Epstein Wanted Connections at Harvard. Files Show Many Faculty Members Were Happy to Help.
New documents reveal what professors did to help Jeffrey Epstein get inside Harvard’s gates.
Education
Nigeria: UTME 2026 – JAMB Releases More Results, Total Nears 1.9 Million
[Premium Times] The latest release brings the total number of results made available so far to 1,897,692.
Universities in England could face fines for freedom of speech failures
Office for Students plans new complaints system as Bridget Phillipson says academics too often are being silenced
Universities in England that fail to protect free speech could face fines of £500,000 or 2% of their income, and in some cases risk losing public funding, under a new complaints system, the government has said.
The Office for Students (OfS) will run a “first-of-its-kind” scheme...
Nigeria: FCT Teachers Resume Strike Today, Halt School Resumption
[Daily Trust] Primary and secondary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) today resumed an indefinite strike in all the public schools.
Malawi: Left Behind – Inside Malawi’s Deepening Digital Divide As 86% of Schools Remain Offline
[Nyasa Times] In a world increasingly driven by technology, Malawi’s education system is confronting a quiet but devastating crisis–one that is leaving millions of learners cut off from opportunity, knowledge, and the future itself.
Nigeria: JAMB Releases Second, Third Batches of 2026 UTME Results
[Leadership] The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of candidates who sat the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Friday and Saturday, April 17 and 18, 2026, respectively.
‘Exam-obsessed’ schools leave pupils unready for work, Alan Milburn says
Former minister leading review into young people and work cites survey showing most teachers decry lack of ‘soft skills’
An “exam-obsessed” school system is leaving young people unprepared for work, Alan Milburn has said, as new polling suggests teachers believe pupils are leaving education without the skills they need for adult life.
Milburn, a former cabinet minister under Tony Blair and now...
Uganda: Tension Erupts At Kawanda SS Over Headteacher Transfer As Parents Reject New Appointment
[Nile Post] Parents, students, and teachers at Kawanda Secondary School, a government-aided institution in Kawanda Sub-county, Sembabule District, have expressed strong dissatisfaction following the transfer of the school’s head teacher.
Teacher v chatbot: my journey into the classroom in the age of AI – podcast
I was a newcomer, negotiating all of the usual classroom difficulties for the first time. Throwing AI into the mix felt like downing a coffee in the middle of a panic attack
By Peter C Baker. Read by Adam Sims
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New university free speech complaints system to come into force this year
Universities could face fines of £500,000 or 2% of their income if they are found to have failed to protect free speech.
Harry Keyishian, Lead Plaintiff in Academic Freedom Case, Dies at 92
He was one of 5 University of Buffalo faculty members fired for not signing loyalty oaths. In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court ruled in their favor.
The Guardian view on school food: there is no instant solution to childhood obesity | Editorial
Higher nutritional standards are a good idea. But ministers, like hungry pupils, must avoid looking for ‘grab-and-go’ fixes
For growing children, lunchtime is a vital moment in every day. Full-time education is demanding. Afternoon lessons only work because they come after a break – and food. And children, like adults, often mind a great deal about what they eat. So school menus are...
3 University of Iowa Students Injured During a Shooting Near Campus
Shortly before 2 a.m., a fight broke out at the downtown pedestrian mall. When police officers arrived, they heard gunshots.
Times Are Hard. What’s a Teacher to Do?
Readers respond to an Opinion essay by Frank Bruni. Also: An arch near Arlington; cuts in mental health care; transformation in prison.
Fee hikes, big bonuses, then bosses exit: the curious case of City & Guilds privatisation
Sale of vocational training brand and million-pound executive pay deals now subject to Charity Commission inquiry
When electrician Charlie Butler was contacted by City & Guilds last autumn, he received a shock.
He had branched out to launch a new company schooling future sparkies in Essex, offering City & Guilds-affiliated courses and qualifications. When the representative from the training...
They’re Young. They’re Conservative. And They’re Split Over the War.
On college campuses from the Northeast to the Southwest, the conflict in Iran is testing the fealty of young Republicans during the second Trump administration.
This Is a Hard Time to Start a Career. These Two Words Can Help.
Advice on building a rewarding work life, even amid employment gloom.
A New Museum in California Aims to Draw Children to Science
The $7 million KidSTREAM museum was the brainchild of a former teacher looking for a place to entertain her young daughters.
A Time of Growth for Museums for Children
Across the nation, news museums are opening, and existing ones are expanding.
You Can’t Game Your Way to a Real Education
Technology must return to its proper place in the classroom — as a supplemental tool rather than the source and summit of education.
‘Turning Point Was Charlie Kirk’: Why This Student Group Moved On
Students at the University of Arkansas disagreed with Turning Point’s direction, pointing to challenges ahead for the conservative group.