Attack ‘ended my teaching career’: The toll of rising pupil violence
Former head teacher Michelle Stone was attacked by a student at a Hampshire special school.
Education
State school sees 62 pupils with Oxbridge offers
More than a quarter of students at The London Academy of Excellence are offered places at Oxford and Cambridge universities.
Universities told to report foreign interference on campus to MI5
Ministers say UK universities have become a “prime target for foreign states and hostile actors”.
Mark Marquess, Who Made Stanford a Baseball Powerhouse, Dies at 78
Over 41 seasons as head coach, he won two national titles and sent more than 200 players to the major leagues, including Mike Mussina and Jack McDowell.
The Guardian view on student loans: a graduate levy by stealth is no way to fund the NHS | Editorial
By freezing thresholds, Labour is quietly loading the cost of public services on to young graduates, while insisting it has not raised taxes at all
The personal finance expert Martin Lewis upbraided the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, for freezing the threshold at which millions of graduates repay their loans, saying that this was treating student debts like tax. He was right, and Ms Reeves’s...
Schools that cultivate the mind but neglect spiritual education leave children unanchored in a challenging world | Kat Eghdamian
Young people are hungering for meaning. A lack of spiritual education in childhood can reverberate across a lifetime
Making sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday life
As a parent, I want nothing more than for my children to grow into healthy, happy, purposeful human beings. Yet all around me – in classrooms, in conversation and in alarming...
Roland Huntford, Lore-Debunking Historian of Polar Exploration, Dies at 98
He caused an uproar by challenging the heroic status of Robert Falcon Scott, the Briton who led a doomed quest to the South Pole in 1912.
Lessons for America From Asia
What if the valedictorians in our schools were the cool kids?
Smaller N.Y.C. Classes Will Cost Millions. Can Mamdani Pull It Off?
Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to make classes smaller across the largest U.S. school system. Like other parts of his agenda, it’s a costly task.
Hegseth Says Defense Department Will Cut Ties With Harvard
Mr. Hegseth’s order appeared to target his alma mater, Harvard’s Kennedy School for public policy.
Pentagon to cut ties with Harvard over ‘wokesters’, ending training, programs and fellowships
Move by Pete Hegseth marks latest escalation by Trump administration against the Ivy League school
The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has said the Pentagon is ending all military training, fellowships and certificate programs with Harvard University, marking the Trump administration’s latest escalation against the Ivy League school.
“The @DeptWar is formally ending ALL Professional...
Voluntary student loan repayments rise in England
Campaigners have criticised the terms of loans that were issued in England and still exist in Wales.
Bard College President Leon Botstein Was Close With Jeffrey Epstein
Bard College’s president, Leon Botstein, said his school needed cash. But a rare watch and a Caribbean visit show how his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein sometimes veered into the personal.
Harvard Proposes Capping As at 20 Percent to Curb Grade Inflation
A recent report found that a majority of grades given out at Harvard were A’s. Professors will vote on a proposal to limit the number to around 20 percent.
Nigeria: Nigeria’s Student Loans Agency, University of Benin Deny Circular Asking Students to Start Repaying Education Loans
[Africa Check] Nigeria’s student loans agency, University of Benin deny circular asking students to start repaying education loans
Nigeria: No Ban On Undergraduate Registration for University Entrance Exams, Says Nigeria’s Matriculation Body
[Africa Check] IN SHORT: Contrary to online claims, Nigeria’s Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board says undergraduates can register for the 2026 exam without terminating their current admission.
Inspections impact on headteachers to be monitored
Teachers, Ofsted and unions will study how new report cards affect school leaders’ wellbeing.
£99,987 and counting: graduates trapped by ballooning student loans
As their debts rise, graduates reveal how loans are reshaping careers, finances and faith in the system
Student loans: why is Martin Lewis clashing with Rachel Reeves?
Growing anger over the plight of millions of graduates saddled with ballooning student loan debts is threatening to develop into a fresh crisis for the government, with Martin Lewis leading the demands for an urgent rethink.
The...
2025 Tax Returns: Here’s What to Know About Filing This Year
Many Americans will see bigger refunds and new deductions, while others may be revisiting the dreaded alternative minimum tax. Don’t panic just yet.
Bad and getting worse: for students like me, the loan system is the disaster that never ends | Rohan Sathyamoorthy
The current situation in England and Wales is akin to generational warfare – Martin Lewis is right when he takes ministers to task
As someone who receives close to the maximum student loan from the government each year, I try my best not to think too hard about the crushing financial burden I am going to carry into my postgrad years. After all, for those of us who need a degree to enter their...
An Indian Film Embraces a Taj Majal Conspiracy Theory
The internet and a new film have breathed life into old conspiracy theories about one of the world’s most famous landmarks.