A Violent Education
We look at an extraordinary investigation into police officers in Texas schools.
Education
Feeding the future of France: Rollout of €1 meals an attempt to help struggling students
It’s a thumbs up from the country’s 3 million students, who can now buy cheap meals up to twice a day
Where in France can you get a nutritious and balanced three-course meal for €1?
If you are one of the country’s estimated 3 million students in higher education, the answer is: the university restaurant or cafe.
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UK risks £125bn hit a year from youth unemployment, landmark report says
Alan Milburn warns of ‘lost generation’ after number of young people not in work or education rises to more than 1m
Britain risks a financial hit worth £125bn a year from a worsening crisis in youth worklessness after a rise in the number of young people not in employment or education to more than 1 million.
In a landmark government-backed report, Alan Milburn warned Britain’s economy and the...
Nigeria: Varsity Gets Full NUC Accreditation for Academic Programmes
[Vanguard] OSOGBO — The National Universities Commission, NUC, has granted full accreditation to all academic programmes currently run by KolaDaisi University.
‘A record of failure’: what’s in the first part of Alan Milburn’s Neet report?
The former minister paints damning picture of structural issues affecting 1 million young people in the UK
Alan Milburn, the Blair-era cabinet minister turned social mobility adviser, has delivered the first part of his government-commissioned report on why increasing numbers of people aged 16 to 24 are not in education, employment or training (Neet).
Its 217 pages cover the extent and causes...
Nigeria: 81 Schoolchildren Still in Terrorists’ Den, Falz, CSOs Slam Govt
[Vanguard] Civil society organisations and activists have condemned the Federal Government over the continued captivity of 81 Nigerian schoolchildren abducted by terrorists, declaring that any government unable to protect children has failed in its primary responsibility.
Texas School Police Investigation: 5 Takeaways
The state’s ambitious school policing initiative has few safeguards to prevent overreach by officers.
‘Vibrant as Ever’: Harvard’s Jewish Life Thrives as Trump Investigates
Trump officials have focused on episodes during protests over the war in Gaza at Harvard and other schools. Jews on campus describe a changed atmosphere.
Meta repeatedly snubs EU body over Facebook and Instagram user bans
The BBC has been contacted by hundreds of users who claimed they had been wrongly banned from the sites.
Kenya: CS Cheptumo Appeals for Privacy for Students Affected By Deadly Fire At Utumishi Girls Academy
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Respect for privacy has been urged for learners and families affected by a tragic fire at Utumishi Girls Academy Senior School, which has left several students dead and others injured.
Kenya: Publishers Seek Bigger Share of Kenya’s Growing Education Economy
[Capital FM] NAIROBI,Kenya,May 28-Kenya’s book and publishing industry is banking on increased education spending and growing appetite for local content to drive expansion.
Kenya: Utumishi Girls Academy Death Toll Rises to 15 As Over 100 Students Hospitalised
[Capital FM] Nakuru — The death toll from the tragic fire at Utumishi Girls Academy has risen to 15, with more than 100 students hospitalised with injuries as rescue and emergency response efforts continue.
Kenya: Kalonzo Calls for Urgent School Safety Reforms After Utumishi Girls Academy Fire Tragedy
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka has called on the government to ensure that expressions of grief over the tragic fire at Utumishi Girls Academy are matched with urgent reforms to improve safety standards in schools across the country.
Kenya: At Least 10 Students Killed in Utumishi Girls Academy Dormitory Fire
[Capital FM] Nakuru — At least 10 students have been confirmed dead following a devastating overnight fire that razed a dormitory at Utumishi Girls Academy in Nakuru.
‘Standing up for our children’: parents divided over London teachers’ strikes
Waltham Forest in the east of the capital has seen a wave of industrial action in schools, with more to come
The gates to South Grove primary school in Walthamstow were closed to pupils last week.
Teachers were on strike as part of a disparate wave of industrial action by members of the National Education Union (NEU) in schools across the borough of Waltham Forest in east London.
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Hacking claims, mismatched answer-sheets: Controversies rock school exam in India
Students blame the CBSE’s newly-launched digital evaluation system used for marking this year’s Grade 12 exams.
Liberia: Liberia Introduces Evidence-Based School Drug Prevention Model
[Liberian Observer] Liberia has launched a pioneering, evidence-based school drug prevention initiative aimed at addressing rising concerns over substance abuse among young people, with education and development advocates describing it as a major shift toward structured, prevention-focused intervention in the education sector.
Rwanda: Schools Turn to Iron-Rich Beans to Cut Feeding Costs
[New Times] A new nutrition-focused initiative promoting the cultivation of iron-rich beans and vegetables in school farms is set to improve diets and reduce school feeding costs for more than 445,000 learners in Karongi, Nyamasheke and Rusizi districts.
‘A tax on ambition’: graduates tell all to student loans inquiry
Treasury select committee hears that interest rate and repayment terms are ‘extortionate’ and ‘not reasonable’
Thousands of graduates have told an official inquiry their horror stories and bad experiences relating to student loans, underlining what the chair of an MPs’ committee called massive levels of “frustration and upset”.
Amid an ongoing row over the ballooning cost of degree course...
Ball State Settles With Ex-Employee for $225,000 Over Charlie Kirk Posts
Ball State University is the latest institution to agree to pay workers who lost their jobs over their posts about the conservative activist.
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso’s Largest Student Union Suspended for Criticizing Junta
[HRW] Prosecutor Investigates Authors of Statement as Crackdown on Dissent Deepens