Student Loan Office Leaves the Education Department
The office will move to the Treasury Department as the Trump administration slowly dismantles the agency overseeing federal education policy.
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Student Freed From ICE Detention Worries About Those Left Behind
Dylan Lopez Contreras, the first known New York City public school student to be taken by federal agents last year, said he would “continue fighting” for migrants who remained in detention.
Trump Administration Surveys Cornell Employees About Antisemitism
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sent a questionnaire to workers asking for detailed information about potential civil rights violations at the Ivy League school.
Tributes paid to ‘wonderful’ primary school teacher
The head teacher of a Sudbury school says Becky Munnings “touched the lives of all she taught”.
Efforts to shut down pro-Palestinian speech face series of setbacks in court
Rulings in cases alleging antisemitism on US campuses say common pro-Palestinian speech is constitutionally protected
Few debates from the last few years have been more contentious than whether criticism of Israel and Zionism is antisemitic, threatens Jewish people or violates their civil rights. Allegations of antisemitism have cost people jobs, provided pretexts for censorship and fueled an...
Health bosses can’t confirm meningitis outbreak contained
Health workers across England are urged to look out for signs of infection as thousands have jabs.
The Struggle to Find Good, Affordable Schools
New York parents can’t always afford to live in neighborhoods with good public schools, and other options are more expensive than ever.
Child seen in sex abuse videos identified after researcher spots school badge
An analyst tells the BBC how she tracked down a victim of child sexual abuse after years of searching.
N.Y.C. Teacher Is Accused of Having Child Sex Abuse Images and Meth Pipe
The teacher, Joseph Taylor McKeel, was arrested Wednesday morning as he was on his way to work.
Trump’s Plans for America’s 250th Emphasize Religion’s Role in the Nation’s Founding
A closed-door White House event included news about the National Garden of American Heroes and an emphasis on the role of religion in the founding.
Universities Wrestle With Cesar Chavez’s Name on Buildings
Schools have moved quickly to distance themselves from the labor leader after abuse allegations emerged. Still, many have careful procedures for weighing renamings and other changes.
Child Care Company Agrees to Pause Expansion After N.Y.C. Abuse Case
Bright Horizons, the child care giant, will also surrender permits for a Manhattan branch where workers were charged with abusing toddlers.
Playing with dolls can help children develop imagination and social skills – UK study
Psychologists at Cardiff University and King’s College London compared children given dolls with those given video games
Playing along with dolls can help boys and girls develop more sophisticated imaginations and better social skills, compared with children who play on electronic devices, according to research.
Psychologists at Cardiff University and King’s College London found that children...
N.Y.C. High School Student Freed After 10 Months in ICE Detention
The arrest of Dylan Lopez Contreras last year was the first reported case of a public school student in the city being taken by federal immigration agents since President Trump returned to office.
Say gay: feminist magazine reclaims Charlie Kirk-style campus tours after Florida DEI cuts
Florida restricted teaching around sex, gender and race. Lux is now giving students a forum for these issues
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On a Tuesday night, at Florida’s only public liberal arts college, a small group of students gathered in a classroom to discuss issues deemed “controversial” on state campuses: transgender rights, feminism,...
Florida professors quietly defy restrictions on race and gender: ‘This is how authoritarianism works’
Sociology faculty are refusing to alter syllabi, even as state targets how race, gender and inequality are taught
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Across Florida universities, some sociology professors are quietly choosing not to alter their courses in response to new state guidelines restricting how topics like race, gender and sexuality can be...
School phone bans not enough to cut screen time alone, researchers say
New research suggests efforts to suppress screen time need to go further than the school gates to be effective.
From the archive: ‘Parents are frightened for themselves and for their children’: an inspirational school in impossible times – podcast
We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.
This week, from 2022: Austerity, the pandemic and now the cost of living crisis have left many schools in a parlous state. How hard do staff have to work to give kids the chances they deserve?
By Aida Edemariam. Read by Lucy Scott
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Explosive meningitis outbreak is unprecedented, officials say
Officials confirm 15 cases of meningitis following an outbreak in Kent, in which two people died.
ICE Releases Columbia Protester Who Was Held for One Year
Leqaa Kordia, 33, had been held in a Texas facility, where she said her health had declined. She was arrested during a 2024 protest and then detained by ICE in March 2025.
As Income Gap Grows, So Do Fears Over Access to a Quality Education
Leaders and parents worry that a widening economic divide amid the current affordability crisis could amplify the role that money plays in access to a robust education in New York.