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Education

Stimulate debate on contentious topics, expert urges English universities

Monday at 20:57 PM, via The Guardian

Government’s lead on academic freedom cautions of significant danger to integrity if expression is restricted

Universities in England should rearrange classrooms and use the Chatham House rule to help students overcome their fears of discussing controversial topics, according to the government’s lead on free speech.

Arif Ahmed, the Office for Students’ director of freedom of speech and...

The making of Elon Musk: how did his childhood in apartheid South Africa shape him?

Monday at 15:35 PM, via The Guardian

The billionaire and now Trump adviser grew up amid the collapse of white rule, attending an all-white school and then a more liberal one

With an imposing double-winged redbrick main building, and school songs lifted directly from Harrow’s songbook, Pretoria boys high school is every inch the South African mirror of the English private schools it was founded in 1901 to imitate.

Elon Musk, who...

Africa: Princeton in Africa Announces its 25th Anniversary Gala

Monday at 14:59 PM, via AllAfrica

[PiAf] New York — Princeton in Africa announces its 25th Anniversary Gala, to be held on Wednesday, April 23rd at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City. For the past 25 years, Princeton in Africa has maintained a stalwart commitment to developing young leaders who are committed to Africa’s advancement. The organization connects highly-skilled, dedicated, and visionary individuals with some of...

Malawi: Marist Brothers Reaffirm Commitment to Inclusive Education

Monday at 13:01 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nyasa Times] The Marist Brothers in Malawi have once again demonstrated their commitment to supporting the Government of Malawi in promoting inclusive education by constructing a state-of-the-art boys’ hostel at Malingunde School for the Blind in Lilongwe.

Liberia: We Support Dr. Marpayan’s Call for Discipline At UL

Monday at 12:31 PM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Investigator] The Liberian Investigator Newspaper fully endorses and supports the ambitious and commendable objectives outlined by Dr. Layli Marpayan, the new President of the University of Liberia, as she prepares to courageously tackle persistent indiscipline and student hooliganism on campus.

Boys widen gap over girls in maths and science in England, study reveals

Monday at 12:00 PM, via The Guardian

Analysis of post-Covid performance overturns recent claims that boys are falling behind girls at school

Boys in England have opened a wide gap over girls in maths and science, based on analysis by researchers using an authoritative international assessment, overturning recent claims that boys are falling behind girls at school.

Researchers at University College London (UCL) found that boys in...

No exodus to state sector after VAT added to private school fees, say English councils

Monday at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

Most say they have seen no impact on applications for year 7 places, despite warnings from those against policy

Predictions that adding VAT to private school fees would set off a wave of parents moving children to the state sector have been proved wrong at their first key test, according to figures from councils in England.

While critics including the former chancellor Jeremy Hunt had predicted...

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