Penn Agrees to Limit Participation of Transgender Athletes
In a deal with the Trump administration, the University of Pennsylvania will not allow transgender women to participate in women’s sports.
Education
Columbia Cyberattack Appears Politically Motivated, University Says
The attacker, described as a “hacktivist,” shut down computer systems and stole student data last week.
Columbia Will Pay $9 Million to Settle Lawsuit Over U.S. News Ranking
Students said they had been overcharged for their educations as a result of incorrect data that they said the school had used to artificially inflate its ranking.
‘Dad, imam, God’: children living with self-declared pope in former UK orphanage
Followers of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light urged to sell possessions and donate their salaries to the cause
A religious sect, whose leader claims to be the new pope and whose followers say he can make the moon disappear, is operating out of a former orphanage in Crewe, Cheshire, where at least a dozen children are being home schooled.
The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (AROPL) was...
When is A-level results day 2025?
A guide to your options if you are not happy with your A-level results.
University staff vote to strike over job cut threat
Staff at the University of Nottingham plan to take action over proposals to cut more than 250 jobs.
How do GCSE grades and grade boundaries work?
How does the 9-1 grading system for GCSEs compare with the previous numerical system?
Parental leave and pay for new parents to be reviewed
Campaigners say the UK’s system has been “overlooked for years”, and investing in it is a “no-brainer”.
Fewer pupils in less affluent English schools taking languages, survey finds
Less than half taking foreign languages GCSEs compared with 69% in most prosperous state schools
Ministers must make access to language learning a national priority, experts have said, after research showed that children from more deprived areas of England are disproportionately denied the chance to learn a foreign tongue.
This year’s Language Trends report by the British Council surveyed...
Head bans smartphones in favour of ‘brick’ phones
Head teacher Louise Cowley says smartphones are disruptive and addictive for students.
It’s About Power: The Supreme Court, the Judges and the President
Readers react to the Supreme Court decision on nationwide injunctions. Also: A resignation at the University of Virginia.
Trump Administration Finds Harvard Violated Civil Rights Law
The university had recently restarted talks with the White House regarding a potential deal after months of fighting in court.
Are You Applying for Tech Jobs or Tech Internships? We Want to Hear About It.
Companies using A.I. tools to automate tasks like coding are changing job prospects for recent grads and college students. Tell us about your experiences.
What the University of Virginia Should Have Done
The university should have stood up to the Justice Department.
I Cut Off My Conservative Parents When I Came Out as Gay
I had to cut off my conservative parents after I came out of the closet. But I wish I didn’t have to.
Rachel Kushner: Revisiting My Alma Mater U.C. Berkeley
My highly impressionable nature is part of why I found glorious U.C. Berkeley somehow traumatic.
How Do You Teach Computer Science in the A.I. Era?
Universities across the country are scrambling to understand the implications of generative A.I.’s transformation of technology.
Students affected by strikes set for compensation
Students at Newcastle University affected by strikes are receiving up to £600 in compensation.
Primary schools to merge as pupil numbers fall
Five primary schools in Westminster will merge down to two but parents are unhappy with the idea.
It’s true that my fellow students are embracing AI – but this is what the critics aren’t seeing | Elsie McDowell
Those turning to ChatGPT aren’t lazy. My generation has been stranded in a rapidly changing and, since Covid, badly mishandled education system
Reading about the role of artificial intelligence in higher education, the landscape looks bleak. Students are cheating en masse in our assessments or open-book, online exams using AI tools, all the while making ourselves stupider. The next generation...
Pupils celebrate school’s 200th birthday
Pupils write letters to students at US schools in a town that shares the name of Dedham.