‘Proof’ Review: Ayo Edebiri as a Math Girl, Interrupted
The actress stars as a haunted genius opposite Don Cheadle as her father in David Auburn’s 2001 drama. This revival, though, exposes the play’s lack of rigor.
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London primary schools record 3.5% drop in children entering reception
Capital’s schools hardest hit in England and Wales by rising housing costs and falling birthrate, with further falls predicted in coming years
Schools in London continue to be hardest hit by housing costs and the falling birthrate. Further closures and mergers of primary schools are expected after a sharp fall in the number of children entering reception classes in the capital.
London’s...
Chicago Teachers Union, Brandon Johnson Feuding Over School on May Day
Mayor Brandon Johnson, whose ties to the Chicago Teachers Union helped him win office, has signaled support. The school district and some parents object.
How will attitudes change if students like me aren’t taught the truth about British colonial history? | Astrid Barltrop
The skewed perspectives in my A-level curriculum are staggering. Until that changes, harmful ideas about race and migration will live on
Astrid Barltrop is the winner of the 2026 Emerging Voices award (16-18 category) and a year 13 student in Oxfordshire
“Lord Cromer was a successful consul-general of Egypt. To what extent do you agree?” I read this essay prompt in my A-level history class,...
Things can’t go on like this with online safety, Starmer tells tech bosses
It comes as the government continues to consult on whether to ban under-16s from social media in the UK.
Mounting Troubles at Ohio State University Lead to Frustration
Ohio State isn’t the only university in turmoil, but few others have faced so many issues lately. One lawmaker called the school “a national embarrassment.”
The city where primary school places come with a toilet-training guide
Teachers say more children are starting school without skills like basic communication and potty training.
University staff strike over ‘insulting’ pay offer
University support staff have gone on strike in a dispute about pay.
Nine universities start legal action over student loan error row
About 22,000 students in England were told they were given loans by mistake and must immediately pay the money back.
English councils need to hire 1,400 more educational psychologists, says report
Rising demand from children with special needs means the £140m required could come from government grants
Councils in England need to hire 1,400 more educational psychologists at a cost of £140m to meet demand from children with special needs such as autism, according to a new report.
Research by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) found huge regional variations and chronic shortages in...
Yale Report Finds Colleges Deserve Blame for Higher Education’s Problems
A 10-member committee offered a brutal assessment of academia’s role in creating the forces challenging American colleges and universities.
Ulster University to cut up to 450 jobs
It is not clear which areas of the university, which has campuses in Belfast, Londonderry and Coleraine as well as a campus in Qatar, will be affected.
Sri Lankan student could be deported from UK after one-day student fee delay
Coventry University reported Navodya De Silva, 25, to Home Office after £8,000 arrived late, causing termination of visa
A Sri Lankan university student says her life has been ruined because a one-day delay in paying her tuition fees led to her being thrown off her degree course and at risk of deportation.
Navodya De Silva, 25, secured a place at Coventry University to study international...
The Republicans Who Disapprove of the War, and a Wave of College Closures
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UK parents: have you considered switching your children from school dinners to packed lunches?
We would like to hear parents’ views on their children’s school meals
The government is to announce an overhaul to school food standards in England that will lead to dishes such as fish and chips and steamed sponges being banned. The new rules, which are part of efforts to lower the rates of childhood obesity, will apply from September.
We would like to hear parents’ views on their...
Elizabeth Banks Reflects on 33 Years of Marriage
The “Miniature Wife” star on why she and her husband have chosen each other, over and over again.
Getting a Loan for Grad School Is About to Get More Complicated
With new limits on federal lending, many students will need private loans and some could be shut out. See the data, program by program.
‘Children with maths dyslexia are set up to fail’
Often referred to as the “dyslexia of numbers”, dyscalculia is thought to affect one in 20 people.
‘An incalculable loss’: Hampshire College to close doors after fall semester
Massachusetts liberal arts college laments ‘heartbreaking reality’ and says financial pressures to blame
A Massachusetts liberal arts college is set to close permanently due to low enrollment and financial problems.
The board of trustees of Hampshire College, a small liberal arts school in Amherst founded in 1965, pointed to “financial pressures” that have been “compounded by shifting...
Hampshire College Will Close Amid Student Enrollment Declines
Hundreds of small private colleges like Hampshire have closed in recent years as financial pressures and competition for students increase.