Eva Schloss, Anne Frank’s Stepsister and Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 96
Freed from Auschwitz, she was silent about her ordeal for four decades. Then she decided to dedicate her life to educating people about the dangers of prejudice.
Education
Waymo Has Come for the Kids in Los Angeles
Because families have complicated schedules.
Cyber attack shuts school for a few days
Higham Lane School, part of Central England Academy Trust, said it will stay shut until Wednesday.
Trial Begins for Former Officer Over Uvalde School Shooting Response
Families of the victims and survivors of the 2022 elementary school shooting in Texas are expected to testify. Jury selection began on Monday.
Teacher who had sex with two pupils struck off
Rebecca Joynes groomed a second boy while on bail for abusing her first victim.
Generation AI: fears of ‘social divide’ unless all children learn computing skills
Children are growing up as AI natives and experts say computing skills should be on par with reading and writing
In a Cambridge classroom, Joseph, 10, trained his AI model to discern between drawings of apples and drawings of smiles.
“AI gets lots of things wrong,” he said, as it mistakenly identified a fruit as a face. He set about retraining it and, in a flash, he had it back on track –...
Lia Smith Hoped to Start Fresh At Middlebury. In Trump’s America, It Seemed Impossible.
Lia Smith was a senior at Middlebury College, a transgender woman and, for a time, an athlete on the school’s diving team. But she struggled to feel accepted, and in October, she took her own life.
‘Taking kids to a police station led me to foster’
Chris says a lack of placements for children being taken into care shows the strain on the system.
‘Oh my gosh, they’re all from London and Cambridge’: York University’s northerners fight back
Lucy Morville, from Burnley, thought most students would be from the north and felt ‘culture shock’ surrounded by southerners
Like many students from the north, Lucy Morville says she felt “culture shock” at being surrounded by southerners when she arrived at university. But she said the shock was even greater because it wasn’t what she expected when she enrolled at the University of York.
“I...
UK university degree no longer ‘passport to social mobility’, says King’s vice-chancellor
Prof Shitij Kapur says there are too many graduates and degree is now just a ‘visa’ to enter professional world
The UK now has a “surfeit” of graduates and students must accept that a university degree is no longer a “passport to social mobility”, a leading vice-chancellor has argued.
Prof Shitij Kapur, the head of King’s College London, said the days when universities could promise that...
One Week Without Smartphones on a College Campus
A student-organized “tech fast” at St. John’s College thrust young people headfirst into a world of chalkboard-based communication. (On that note: Has anyone seen Eliza?)
The Guardian view on care leavers: responsibility for looked-after children does not end at 18 | Editorial
Free prescriptions and eye tests ought to help these young adults stay healthy. They also signal the state’s ongoing role
The outcomes for children who grow up in care are shocking. A vital part of the welfare state, which exists to promote the safety and wellbeing of highly vulnerable young people, is falling short in health, education and employment terms. They have a 62% higher chance of...
A Study Is Retracted, Renewing Concerns About the Weedkiller Roundup
Problems with a 25-year-old landmark paper on the safety of Roundup’s active ingredient, glyphosate, have led to calls for the E.P.A. to reassess the widely used chemical.
Big Changes Are Coming to Student Loans. Here’s What to Know if You’re Struggling.
Millions of borrowers who are behind can expect the government to tighten the options in 2026. Experts say take action now to get help.
Impact over income: a striking number of gen Zers are becoming teachers
Despite longstanding concerns over pay and conditions, more young graduates are entering the classroom
Joseph Curatolo was studying architecture four years ago when he took a summer job, teaching music to middle school students. When he told them he might leave the program to focus on his studies, he said, they burst into tears.
“The fact that I had such an impact on these kids led me to...
Tech Giants Are Racing to Embed A.I. in Schools Around the Globe
More governments are rolling out chatbots in schools. Some experts warn the tools could erode teaching and learning.
Days left to choose preferred primary school
The date by which people need to apply is 15 January – late applications can be less successful.
‘I wasn’t allowed to study, but I will make sure no girl in this village hears those same words’
Health worker Naushaba Roonjho was ostracised by her family in Pakistan for wanting to work but now she is campaigning for political office
When Naushaba Roonjho became the first girl anyone in her district knew to have passed Pakistan’s national secondary school exam, the news was not celebrated. At home, in her village of Sheikh Soomar in southern Sindh, her father told her: “This is...
Youthful Mayor Mamdani Assembles a Team of Government Veterans
Zohran Mamdani has stocked his administration with seasoned officials, in part to allay concerns about his inexperience and left-wing stances.
Hope in a Time of Cynicism
At a moment when Americans are distrusting and fearful, we examine the psychology of hope.
UK universities extend careers advice to graduates in their 40s and 50s
Growing numbers of institutions now offering lifelong careers support as older alumni seek help to change jobs
University careers advisers are used to steering fresh-faced students towards the labour market – but they are now increasingly seeing graduates in their 40s and 50s looking for help to revive their careers.
More UK universities are now giving their graduates lifelong access to campus...