
Uni defends new Kazakhstan campus amid human rights concerns
Hundreds of students have started lectures at the new campus, which is 3,712 miles from Cardiff.
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Hundreds of students have started lectures at the new campus, which is 3,712 miles from Cardiff.
The episode initially raised concerns because it happened near a synagogue, but the police say it was unrelated to antisemitism.

Jon Coles tells of shock at lack of planning by government and says it was ‘perfectly clear’ schools would likely close
The leader of one of the largest academy trusts in England has described the Department for Education’s failure to do any planning for school closures before lockdown in March 2020 as “an extraordinary dereliction of duty”.
Jon Coles, the chief executive of the United Learning...
Many students don’t do the reading and don’t speak up in class, according to a report. Now, professors are trying to change a campus culture they say hurts achievement and stifles speech.

The 24-hour day might be perfectly synced to men’s hormonal cycle – but the menstrual cycle takes a longer view …
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Once a month without fail I decide to give up on all my goals and ambitions. “There’s just no point,” I sigh to my mother, who smiles and asks what day of my cycle I’m on. I grumble back, insisting it has nothing to do with...
With humanities funding vanishing, stories and those who protect them remain our greatest hope.
The explorer’s journey to Antarctica was likely doomed before it began.

I’ve delivered for tens of thousands of schoolchildren, lifting them out of poverty – as deputy leader I can deliver for all
Bridget Phillipson is the education secretary
Last week, conference showed the best of the Labour party: our collective strength, united, and with purpose. Our message to the British public was clear: that we offer decency, not decline, and that we’re determined to...

In an eye-opening drama class, Miss Smith taught me that rage didn’t only belong to men
We always knew it was coming. There were signs we’d learned to read: a change in atmosphere, the sound of the fridge door opening, wine glugging into a glass. And then it would arrive. My stepfather’s anger filled the house, even the rooms he wasn’t in. We breathed it in and out silently, waiting for...

Hundreds of students with promised places had been left in limbo after university exceeded its visa allocations
Hundreds of international students will be able to take up their promised places after negotiations between the Home Office and University College London ended with the government granting extra visas.
Hundreds of students, many from China, had been left in limbo after UCL...

The Department of Education is considering removing AS-levels and a return to a two-year A-level course.

Military personnel receive a private education allowance to avoid lessons in Welsh in state schools.
Ian Roberts rose through the ranks of American education with talent, charm and a riveting back story. He was also hiding a shocking secret.

Hackers are more likely to target educational institutions than private businesses, government survey shows
When hackers attacked UK nurseries last month and published children’s data online, they were accused of hitting a new low.
But the broader education sector is well used to being a target.
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Under a new state law, public schools can no longer sponsor gay and gender clubs or “assist” with transitioning, but implementation appears to be varying by the politics of the districts.

Marie Lally says children are turning up at the school gates “more focused”.
What exactly is religion, anyway?
Readers respond to a column by Bret Stephens pointing out examples.
The defense secretary cites a ‘Trump bump.’ But the Army’s recruiting surge wouldn’t have been possible without the program started three years ago at Fort Jackson.

VAT on school fees has led to a rise in overseas interest and even relocations as UK fees have jumped by as much as 22.6%
Wealthy British parents are turning to boarding schools in continental Europe as rising private school fees push families to look for cheaper options abroad.
German and Swiss institutions have reported rises in the number of queries from British parents who face higher fees...
Department of Education employees this week found that their out-of-office emails during the government shutdown had been edited to include partisan language.