You Can’t Game Your Way to a Real Education
Technology must return to its proper place in the classroom — as a supplemental tool rather than the source and summit of education.
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‘Turning Point Was Charlie Kirk’: Why This Student Group Moved On
Students at the University of Arkansas disagreed with Turning Point’s direction, pointing to challenges ahead for the conservative group.
My weekly juggling act – being a teacher to other children and a mum to my own
Many teachers say they struggle to balance the pressures of their job with the demands of being a parent.
Rumeysa Ozturk, Tufts Student Held in Immigration Detention, Returns to Turkey
Rumeysa Ozturk, who was detained for weeks by the Trump administration after co-writing a pro-Palestinian opinion essay, has graduated and returned home.
Cookie House at Carleton College in Minnesota Keeps Students and Others Baking
For nearly 80 years, Carleton College in Minnesota has kept a place where students and others can come, bake and share. After a recent renovation, we checked in.
A New Historian for the Borough of Brooklyn
Asad Dandia, 33, an ally of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, will take over from Ron Schweiger, who has held the unpaid position for 24 years.
As Enrollment Dips, School Administrators Turn to TikTok to Advertise
Birthrates are down. Families are leaving New York City. So educators, especially at charter schools, are expanding their marketing efforts on social media and in subway stations.
‘No cheeseburgers … they would go bankrupt’: pupils reject plan to cut fatty foods from lunch menus
Though welcomed by chefs and campaigners, many schools say the government’s plan to remove ‘grab and go’ options from the menu is a step too far
It is lunchtime at Richard Challoner school, a Catholic comprehensive for boys in New Malden, south-west London. The familiar smell of school lunch is beginning to waft around the corridors.
In the canteen, there is a moment of calm as the kitchen team...
‘Proof’ Review: Ayo Edebiri as a Math Girl, Interrupted
The actress stars as a haunted genius opposite Don Cheadle as her father in David Auburn’s 2001 drama. This revival, though, exposes the play’s lack of rigor.
Are You an International Student Looking for Work?
We want to understand how international students are navigating the current job market in the United States.
London primary schools record 3.5% drop in children entering reception
Capital’s schools hardest hit in England and Wales by rising housing costs and falling birthrate, with further falls predicted in coming years
Schools in London continue to be hardest hit by housing costs and the falling birthrate. Further closures and mergers of primary schools are expected after a sharp fall in the number of children entering reception classes in the capital.
London’s...
Chicago Teachers Union, Brandon Johnson Feuding Over School on May Day
Mayor Brandon Johnson, whose ties to the Chicago Teachers Union helped him win office, has signaled support. The school district and some parents object.
How will attitudes change if students like me aren’t taught the truth about British colonial history? | Astrid Barltrop
The skewed perspectives in my A-level curriculum are staggering. Until that changes, harmful ideas about race and migration will live on
Astrid Barltrop is the winner of the 2026 Emerging Voices award (16-18 category) and a year 13 student in Oxfordshire
“Lord Cromer was a successful consul-general of Egypt. To what extent do you agree?” I read this essay prompt in my A-level history class,...
Things can’t go on like this with online safety, Starmer tells tech bosses
It comes as the government continues to consult on whether to ban under-16s from social media in the UK.
Mounting Troubles at Ohio State University Lead to Frustration
Ohio State isn’t the only university in turmoil, but few others have faced so many issues lately. One lawmaker called the school “a national embarrassment.”
The city where primary school places come with a toilet-training guide
Teachers say more children are starting school without skills like basic communication and potty training.
University staff strike over ‘insulting’ pay offer
University support staff have gone on strike in a dispute about pay.
Nine universities start legal action over student loan error row
About 22,000 students in England were told they were given loans by mistake and must immediately pay the money back.
English councils need to hire 1,400 more educational psychologists, says report
Rising demand from children with special needs means the £140m required could come from government grants
Councils in England need to hire 1,400 more educational psychologists at a cost of £140m to meet demand from children with special needs such as autism, according to a new report.
Research by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) found huge regional variations and chronic shortages in...
Yale Report Finds Colleges Deserve Blame for Higher Education’s Problems
A 10-member committee offered a brutal assessment of academia’s role in creating the forces challenging American colleges and universities.
Ulster University to cut up to 450 jobs
It is not clear which areas of the university, which has campuses in Belfast, Londonderry and Coleraine as well as a campus in Qatar, will be affected.