Bruce Springsteen Talks About His Place in American Music
As he opens an expansive cultural center not far from the Jersey Shore boardwalk, the singer describes himself as “a small link in a big chain.”
Education
The London school that has screen-free days for pupils, teachers – and parents
Holy Family Catholic primary school says enthusiastic response from parents has been biggest surprise
Schools banning pupils from having smartphones are commonplace. But what about a school where pupils ban teachers from using their smartphones, and then get their parents to join in?
And not just phones: at Holy Family Catholic primary school in west London teachers are also barred from using...
Labour doesn’t seem to like Send schools for kids like mine – but here’s what we’ll lose if these precious places are forgotten | John Harris
An autism school in Wiltshire exemplifies what’s so different about education in a tailored environment, and the outcomes for children speak for themselves
In the old Wiltshire milltown of Calne, there is an autism specialist school called the Springfields Academy. About 250 children and young people between the age of four and 19 go there. Class sizes are no larger than 12. In each room, every...
Between the Knicks and the Pope, Villanova Finds the Spotlight
Villanova University and its alumni have been grabbing headlines, both on the court and in the Vatican.
Taking Highways and Back Roads to America’s Founding
For the nation’s 250th anniversary, the Travel desk asked writers to retrace the steps of revolutionary figures, both in the United States and abroad.
They Have Yet to Sign a Lease. But They’re Furious Over $3,100 Rents.
Climate change. Gun violence. War. Generations of young people have organized over issues they fear threaten the future. Will housing be the next cause?
Bruce Springsteen Opens His Music Center
Jon Bon Jovi, Public Enemy and others joined him to ring in the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music, a $50 million archive and cultural hub.
A Viral Gen-Z Protest Movement Draws Thousands to India’s Capital
The Cockroach Janta Party started as a joke, but it quickly became a way for many Indians to express their frustration with the system.
Who Should Get an A at Harvard?
Readers respond to a guest essay about the university’s new 20 percent cap on A grades.
Uganda: Namutumba Primary School Celebrates 100 Years, Urges Digital Transformation and Staffing Boost
[Nile Post] Namutumba Primary School in Namutumba District has marked its centenary with calls for stronger digital integration, improved staffing levels, and sustained investment to preserve its legacy as one of the oldest educational institutions in the Busoga sub-region.
Uganda: Kawempe Muslim Students Urged to Embrace Discipline, Hard Work
[Nile Post] Students of Kawempe Muslim Secondary School today participated in an interactive mentorship session facilitated by Ms. Irene Kawuma, Senior Private Secretary to First Lady Janet Kataaha Museveni.
Africa: Seplat Energy to Lead Education Financing Discourse At Africa Social Impact Summit 2026
[This Day] Funmi Ogundare
Nigeria: Senate – Abductions in Schools, Communities Alarming, Demands FG Action to Rescue Oyo Victims
[This Day] Kwara As Woro Victims, Emir’s Family Still in Capt — ·Gunmen abduct Adelabu’s sister, sons in Ibadan, attack Ogbomoso immigration office
Nigeria: Gcss Borokiri Emerges Winner of Nlng’s Science Contest in Rivers
[This Day] Port Harcourt — The Government Com-prehensive Secondary School (GCSS), Borokiri in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has emerged the winner in the 2026 NLNG Science contest held in the state.
Nigeria: Reform Proposals – Campaign to Scrap Law School Unsettles Council of Legal Education
[Vanguard] ABUJA — Far-reaching proposals capable of overhauling the nation’s legal education system dominated discussions at the 2026 Legal Education Summit organised by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
Pupils asked to walk to school through army firing range, MP claims
Getting children to school is becoming a thorny issue for councils to deal with.
Labour will make AI ‘work for the workers’, says Liz Kendall
Technology secretary promises to support people whose jobs are swept away by automation
Liz Kendall has insisted Labour will make artificial intelligence “work for workers”, and not abandon people whose jobs are swept away by its rapid advance.
With public fears mounting about the impact of AI on employment, particularly for young people, the technology secretary claimed that the government...
Nigeria: Futo to Graduate 3, 358 Students As VC Bows Out
[Leadership] Vice-chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, (FUTO), Prof. Nnenna Oti, has said a total of 3,358 students will graduate at the institution’s 38th convocation.
Nigeria: Fayose’s Cryptic Outburst On Oyo School Abduction
[Leadership] Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, appears to be becoming increasingly eccentric in his public statements. His latest comments that the abduction of schoolchildren in Oyo State was orchestrated to blackmail President Bola Ahmed Tinubu are as cryptic as they are startling. One is left wondering the veracity of the claim, what prompted such an allegation on national...
Spelman College Names Ayanna Howard, an A.I. Expert, as President
The appointment of Ayanna Howard, a roboticist, was a departure for the top-ranked H.B.C.U., which has a liberal arts focus.
Trump’s justice department is weaponizing civil rights laws against students of color | ReNika Moore
Claims of discrimination at UCLA and Yale show how laws meant to foster inclusion are being used for the opposite
The Department of Justice’s civil rights division was once known as the crown jewel of the agency, but under Trump it has become just another tool of this administration’s politicized and racialized attacks targeting Black, Latino and other people of color. The latest examples...