Brown Canceled Classes and Exams for the Rest of the Semester
The term, scheduled to end on Friday, has been cut short, and school officials said students could go home immediately.
Education
What We Know About the Brown University Shooting
A person of interest was in custody Sunday, the day after two people were killed and nine others injured during an attack on the Rhode Island campus.
Teacher banned after sending messages to student
Andrew Bennington was working at a college in Scarborough when he sent messages of a sexual nature.
Pens at the ready! A gen-Z trainee takes on the Guardian’s ‘scribbler-in-chief’
As the exam regulator consults about introducing onscreen exams amid complaints of hand fatigue, a young aspiring journalist goes head-to-head with a self-professed expert
This week it was reported that students could soon be sitting their end-of-year exams on laptops after pupils complained of hand fatigue, saying their muscles “are not strong enough”.
With Ofqual preparing to launch a public...
City & Guilds to shrink UK workforce amid £22m cost-cutting drive
Training and qualifications body, acquired by private Greek firm in October, to become ‘leaner organisation’
The training and qualifications body City & Guilds is shrinking its UK workforce as part of a £22m cost-cutting drive after it was acquired by a private Greek business in October.
Founded in 1878 by the City of London and a group of 16 livery companies, the original institute developed a...
A Brown University Instructor Hid From Gunfire With His Students
Joseph Oduro, 21, said he was leading an economics study session for about 60 students when a masked man entered the room and started shooting.
Gunshots, Sirens and a Manhunt Transform Brown’s Campus
A typical Saturday night on the Ivy League campus was shaken by the killing of two people and the wounding of 9 others.
What to Know About Brown University
Here’s what to know about the Rhode Island university, where a shooting on Saturday killed two people and injured eight others.
University of Maryland President Cleared of Plagiarism
The claims last year by a conservative publication against Darryll J. Pines prompted a yearlong investigation and an extensive review of his published works.
Teachers Became Activists, and Censorship Followed
Gaza has turned California classrooms into political battlegrounds.
Korea’s English Exam Was So Hard It Prompted an Apology. How Would You Do?
South Korea has a notoriously grueling college entrance exam. This year’s English portion was so difficult that it led to a resignation. Could you answer some of the questions correctly?
Harvard Replaces Leader of Health Center Said to Have Focused on Palestinians
The center at the university’s public health school was also a focus of the Trump administration after having been examined in a Harvard antisemitism report earlier this year.
Nigeria: Dangote Unveils N100bn Education Fund for Nigerian Students
[Vanguard] Aliko Dangote, chairman of the Dangote Group, has announced a N100 billion annual education support programme aimed at keeping financially vulnerable Nigerian students in school.
Ghana: Ghana Education Service Releases Outstanding Feeding Grants to Schools
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Education Service has released all outstanding feeding grants for Special Schools across the country.
Paul Grimstad, a Yale Professor, Is in “One Battle After Another” and “Marty Supreme”
Paul Grimstad, a Yale professor, has somehow found himself acting in both “One Battle After Another” and “Marty Supreme.”
Austria Bans Head Scarves in Schools for Girls Under 14
Austria’s centrist government passed the new law, which takes effect next year, after years of pressure from the far right.
Ghana: Prang D/a No. 1 Primary School Gets New Classroom Block
[Ghanaian Times] Yapra Rural Bank PLC, headquartered in Prang, Bono East Region, has constructed and handed over a three-unit classroom block with ancillary facilities to the Prang D/A No. 1 Primary School.
Liberia: Moe Makes Gains Amid Enormous Challenges
[Liberian Observer] Liberia’s education sector sits at a pivotal crossroads. As government officials, development partners, lawmakers, and civil society organizations convened in Buchanan for the 2025 Joint Education Sector Review (JESR), one message emerged with clarity: progress has been made, but the challenges that remain are deep, structural, and morally urgent.
South Korea exam chief quits after complaints English test was too hard
Notoriously difficult entrance exam is regarded as gateway to economic security and even a good marriage
The chief organiser of South Korea’s notoriously gruelling university entrance exams has resigned – after complaints that an English test he designed was too difficult.
Passing the exam, known locally as the Suneung, is essential for admission to top universities and regarded as a gateway to...
Liberia: Liberia Launches Girls’ Education Scorecard
[Liberian Investigator] The Educate HER Coalition, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, has opened a new chapter in the fight to strengthen girls’ education in Liberia, unveiling the first national Girls’ Education Scorecard while calling for renewed, collective action to dismantle the barriers that continue to keep thousands of girls out of school.
Nigeria: Lengdung Tungchamma – Why We Started a Library in Our Community
[Leadership] My father was a security man at the now-defunct Jos Breweries. He often returned home with newspapers from work. These were papers supplied to the office by various companies. After a decade of working there, he had gathered newspapers that filled a corner of our room. These were newspapers from the 1980s up to the early 2000s.