SATURDAY, 26 APRIL 2025, 10:53
[Lesotho Times] Access to educational resources tailored to the unique requirements of children with autism, clinically referred to as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), continues to pose a considerable challenge in Lesotho.
Head of National Education Union calls for statutory ban on phones in schools and social media ban for under-16s
Almost all schools in England have banned mobile phone use by pupils, according to the first national survey conducted, as the leader of the largest teaching union called for a statutory ban owing to the “damaging impact” on young people.
The national survey, ordered by Rachel de...
More schools also reducing spending on trips, IT, extracurricular activities and GCSE subject choices
Half of secondary schools in England have been forced to cut staff this year due to financial pressures that are pushing many “towards breaking point”, according to polling.
As well as cuts to teaching and support personnel, there has been a marked increase in the proportion of secondary school...
The way the boy was held on the floor in a special school was unlawful, a use-of-force expert tells BBC.
President Trump has set his sights on defunding colleges, singling out some of the world’s wealthiest schools in what critics say is an attack on academic freedom.
We cannot be neutral with respect to fake news, misinformation or outright lies
In western academia, everything began with philosophy. Ever since, especially since the Enlightenment and the scientific revolution of the 17th century, there has been a long, centrifugal process, with discipline after discipline making its distinctive contribution and marking out its methods and its domain of...
The candidate, Sean Spiller, is president of the union, the New Jersey Education Association. A related PAC is prepared to spend $35 million on his election.
Working from home has been said to benefit parents – but how does it impact children?
Teachers also told a survey commissioned by BBC News they feel ill-equipped to tackle the issue.
The funding pause amid civil rights investigations into both universities sharply escalates the Trump administration’s campaign against elite colleges.
Decenas de centros educativos, entre ellos la Universidad de California y Harvard, dijeron que el gobierno de Trump canceló visados a sus alumnos en los últimos días. Para muchos, las razones no están claras.
Firefighters found a 32-year-old man who weighed 68 pounds. The police say his stepmother locked him away when he was 12.
The financially-stricken institution faces cutting 700 jobs to tackle a £35m black hole
It’s the school holidays and the whole family is having a ball – except poor Cinders, stuck indoors revising
I’ve often heard parents describing exam season as like going into a war, or an incredibly harsh winter, for the entire family. Not just the person taking the GCSEs or A-levels, but the whole lot of you have to start having early nights, gird your loins, and get used to mood swings and...
Dozens of schools, including the University of California and Harvard, said the Trump administration ended the visas of their students in recent days. For many, the reasons are unclear.
Universities with policies similar to University of Sussex, which received £585,000 fine last month, will be contacted
England’s higher education regulator has said it is writing to institutions that have transgender equality policies similar to the University of Sussex, which was handed a record £585,000 fine last month for failing to uphold freedom of speech.
The Office for Students (OfS)...
The impact of the upheaval could vary greatly across the country. New York, for example, is not feeling significant effects so far, but district leaders are watching closely.
Raising standards, including safety, should be at the heart of Labour’s plans for preschool
Figures showing a steep increase in the number of safety incidents involving children at nurseries in England are a reminder that the government-funded expansion of early years education needs to be monitored closely. The increased entitlement to free places, which was announced by the last government...
Stephanie Pacheco, a student at Borough of Manhattan Community College, wrote “Dear CUNY” to celebrate the value New York’s public university offers.
For years, the country’s lowest-scoring students were steadily improving on national tests. Starting around 2013, something changed.
Parents of nine-month-old who died at a nursery call for stronger safeguarding measures.