A.I. Cheating Rattles Top Universities in South Korea
As many elite colleges struggle to adapt to the technology, the nation’s most prestigious universities said dozens of students used artificial intelligence tools to cheat.
Education
‘Reframes history’: fears Māori knowledge diluted in plan to revise New Zealand curriculum
Minister rejects claims Māori history is being sidelined in rewrite which includes cutting some references to the Treaty of Waitangi
As cows grazed sleepily in a nearby paddock, then-14-year-old Leah Bell watched as a local Māori elder cried.
She was standing at the site of the massacre at Rangiaowhia, where Māori were deliberately burnt to death by the British crown in 1864. The site was just...
Councils warn of ‘total collapse’ in special needs system
The government is facing political pressure as it tries to reform the “broken” system of support for children with special educational needs.
Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes
The university system will ban advocacy of “race or gender ideology, or topics related to sexual orientation or gender identity” without approval.
Indiana Professor Removed From Class Over White Supremacy Lesson
The professor will no longer be able to teach a class on diversity after she showed students a diagram that included the “Make America Great Again” slogan as an example of white supremacy.
Government Shutdown Ends and Federal Workers Return
Government employees were expecting to see paychecks again as early as Nov. 20 after six weeks in limbo.
Joe Wicks returns to celebrate reopening of school
The blaze in May 2023 at Yatton Infants School, in Somerset, destroyed half of the roof.
University staff to strike as jobs row escalates
Union members plan to walk out later this month over plans to cut 400 roles at Lancaster University.
He Helped Cities Anticipate Damage From Storms
Austin Becker developed an early warning system to protect critical infrastructure from storms. His project’s funding was eliminated in April.
Schools in England steer away special needs pupils, research finds
More inclusive institutions under pressure as some take on six times as many children requiring extra support
Schools in England are steering away children with special needs, leading some to have six times as many pupils requiring learning or behaviour support compared with others, according to research.
Local authority leaders told the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) they...
Virginia’s Governor-elect Wants a Say Over Leadership at U.Va.
Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, told the university’s board that the choice of a new president, to replace one pushed out by Republicans over the summer, should be delayed until she is in office.
Nursery pays out £10,000 after toddler breaks leg on first day
Skye Tucker fell from a nappy changing table at Little Clouds Nursery in Altens, Aberdeen, in January this year.
He Died at a School for Disabled People. Decades Later, His Brother Sought Answers.
John Scott was rarely spoken of in his family after he was placed in an institution. After a half-century, his youngest brother set out to learn who he was and what happened to him.
NI schools could be named and shamed over unaffordable uniforms
New uniform guidance to schools has been issued from the Department of Education.
Visiting Leiden, Canals and Charm Without the Crowds of Amsterdam
Leiden, a city whose university is often called the Oxford of the Netherlands, features museums, gardens, murals and plenty of ways to stretch your mind.
Kindergartners With Chromebooks: 350 Teachers on How Screens Took Over School
Even as schools have banned phones, the pandemic-era practice of giving students their own laptops and tablets has remained.
College Romance Books That Will Make You Swoon
The explosive potential of those years makes every emotion more intense — and a perfect combo for rich storytelling.
‘I really enjoyed it’: new RSC curriculum brings Shakespeare’s works to life in UK classrooms
Starting with Macbeth, online platform using rehearsal-based teaching methods aims to transform study of the Bard
Act 1. Scene 1. A classroom in a secondary school in Peterborough. It is a dreary, wet afternoon. Pupils file into the room, take their seats and face the front.
These year 10 English students at Ormiston Bushfield academy are taking part in a workshop about Macbeth, part of a new...
Why Scotland’s teachers want 90 minutes back
Scotland’s teachers are preparing to vote on industrial action over workload and time spent in front of pupils.
Why the shake-up of school inspections risks causing new problems
Ofsted’s new ‘traffic light’ rating system comes into force this week – does this mark meaningful change or, as one expert puts it, ‘high level tinkering’?
All schools in England to be given AI-generated pupil attendance targets
Unions decry move, saying it will put more pressure on headteachers without tackling absence from classrooms
Every school in England is to be issued with an AI-generated target for minimum pupil attendance, the government has announced, as part of its continuing efforts to tackle absence in the country’s classrooms.
Headteachers will be given the targets this month in an effort to boost...