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Education

Should Colleges End Early Decision?

Yesterday at 20:20 PM, via New York Times

Readers respond to a guest essay arguing that it is an unfair “racket. Also: An attack on climate research and safety; the value of immigrants to America.

Nigeria: PSSDC Boss Eyes Public Service University, As Centre Marks New Phase

Yesterday at 12:52 PM, via AllAfrica

[This Day] The Director-General of the Public Service Staff Development Centre (PSSDC), Lagos, Adekunmilola Adio-Moses, has outlined a long-term vision for the institution to evolve into a public service university, as part of efforts to strengthen civil service capacity and modernise governance in the state.

Nigeria: Akano Bags Distinguished OAU, Baptist Alumni Awards

Yesterday at 12:52 PM, via AllAfrica

[This Day] Renowned entrepreneur, technologist, and philanthropist, Mr. Tim Akano, has been honoured with two Distinguished Alumnus Awards by Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) and Baptist Day School, Oluponna, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to education, mentorship, technology, innovation, and community development at large. Both awards, which were conferred recently, mark a...

Brown shooting suspect: gruelling academic climate may have taken mental toll, say ex-classmates

Yesterday at 10:00 AM, via The Guardian

Cláudio Valente and one of victims, Nuno FG Loureiro, both studied at notoriously challenging Técnico in Lisbon

As investigators in Massachusetts work to piece together a motive for the murders of two Brown University students and an MIT physics professor, former classmates of the suspected gunman and one of the victims have been asking if the roots of the tragedy lie in their shared experience...

‘The hidden engine room’: how amateur historians are powering genealogical research

Yesterday at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

Wealth of datasets compiled as private passions are now a goldmine for those hunting for their ancestors

The autumn sunlight is filtering through quietly falling leaves as Louise Cocker stands in front of the gravestone of James Henry Payne and takes a quick photograph. Payne died at the age of 73 in October 1917 and was buried in the Norfolk town of North Walsham, along with his wife Eleanor...

‘Keeps your mind alert’: older Swedes reap the benefits of learning for pleasure

Yesterday at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

Retirees with ‘fantastic hunger for education’ taking part in university organised events in record numbers

Record numbers of Swedish retirees are enrolling in a university run “by pensioners for pensioners” amid increased loneliness and a growing appetite for learning and in-person interactions.

Senioruniversitet, a national university that collaborates with Sweden’s adult education...

Ukrainian refugee leaves UK sixth-form college that urged her ‘to study Russian’

Thursday at 10:34 AM, via The Guardian

Kateryna Endeberia says teachers made the ‘hurtful’ request when she had difficulty with other subjects

A Ukrainian refugee has been forced to drop out of sixth-form college after she said she was put under pressure to study Russian.

Kateryna Endeberia moved to Stoke-on-Trent after fleeing Ukraine in 2022, after the start of Russia’s invasion.

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Mixed Grades for Home-Schooling

Wednesday at 19:39 PM, via New York Times

Readers offer personal stories in response to a guest essay critical of home-schooling.

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