THURSDAY, 27 NOVEMBER 2025, 07:52
Cameran Drew, 19, defeated his former high school government teacher, Kenneth Bell, by 10 votes for a seat on the Surry County Board of Supervisors this week. There are no hard feelings.
Student, national and local groups across US organized day of action to condemn Trump’s assault on academic freedom
Students, faculty and staff at more than 100 campuses across the US rallied against the Trump administration’s assault on higher education on Friday – the first in a planned series of nationwide, coordinated protests that organizers hope will culminate in large-scale students...
The Ivy League university had warned of layoffs after the Trump administration stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher education.
In May 1970, National Guard troops clashed with students at Kent State University in Ohio. Four students were killed, and nine were injured.
A photo of him lying on the ground and bleeding made the cover of Life magazine after the 1970 shooting.
Many East Germans are more sympathetic toward Moscow than their western compatriots, reflecting decades of Soviet ties and disillusionment since reunification.
Cultural figures hope proposed shake-up of curriculum can reverse years of ‘madness’ in which arts were devalued
For years, Britain’s leading cultural figures have warned that substandard arts provision in schools is devaluing the sector and creating an increasingly elite industry. But the government’s proposed shake-up of the national curriculum, which includes scrapping the English...
When I heard it was dumbing down education, my heart sank. In fact, it’s outspoken about the chaos of Michael Gove’s reforms and the changes needed
Schooling in Britain today is where medicine was in the days of bleeding and leeches. It is trapped in the past, between teachers wedded to their subjects and politicians obsessed with tests. Doctors generally know if they have cured you, lawyers...
The BBC has seen the report which points out issues with fire doors, fire exits and the storage of combustibles at Lenzie Academy.
A pilot scheme where students eat nutritious breakfasts using donated surplus food builds on the ‘folkhem’ welfare model to boost health and sustainability
Students at Mariebergsskolan, a secondary school in Karlstad, Sweden, make their way to the canteen to grab a juice shot. This morning’s options include ginger and lemon, apple, golden milk, lemon and mint, or strawberry and orange....
There has been a shift in campus culture. We want to hear from faculty members across the United States.
Following the release of “The Preventionist,” a group of CAPs discuss diagnostic uncertainty, second opinions and the future of the field.
The teacher, Abigail Zwerner, was shot in the hand and chest by a first grade student who brought his mother’s gun to class in 2023.
A federal judge said that faculty members were being affected in their teaching and research by the Trump administration’s pressure campaign.
In response to news that 12th-grade reading scores are at a 30-year low, teenagers diagnose the problem — and warn of the high stakes for their generation.
A dozen schools in the Cathedral Schools Trust are shut or partially closed because of the two-day action.
A.I. search tools, chatbots and social media are associated with lower cognitive performance, studies say. What to do?
“This is a type of science that has an impact that most people could see in their homes,” said Erin Hecht, a canine researcher at Harvard. “Now there’s just no money.”
Michelle Stant is found guilty of unacceptable professional conduct at a misconduct hearing.
In a statement the institution also says it is “proposing to reduce its nursing offer”.
In today’s newsletter: After decades of political tinkering, a new review of England’s national curriculum promises change without chaos – but can it really add without overwhelming?
Good morning. I’m Martin Belam, and this is my first time in your inbox for First Edition – though you may already know me from Guardian live blogs, my Doctor Who obsession, and the increasingly silly...