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Florida principal who lost job over ‘pornographic’ David statue visits Italy

30-04-2023 19:56

Hope Carrasquilla, forced to resign after parents condemned Michelangelo’s statue as pornography, invited to FlorenceA Florida principal who resigned after parents at her school decried Michelangelo’s David statue as pornography has traveled to Florence, Italy, following invitations from the museum director and mayor of Florence.Hope Carrasquilla, the former principal of Florida’s Tallahassee Classical school, touched down in Florence on Friday and visited the Accademia Gallery

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Student survey strengthens campaign for ‘Harry’s law’ on suicide data

30-04-2023 17:01

Parents of Harry Armstrong Evans welcome the finding that 88% want universities to be more transparentAlmost 90% of students want universities to be more transparent about suicides, according to a survey carried out after the death of Harry Armstrong Evans, an undergraduate who killed himself in 2021 after suffering a mental health crisis.Armstrong Evans’ parents said the survey added weight to their campaign for a “Harry’s law” under which universities would have to publ

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‘What if you don’t make it?’: Trent Alexander-Arnold on football’s brutal talent machine

30-04-2023 09:00

At 24, Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold has the world at his feet. But many thousands make the same sacrifices only to be dropped at the last moment – sometimes with tragic consequences. Here, he reveals why he’s working to support ex-academy playersTrent Alexander-Arnold wants to make clear he has absolutely no regrets about his path to the Premier League. He’s about to recount memories of extreme pressure and major sacrifice. And, really, he’s not complaining. &

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Piano fever sweeps UK as online lessons and street instruments fuel take-up

30-04-2023 08:00

Outdoor pianos, celebrity names and free tuition videos combine to get Britons tickling the ivories once moreFor years, it seemed like the piano was disappearing from British public life. The bulky instruments were cast out of homes and schools and offered for free online.But now – despite all the digital entertainment alternatives and conductor Simon Rattle’s stark warning last week that UK classical music was fighting for its life amid funding cuts – the piano seems to be mak

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The Observer view on generational inequality: the redistribution of wealth requires political nerve | Observer editorial

30-04-2023 07:01

It’s time for baby boomers to share their spoils with the young, or else trouble lies aheadThe promise that living in an affluent society with a healthy economy holds out is that successive generations will enjoy ever-greater opportunities. But in the UK that intergenerational covenant is under threat, thanks to a housing market that means falling numbers of people will own their own home, and an ageing society in which today’s young people will shoulder the burden of higher taxes to

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