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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.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sent a questionnaire to workers asking for detailed information about potential civil rights violations at the Ivy League school.
The head teacher of a Sudbury school says Becky Munnings “touched the lives of all she taught”.
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 workers across England are urged to look out for signs of infection as thousands have jabs.
New York parents can’t always afford to live in neighborhoods with good public schools, and other options are more expensive than ever.
An analyst tells the BBC how she tracked down a victim of child sexual abuse after years of searching.
The teacher, Joseph Taylor McKeel, was arrested Wednesday morning as he was on his way to work.
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.
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.
Bright Horizons, the child care giant, will also surrender permits for a Manhattan branch where workers were charged with abusing toddlers.
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...
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.
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,...
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...
New research suggests efforts to suppress screen time need to go further than the school gates to be effective.
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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Officials confirm 15 cases of meningitis following an outbreak in Kent, in which two people died.
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.
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.
The parents of a 15-year-old girl who survived a stabbing say they are overwhelmed with support.