Forget ‘Marty Supreme.’ Meet the Real Table Tennis Champion of New York.
Yasiris Ortiz, a 28-year-old star from the Bronx, is helping to bring free table tennis programing to children across the city.
Education
‘Like a trap you can’t escape’: The women who regret being mothers
From mourning the life they no longer have to feeling never-ending pressure, women tell the BBC why they regret becoming mothers.
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Demand for Student Race Data
A group of Democratic attorneys general had sued to overturn the Trump administration’s new policy that demanded the past seven years of student application data.
Phillipson accuses lawyers of exploiting parents of children with special needs
Education secretary has claimed lawyers’ criticisms of her department’s policy changes are motivated by profit
Lawyers have been accused of exploiting parents of children with special needs by the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, who claimed their criticisms of the government’s policy changes were motivated by profit.
Speaking at the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL)...
‘It’s like a giant book club’: how schools are getting children excited about reading again
In the National Year of Reading, teachers say a culture of enthusiasm, from dress-up days, story time and book clubs, can reverse a national decline
Ajmal, 7, is an avid fan of the InvestiGators comic books. They feature two crime-busting alligator secret agents called Mango and Brash. “It’s really funny,” he says, then outlines the plot of his current favourite in exhaustive detail.
Wren, 8,...
AI toys for children misread emotions and respond inappropriately, researchers warn
In first study of its kind, Cambridge researchers found AI toys could misread some children’s emotions.
His Harvard Lab Was Thriving. Then Came the Cuts.
Will Mair, who studies aging, lost almost all his research funds when the White House cracked down on Harvard. He was wholly unprepared for the upheaval that followed.
AI toys for young children must be more tightly regulated, say researchers
University of Cambridge study finds AI-powered toys can misread emotions and respond inappropriately to children
It was all going well. Charlotte, five, was chatting with an AI soft toy called Gabbo at a London play centre about her family, her drawing of a heart to represent them and what makes her happy. She even offered a couple of kisses to the £80 toy with a face like a computer screen.
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How should schools respond in emergency situations?
A union says schools should practise emergency responses as they do with routine fire drills.
Short tempers and legal threats: UK teachers report rise in problem parents
Rudeness, social media posts and AI-generated complaints among issues harming staff wellbeing, union survey finds
Teachers are used to outbreaks of rudeness and defiance from their pupils, but are now saying parents are some of the worst offenders and affecting staff mental health, according to a headteachers’ union.
More than 90% of headteachers and other senior leaders said they had been on...
Walid Khalidi, Scholar Called Father of Palestinian Studies, Dies at 100
As a historian and diplomat, he gave intellectual shape to his people and made sure that they played a role in negotiating their future.
Finding Fault for the Deadly U.S. Strike on a School in Iran
Readers react to the news that a U.S. missile likely killed 175 Iranians. Also: Kennedy pushes nutrition advice on medical schools; city life for retirees.
Social media firms asked to toughen up age checks for under-13s
Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube and Roblox are among the platforms UK regulators say aren’t putting children’s safety at the heart of their products.
Histories of Native American Treaties and Anti-Chinese Violence Win Bancroft Prize
The award, one of the most prestigious in the field of American history, honors “scope, significance, depth of research and richness of interpretation.”
Could Free Child Care Last the Full Day? Some Working Parents Hope So.
New York City will start offering free child care for 2-year-olds this fall. A question for the Mamdani administration is whether it will be available past 2:30 p.m.
Teacher banned after sending former pupil £500
A panel found that geography teacher Roger Towersey’s behaviour was “clearly unprofessional”.
College fears more students given wrong GCSE results
The college said checks found more than 20 GCSE English tests had been marked wrong.
MPs launch student loans inquiry amid ‘perfect storm’ for young people in UK
Influential Treasury committee chair Meg Hillier says review follows growing concern over graduate debt
UK firms struggling to hire young people amid cost pressures, MPs told
Young adults in the UK face a “perfect storm” of economic challenges, the head of the influential Treasury select committee has warned as it launches an inquiry into student loans.
The cross-party committee’s...
Student loans inquiry to look at whether system is ‘unfair to graduates’
The Treasury Committee will look at whether “the goalposts [have] been moved in a way which is unfair”.
Charlie Kirk’s Group Expands Into High Schools. G.O.P. States Are Signing On.
Turning Point USA, the right-wing campus group, is partnering with Arkansas and Indiana, the latest of several states to have similar arrangements.
If U.S. Colleges Are Dying, Why Are Students Applying?
Plus, the growing demand for higher education to prove its value.