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However, pupils will still receive a hard copy, and schools will continue to open as normal on results day to welcome pupils and give advice (pictured: a DfE prototype for the new 'Education Record' app) And they say it could sit in the new ‘gov.uk wallet' currently being designed by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, which can be used for official digital documents such as drivers' licenses. For these grants to be re-issued, a senior Education Department official said Harvard 'would have to enter into a negotiation with the government to satisfy what the government says is in compliance with all federal laws.' 'They have lost all future grants, their tax exemptions are at risk,' Ackman said on a panel at the Milken Institute Global Conference where 5,000 financiers, educators and scientists gather to discuss critical issues of the day.
Pepe Di'Iasio, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: 'The Education Record app represents a positive step forward in making greater use of digital technology in education and will bring benefits to students, schools and colleges. Ackman, the founder and CEO of Pershing Square, made similar arguments on Tuesday, when he said Harvard should not be entitled to taxpayer funds when the school wastes money on what he calls 'administrative bloat' Ministers hope the app could be rolled out as early as 2026, meaning teenagers will no longer have to collect their results in person (pictured: Brighton College pupils picking up their GCSE results last year) 'Harvard became, over time, a political advocacy organization for one party,' he claimed.
'When a university goes from being a university to becoming a political advocacy organization, it doesn't deserve nonprofit status.' Education minister Stephen Morgan said: ‘It is high time exam records were brought into the 21st century, and this pilot will allow schools and colleges to focus on what they do best: teaching the next generation rather than being bogged down in bureaucracy.' James Bowen, assistant general secretary at school leaders' union NAHT, said: ‘It makes a lot of sense to look into modernising how exam results are handled and any moves to cut bureaucracy and costs are welcome.
His remarks came shortly after Education Secretary Linda McMahon sent a letter to Harvard President Garber saying that 'Harvard is not eligible for any new grants from the federal government until they demonstrate responsible management at the university.' He added: ‘We believe this will reduce administrative burdens on schools, and in the future could also be utilised by parents of younger children to support transition from primary to secondary school.' He then again hit out at the school's governing board, saying it has become insular and that there is no mechanism to remove members the way there is in corporate America where investors can run board challenges.
He has since asked the Internal Revenue Service to remove the school's tax-exempt status, and on Monday, Trump's Department of Education announced it was freezing even more funding for future research grants and other aid until Harvard concedes to a number of demands from the Trump administration.
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