tired of just surviving’: how care leavers are fighting back against austerity
The Ferret and HuffPost UK look at how care leavers in Scotland are fighting back against the impact of government austerity policy.
Anger over postcode lottery of school charges for practical classes
Tens of thousands of high school students in parts of Scotland are charged between £5 and £125 for home economics, art and other practical classes - while thousands more are charged nothing.
