THURSDAY, 26 MARCH 2026, 02:26
Agronomists at Washington State University are unveiling a new apple, the Sunflare, which they say tastes as good as their Cosmic Crisp but can withstand unpredictable weather.
Children with allergies feel “excluded” as milk alternatives aren’t routinely given at schools.
As they sought to respond to charges of antisemitism and harassment on campus, administrators and trustees made promises. Many have been kept, but not all.
How infections linked to a nightclub escalated into a public health incident requiring a national response is a puzzle experts are still grappling with
Tyra Skinner had already been violently sick three times when doctors at Kent’s William Harvey hospital realised something was badly wrong. The 20-year-old was rushed into critical care, racked with a pounding headache, a stiff neck and...
Graduates, parents and students spoke to BBC Your Voice about their experiences of student loans.
New research suggests that a legendary 200-mile march by Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, may have actually involved some ships.
The California State University system joins a short list of universities fighting Trump orders in court. The Education Department has threatened to cut federal funds to San Jose State University.
We want to hear from educators who teach about Mr. Chavez.
[Liberian Observer] As excitement builds for the 2025/2026 National High School Kickball and Football Championship at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Liberia is witnessing more than just another sporting event. What will unfold on the fields of the SKD Sports Complex is a powerful demonstration of how sports and education can work together to shape the future of a nation.
[Nyasa Times] The Secondary School Teachers Union (SESTU) has raised the alarm over what it calls systematic exclusion from crucial government negotiations on salaries and conditions of service–warning that secondary school teachers are being sidelined in decisions that directly affect their livelihoods.
The Ivy League school had won in court last year. The two sides had been in talks to negotiate a settlement.
[This Day] The Yaba College of Technology Sports Complex will come alive today and tomorrow as some of Lagos’s finest sporting schools converge for the 3rd edition of The Athletics School Games (TASG).
[Parliament of South Africa] The Select Committee on Education, Sciences and the Creative Industries has noted the utterances attributed to President Cyril Ramaphosa about the Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) not living up to expectations.
[Capital FM] Nairobi — The National Assembly Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education has called on public institutions of higher learning to strengthen inclusivity, accountability and governance practices.
[Ghanaian Times] The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) has announced that the 2026 edition of the CAF African Schools Football Championship Continental Finals will be hosted in Harare, Zimbabwe, from April 2-10, 2026.
What causes meningitis, what the public health response has been and how the situation differs from Covid
The deadly outbreak of meningitis in Kent has fuelled concerns about how far the disease will spread and seen the return of people wearing masks and queueing for vaccines. The scenes are reminiscent of the Covid crisis, but meningitis is very different. Here we look at how the outbreak...
[New Zimbabwe] Institutions of higher learning have been implored to create environment that is gender responsive and promote equality in the face of multiple barriers that are marginalising women.
[Liberian Observer] As Liberia continues to rebuild its economy and expand infrastructure decades after the civil war, the demand for vocational and technical education among young people is rapidly increasing.
Recently released data from the Education Department showed that by the end of last year, 7.7 million borrowers had defaulted on $181 billion in federal student loans.
The university has become more hers than his.
[African Arguments] The UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood recently announced an “emergency brake” on sponsored study visas for nationals from Sudan, Afghanistan, Cameroon and Myanmar. Presented as a crackdown on “visa abuse”, the policy is framed as a technical adjustment within a broader effort to tighten immigration controls. In reality, it reveals something far more troubling. Sudanese...