Ben Sasse, Former Nebraska Senator, Shares Terminal Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis
Mr. Sasse, a former senator from Nebraska, announced that he had received a diagnosis last week for Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
Education
Hopes for Mamdani’s Vision for Child Care
Readers respond to a guest essay on the best approaches for universal child care. Also: A gift that never grows old.
Biggest school in Highlands to become a ‘no-phone zone’
Inverness Royal Academy said in a message to pupils and parents the new rule would start in February.
Student Loan Borrowers in Default Could See Wages Garnished in Early 2026
Starting Jan. 7, the Dept. of Education will begin sending notices about paycheck deductions to about 1,000 of five million borrowers in default.
Book Review: ‘Captives and Companions,’ by Justin Marozzi and ‘The Intellectual Origins of American Slavery,’ by John Samuel Harpham.
In “Captives and Companions,” Justin Marozzi traces the stories of the eunuchs, harem women and forced laborers who underwrote empires in Asia and North Africa.
The Origins of Jeffrey Epstein
A Times investigation revealed the truth of how Mr. Epstein, a college dropout, clawed his way to the pinnacle of American finance and society.
2025 Slang Quiz: Do You Know Words That Helped Define the Year?
An assortment of absurd, useful and funny words and phrases entered the vernacular this year. How well do you know them?
Brown Police Chief Rodney Chatman Placed on Leave Amid Trump Investigation Following Shooting
The Department of Education is looking at whether security at Brown University, including its surveillance system, was up to standard. Brown said it would conduct its own investigation.
Brown Faces Trump Investigation Over Security Issues Following Shooting
The Department of Education is looking at whether security at Brown University, including its surveillance system, was up to standard. Brown said it would conduct its own investigation.
Ella Cook, Brown University Shooting Victim, Is Mourned at Funeral in Alabama
At a funeral in Alabama, the Brown University student was mourned as a gifted musician and protective sister who was committed to her faith.
New York school board investigates wooden ‘timeout’ box allegations
Governor calls accusations that students with disabilities may have been confined in boxes ‘highly disturbing’
A school district board in upstate New York is investigating school officials amid accusations that the district may have confined elementary school students inside wooden “timeout” boxes.
Images of the boxes, which resemble tiny padded cells, first spread on social media last week,...
More Abducted Nigerian Children Released, Government Says
A spokesman for the Nigerian government said that the “remaining” students from a Catholic school had been freed, but the Diocese said only that a “second batch” had been released.
University threatened with legal action after protest at academic’s talk
Prof Alice Sullivan says her talk at the University of Bristol became like a “zombie apocalypse” during the protest.
Head serves school dinners amid ‘catering failings’
Malmesbury School’s Christmas dinner was under threat due to staffing issues, according to its head.
Regulator ‘asleep at the wheel’ over University of Greater Manchester investigation, MP says
Office for Students accused of ‘glacial’ response to allegations of fraud, bullying and mismanagement
England’s universities regulator has been attacked for being “asleep at the wheel” over its delays in investigating suspected fraud, bullying and mismanagement at the University of Greater Manchester.
Phil Brickell, the MP for Bolton West whose constituency includes the campus, has accused the...
Why do we stop singing when we reach secondary school?
New data suggests singing is much more common in primary and private schools than in state secondaries.
A Lifeline for New York’s Working Families
Children’s Aid provides free after-school programs for low-income New Yorkers that students love and parents see as a solution.
Nuno Loureiro, Slain MIT Professor, Was a ‘Brilliant Scientist’
Nuno Loureiro, 47, was killed by an old classmate who was on the run from a shooting at Brown University, the authorities said.
Gaza PhD student and family evacuated to UK after foreign office U-turn
Manar al-Houbi’s family had been denied entry despite a scholarship covering their living costs, but other students remain stranded
The UK government has finally evacuated Manar al-Houbi, the Gaza student who won a fully funded scholarship to pursue her PhD at the University of Glasgow, along with her family from the war-ravaged territory this week.
In October, the Guardian highlighted...
Thrillers should be on UK school curriculum to boost reading, says Lee Child
Bestselling author says focus on ‘masterpieces’ puts children off as he promotes prison literacy scheme
Too much of the literature taught in UK schools is putting children off reading and thrillers should become part of the curriculum, one of the world’s biggest selling authors has argued.
Lee Child, the British writer of Jack Reacher novels, which have sold more than 100m copies worldwide,...
Boys to be sent on courses to tackle misogyny in schools
The measure is part of the government’s strategy to tackle violence against women and girls in England.