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Whether forged in neighbourhoods, clubs or universities, cross-class links can boost social mobility and break down divides
Social capital is a key concept in the social sciences and – even though most people don’t use the term – also in common sense. Who you know matters in all sorts of ways. Such connections are associated with access to resources and opportunities of various kinds. Do...
Union says hold-ups in issuing pension transfer values causing ‘intolerable strain’
Teachers have launched group legal action against the government after pension processing delays left them unable to get divorced.
Staff have been caused “intolerable strain” because of delays and maladministration by the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme (TPS) according to the Teachers’ Union, NASUWT, which is...
The ruling on Monday extended an earlier one barring Elon Musk and his associates from reviewing student loan data and other potentially sensitive records.
[Ghanaian Times] President John Dramani Mahama has announced that his government is set to print all textbooks for basic schools across the country locally.
[UCT] Rirhandzu Mkhari’s journey to receiving the 2024 Student Leadership Award reflects her resilience, vision, and commitment to her community. As she nears graduation with a BSc Honours in Infectious Disease and Immunology on 2 April 2025, this recognition represents not just personal achievement, but her drive to create positive change in her community and beyond.
[The Herald] Conrad Mupesa — The Government has approved the training of nurses at the Auxillia Mnangagwa School of Nursing at Muduvuri Pan African Hospital in Kadoma.
[Parliament of South Africa] Parliament, Sunday, 23 March 2025 – The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education will embark on a week-long oversight visit to post-school education and training (PSET) institutions in the Free State Province from 24-28 March 2025. The visit aims to assess the state of readiness, challenges and infrastructure development at these institutions.
[Leadership] Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji has said that his government would continue to do everything possible to ensure that the state remains a leading state in smart technology for education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of learning in the country.
Teachers unable to get divorced due to delays working out their pensions launch legal action against the government.
The University of Lincoln is calling for visa rules for international students to be changed.
Teachers say the Covid lockdown has led to a rise in pupils with special educational needs.
[Capital FM] Nairobi — The government is investing heavily in Nairobi’s education infrastructure, which has been neglected for 60 years, President William Ruto has said.
[Afrobarometer] But most say the government should reduce the number of immigrants it allows to enter the country.
The Trump administration is now accusing the Columbia University graduate and protest leader of having withheld information when he applied for permanent residency status.
Bridget Phillipson instructs Public Sector Fraud Authority to look into whether millions of pounds falsely claimed
Fraud experts will investigate the university loans system amid concerns that students are falsely claiming millions of pounds without intending to study, the education secretary has announced.
Bridget Phillipson has instructed the Public Sector Fraud Authority to coordinate the...
The education secretary says claims of student loan fraud point to one of the “biggest financial scandals” in the university sector.
Coldplay, Harry Styles and Stormzy also join the Suffolk songwriter in campaigning for music funding in schools
Elton John, Coldplay, Harry Styles, Stormzy and Central Cee are among the artists backing a call from Ed Sheeran for Keir Starmer to commit £250m of funding for music education.
As part of his newly launched Ed Sheeran Foundation, the Suffolk songwriter is campaigning for music...
A Lincolnshire mother says the council is paying thousands to take her daughter to a state school.
The coach of the women’s varsity team in Northville, N.Y., was caught yanking a player’s hair on a television broadcast of a championship game on Friday.
Institutions must resist thuggish bullying. There is no satisfying Trump. He will move the goalposts again and again
Since early 2024, I’ve been running a journalism ethics center at Columbia University.
So perhaps it’s no surprise that I see the university’s capitulation to Trump both in terms of journalism and ethics.
Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on media, politics and...
The administration has moved to cut $400 million in federal funding to the university without changes to its policies and rules.