THURSDAY, 26 FEBRUARY 2026, 18:13
As the dust settles on the government’s landmark changes to children’s special educational needs and disabilities provision, what will their impact really be on young people, their families and schools? John Harris and Kiran Stacey look at what we know so far. And, a growing backlash from graduates over student loan payments, led by the influential consumer champion Martin Lewis, is causing...
Met urges pupils not to get involved and asks platforms to ban accounts promoting ‘fights’ with images of weapons
Pupils as young as 11 are being encouraged to join in school fights in posts on TikTok and Snapchat, prompting police to urge children not to get involved.
The Metropolitan police have asked social media platforms to ban accounts promoting “school wars”, while headteachers have...
[Daily Maverick] With national reading goals slipping out of reach, a new report reveals the stark reality of South Africa’s literacy crisis and how proactive provinces and private donors are teaming up to save a generation of pupils.
[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA — As sexual and reproductive health rises on the global policy agenda, two leading public health institutions have launched a fully online master’s degree program aimed at strengthening policy design, program planning and evaluation across Africa and beyond.
[Nile Post] Kikuube District is struggling with a low transition rate of children from primary to secondary education, currently standing at just 35%, according to District Education Officer Deogratias Byakagaba.
[Daily News] Dodoma — THE Public Procurement Appeals Authority (PPAA) has blocked the award of 43 tenders worth more than 586bn/- after establishing that the bidders lacked the required financial and technical capacity, in a decisive move to safeguard public funds.
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — The Ministry of Education has prohibited Liberian musician Christoph from performing at all school-related activities across the country for the remainder of the current academic year, following an incident that occurred on February 7, 2026 at St. Theresa Convent School IN Monrovia.
Ministers want to tackle the high number of young people not in education, employment or training.
Via essays, poems, videos, artwork and graphics, 35 students across the globe reflect on how this technology is affecting teenagers.
We asked high school educators what it’s like to teach at a time when A.I. is transforming education. They answered in images, essays and videos.
[Ghanaian Times] THE National Peace Council (NPC) has called for tighter security at inter-school sports festivals and student gatherings following a series of violent incidents involving Senior High School (SHS) students across the country.
In two recent incidents, teenagers drove trains briefly, and in one case drove a G train into another train. A 14-year-old was arrested in that episode.
Republicans have embraced vouchers, while Democrats have criticized them. But as thousands of preschool parents vie for the funds, the state program may help a progressive goal.
Experts caution that low-quality, A.I.-generated videos on YouTube geared toward children often feature conflicting information, lack plot structure and can be cognitively overwhelming — all of which could affect young children’s development.
[New Dawn] The University of Liberia (UL) has officially administered professional oaths to 89 graduates from the A.M. Dogliotti School of Medicine and the School of Pharmacy, marking their formal entry into the medical profession.
[Vanguard] Aliko Dangote Foundation, in collaboration with Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Dangote Fertiliser Limited, has distributed school uniforms, bags, sandals and writing materials to primary school pupils in their host communities in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos State, as part of its education support programme.
Inspectors found several instances in which child care staff members were working in classrooms even though they had not completed all of the required background checks.
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba — Around 1,020 teachers in three zones of the Amhara Region resigned during the 2025/26 academic year, with officials and educators attributing much of the exodus to migration to Arab states in search of better pay and living conditions, according to a report by Deutsche Welle (DW).
It doesn’t fit neatly on a Treasury spreadsheet, but there is huge value in disabled and non-disabled pupils learning together
When I was 11, a woman at the hospital asked me what school I was starting in September. I still remember her surprise when I told her I would be going to the local girls grammar, as the hoist pulled my wet limbs out of the physio pool. I was a child but already...
[Nile Post] Ntungamo District has constructed 35 new classroom blocks with tiled and terrazzo floors in government schools, alongside 50 five-stance VIP pit latrines across its constituencies.
[Daily News] Dodoma — The government is set to hold talks with South Korea and Saudi Arabia to secure more study opportunities for Tanzanians under a scholarship scheme.