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Jason Arday was regarded as an academic superstar, but then questions about his work prompted scrutiny of his backstory and counterclaims of racism
When the superstar academic Jason Arday took to the stage at the British Sociological Association’s 75th anniversary conference earlier this year, he delivered a talk called Wanted Dead or Alive: the Playbook.
The youngest black professor in...
A New York school district has paused plans to bring an android into the classroom. Is this our educational future?
What’s more harrowing than sending your child to school? Maybe getting stuck on a city bus that can’t drop below 55 miles per hour or it will explode, but that’s about it. Once your kid hits school age, you have to decide (if you’re lucky) between public and private...
Teaching kindergarten in South Central Los Angeles in the 1950s and ’60s, she realized that her students were not represented in the books they read. So she wrote her own.
The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy — and brushing teeth.
We asked tweens what is on their school wish list this year – including squishy toys, roller skate shoes and water bottles
Back-to-school sales are unusually early this year. We found the 15 best deals for students and parents
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This fall, gen Alpha heads back to school.
As the adults in their lives, you...
Ten families are claiming their children were amongst those harmed by their treatment in the rooms.
The National Autonomous University of Mexico, or UNAM, is investigating after experts found that as many as half of all entrance exams could have involved cheating, including with A.I.
[Liberian Observer] Education is far more than acquiring the ability to read, write and count–it is the foundation upon which opportunities are created and responsible citizenship is built.
[This Day] Abuja — Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has called for the assistance and collaboration of Saudi Arabia towards giving
[Capital FM] Nairobi — For Kon Lual and Ian Mwadiloh, winning the 2025 Young Scientists Kenya National Exhibition was the beginning of the story rather than the end of it.
The Washington, D.C., university told incoming freshmen who missed a tuition deadline that they no longer had a spot. But they now can attend a New York State school or CUNY.
US talk-show host Oprah Winfrey says the school for girls that she launched in South Africa nearly 20 years will close next year.
Fernando Alexandre’s push to digitise marking process deemed a failure with some students and parents contemplating legal action
Pressure is growing on Portugal’s education minister to resign amid student and teacher protests over his handling of this year’s national school exams.
Fernando Alexandre is accused of failing to take responsibility for what critics say is an unprecedented and...
This summer’s youth-led revolt punctured Modi’s aura and showed that Indian democracy may still be able to renew itself from below.
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned people seeking teaching jobs not to pay anyone who promises to help them secure recruitment into the service.
[FrontPageAfrica] Greater Noida, India — Senator Numene T.H. Bartekwa, Sr., Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the University of Liberia, has called on Liberian students studying in India to regard themselves as ambassadors of their country by pursuing academic excellence, upholding discipline, and preparing to contribute meaningfully to Liberia’s development upon the completion of their...
[FrontPageAfrica] Boe — Tounwea Town, District Six Nimba County –The Tappita District United Students Association (TUSA) has honored Bob Yeenuah Kartoe, Deputy Director General for Administration at the National Food Assistance Agency (NFAA) as a “Pillar of Hope and Champion of Education.”
A lawsuit filed by three parents argues that the displays violate a state religious freedom law and asks for them to be removed before school starts in August.
The bipartisan bill is a long way from becoming law, but it represents the strongest opposition yet from Congress to the administration’s agenda.
[Ghanaian Times] Madonna School has emerged winner of the maiden Inventopia-STEM (I-STEM) competition organised by M-Hub Technologies to promote creativity, innovation and practical problem-solving skills among basic school pupils.
[This Day] The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 81 Division Nigerian Army, Major General Adebayo Abdulrahman Babalola, has urged commanders at all levels to ensure they leave every place better than they met it through purposeful leadership and impactful initiatives.