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[New Zimbabwe] DESPITE assurances by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s spokesperson that the government would address their grievances, University of Zimbabwe (UZ) lecturers say they have not noted any engagement and will continue with their industrial action.
[The Conversation Africa] Ghana, like many sub-Saharan Africa countries, began investing substantially in free education three decades ago. This led to an increase in the number of children that attend primary school. But what has the impact been on learning outcomes?
University told by education secretary Linda McMahon research grants and other aid ‘will not be provided’
The US Department of Education informed Harvard University on Monday that it was ending billions of dollars in research grants and other aid unless the school accedes to a list of demands from the Trump administration that would effectively cede control of the nation’s oldest and...
Education secretary Linda McMahon informs university president Alan Garber of news in deeply partisan letter
Donald Trump’s bombshell announcement that “Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands” will be subject to a 100% tariff has certainly caught the attention of Hollywood, as well as the international film industries it seems to be aimed at – principally Canada, the...
A letter from Linda McMahon, the education secretary, said the college leaders must demonstrate more responsible management of the university before receiving additional federal grants.
The University of Michigan’s president, Santa Ono, is set to leave for the University of Florida to become one of the highest-paid public university presidents ever.
[Ethiopian Herald] Months back a mother of three finds herself in a situation which, as unexpected as it was, really shook her to the marrow.
[Premium Times] Out of the 1.9 million available results, only 12,000 candidates or 0.63 per cent scored above 300.
[Leadership] FXTM Academy recently gathered cycling enthusiasts from across the country for an exhilarating charity cycling event.
The authorities arrested Jacob Henriques, 29, after he had tried to solicit prospective and admitted students for sex, the Justice Department said. He worked for Emmanuel College in Boston.
Macron and von der Leyen expected to announce protections for researchers seeking to relocate
France and the EU are to step up their efforts to attract US-based scientists hit by Donald Trump’s crackdown on academia, as they prepare announcements on incentives for researchers to settle in Europe.
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, alongside the European commission president, Ursula von der...
Niamdh Braid, 16, demanded her right to full education – and now hopes her success will inspire more deaf children to aim high
The slogan on Niamdh Braid’s powder-blue sweatshirt puts it plainly enough: “I define my own deaf identity.”
“We’re in a world that’s built for hearing people,” says the 16-year-old from Glenrothes in Fife, “and we have to navigate through it to find what...
Beyond the politics is a brew of resentment and reverence that the president, an Ivy League graduate himself, has long harbored for a club that has never accepted him.
State becomes 16th to allow public funds to be used for private schools, which opponents say will benefit mostly wealthier children
The Texas governor Greg Abbott on Saturday signed a law making more than 5 million students eligible to use state funds for private schools, a watershed moment in the conservative campaign to remake public education in the US.
Texas is allocating $1bn for the first...
Alan Garber became a hero to liberals after Harvard resisted the federal government. At the same time, he is trying to remake campus culture in ways the Trump administration might appreciate.
The NAHT wants a judge to review proposed changes to the way Ofsted inspects schools in England.
NAHT says changes are likely to harm school leaders’ mental health and it was not consulted adequately over the new grading system
Headteachers are taking legal action against Ofsted, England’s schools watchdog, over fears that its new inspection regime is “even worse than before” and likely to harm the mental health of school leaders.
The National Association of Head Teachers said it had...
‘Digital nutritionist’ Kaitlyn Regehr says parents worrying about their children need first to look at their own usage
Switching off the colours on your phone and spending half an hour a week pruning your algorithm can help consumers control and improve their online media diet, according to a professor turned “digital nutritionist”.
These two measures, otherwise known as greyscaling and...
James B. Milliken will lead the California system, relinquishing his position as the chancellor of the University of Texas system.
College athletes have signed deals worth millions of dollars since the N.C.A.A. allowed student-athletes to become paid endorsers.
President Trump on Friday said he would be “taking away” the university’s status, renewing a threat he made last month. It was not immediately clear if the I.R.S. was moving forward with a change.