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Measure, which will allow increase in line with inflation, is part of white paper on post-16 education and skills
University tuition fees in England are to rise in line with inflation, but only for institutions that meet “tough new quality thresholds”, the government has announced.
In an attempt to put the higher education sector on a firmer financial footing, all institutions will benefit from...
For Mr. Mamdani, his time at the elite Bronx High School of Science expanded and helped shape his views of New York, from the cricket pitch to politics.
Bridget Phillipson confirmed the plans for the next two years, with fees to increase automatically after that.
Critics say mandatory statues on college campuses and street renamings are a way to keep US culture wars going
Republicans and conservatives are campaigning to quickly build statues and other memorials across the United States for the slain rightwing activist Charlie Kirk in the wake of his assassination at a college event in Utah last month.
Political leaders in states such as Florida,...
Independent MP Ayoub Khan makes comments after Tel Aviv football derby between Hapoel and Maccabi called off after rioting
Another proposal in the white paper on post-16 education and skills is for a new system to replace the current one for pupils in England who fail maths or English at GCSE. The Department for Education says this reform will particularly help white working class pupils.
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Ministers say new vocational courses will simplify the “confusing” options students have after GCSEs.
Now 600 strong, the Artist Membership Project is helping young artists see exhibitions while dodging hefty entry fees at top British institutions. We meet the founder of the scheme
On a railing, not far from Tate Modern, is a lockbox. Enter a code and inside is a membership card to the museum, enabling free access to its temporary exhibitions. You get your ticket, you return the card.
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If these pupils made up their own school system, it would be one of the 20 largest districts in the United States. The number includes those who are doubled up in crowded apartments.
At Arizona State University, residents pay about $500,000 in entrance fees to live on campus and take classes alongside undergraduates.
The BBC has spoken to students choosing Bulgaria due to UK’s strict cap on medical school places.
Entries include Welsh language names for fields and hills in move to ensure preservation of stories and legends
Dozens of placenames in Welsh, some hinting at ancient legends, others telling rich stories of how people used to live, have been submitted to a project designed to make sure they are preserved.
The Welsh government appealed for people to add historical names that may be missing from...
Shutting out China’s best minds will only push them into a homegrown Chinese research ecosystem that is eclipsing American universities.
At a time of financial and enrollment uncertainty in higher education, Vanderbilt University, along with other schools, has forged ahead with expansion.
With 97% of schools destroyed or damaged, 600,000 children have just begun their third year out of formal education. Three students and a teacher share their stories – and their hopes
Juwayriya Adwan, 12, al-Mawasi, Khan Younis
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Joe Swash tells the BBC about his experiences of being a young dad and says more support is needed.
The private Alpha School says its students can learn faster and better – but experts warn not all may benefit from an AI boom in schools
In the world’s tech innovation epicenter, an “AI-powered” private school has made headlines for unabashedly embracing the technology.
Alpha School San Francisco, which opened its doors to K-8 students this fall, is the newest outpost of a network of 14...
Three Southern Opinion columnists on the region and its outsize role in national politics.
From brain-rotting videos to AI creep, every technological advance seems to make it harder to work, remember, think and function independently …
Step into the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab in Cambridge, US, and the future feels a little closer. Glass cabinets display prototypes of weird and wonderful creations, from tiny desktop robots to a surrealist sculpture created...
The Trump administration alienated many elite schools in its latest effort to overhaul higher education, so it looked elsewhere for allies.
Indonesia’s president says the meals are improving nutrition in the country. Critics have called for a halt to the program, saying it threatens public health.
Many schools are extending autumn breaks, but what do parents, teachers and experts think?