‘A Hornet’s Nest:’ Mamdani’s Gifted Education Plan Divides New Yorkers
Zohran Mamdani wants to phase out the city’s gifted program for kindergarten students if elected, a proposal that drew intense criticism and praise.
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140,000 N.Y.C. Students Are Homeless. Can the Next Mayor Change That?
The city’s housing crisis has contributed to an education crisis, with more children than ever living in temporary housing. They face dismal outcomes.
What Women Heard in Hegseth’s Remarks About Physical Standards
The defense secretary raised the issue suggesting women were getting into combat not because they met high standards, but because they were given a pass.
Why we struggle to protect the young from conspiracy theorist parents
The inquest following the death of Paloma Shemirani raises the question of how to prevent young people from health misinformation
Trump Asked Universities to Sign a Compact. Some See a Trap.
Trump officials want universities to sign on to conservative priorities to get special treatment. Some in higher education say agreeing would end academic freedom.
Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion
There seems to be no limit to the president’s odious attempts to control higher education.
California vows to ‘instantly’ cut funding to universities that cave to Trump ‘compact’
Governor Gavin Newsom urges schools not to sign ‘radical agreement’ to cuts to departments, students and speech
Any California universities that sign the Trump administration’s proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” will “instantly” lose their state funding, California governor Gavin Newsom said in a statement.
The Trump administration on Wednesday offered nine prominent...
Partisan Language Inserted Into Education Dept. Workers’ Automated Emails
The out-of-office responses from the accounts of employees on furlough cast blame for the shutdown on Democrats.
Children owed formal apology for damage done during Covid, UK inquiry hears
Children’s commissioner during pandemic says government failed children and blames lockdowns for explosion in vulnerability among young
The government should apologise to children for the damaging mistakes and policy errors it committed during the pandemic, the former children’s commissioner for England has told the Covid-19 inquiry.
Giving evidence to the inquiry’s public hearing, Anne...
Say sorry to children for Covid errors, ex-children’s commissioner tells ministers
Anne Longfield says ministers at the time prioritised opening pubs and theme parks before schools.
‘The Librarians’ Review: What Should Children Read?
Nine librarians are profiled in Kim A. Snyder’s gripping documentary about censorship in public schools.
Trump offers top universities funds if they boost conservative ideas
Brown and MIT among nine schools told to back conservative views or risk losing federal support, sparking free speech fears
Donald Trump is offering nine top universities a deal in which they would agree to advance conservative ideas on their campuses and commit to a range of other conditions in exchange for federal funding.
The extraordinary offer, which was sent out from the White House on...
Why Can’t Another Working Class Kid Make Their Way Out of Ohio?
Silas’s future seemed bright except for at least one detail. He didn’t have a car.
Mamdani Says He Would Phase Out N.Y.C. Gifted Program for Early Grades
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic front-runner in the mayor’s race, plans if elected to replace the selective program, which became a symbol of segregation in public schools.
‘College gave me a second chance after my sister’s murder’
Lindsay Brown, whose sister was a victim of serial killer Peter Tobin, now teaches forensics.
Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference
Demands sent to nine top schools included pledging to freeze tuition for five years and to commit to strict definitions of gender.
Hackers say they have deleted children’s pictures and data after nursery attack backlash
The hackers tell the BBC they are sorry for their actions – but experts say it’s a practical rather than moral move.
Parents working from home affecting school attendance
Martyn Groucutt said school attendance in Monmouthshire had not recovered to pre-pandemic levels.
Trump Fires Members of Humanities Council
The White House told members of a group of scholars who advise the National Endowment for the Humanities that their positions had been terminated.
‘Bans are disheartening’: US author criticises Dorset school’s removal of her book about race
Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give was taken off year 10 reading list at Budmouth Academy after parent complained
A bestselling black American author has condemned a Dorset school’s decision to drop her critically acclaimed novel from a reading list.
Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give was removed from Budmouth Academy’s year 10 reading list after a complaint from a parent.
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Republicans Demand Information from Firms That Help Set College Tuition
In letters to consultants and the College Board, House and Senate Judiciary leaders invoked antitrust law and asked how student data feeds pricing algorithms.