Democrats Disagree (Again). This Time, It’s About School Vouchers.
A moderate group that has tried to rally Democrats around school choice faces divisions over private-school vouchers.
Education
Community Colleges Have Been Hit by Trump’s War on Elite Universities
Measures intended to punish elite universities are inflicting collateral damage on the nation’s two-year colleges, which educate 40 percent of all undergraduates.
Books for Kids Starting Preschool
These back-to-school reads will help children tackle first-day nerves, new teachers, letters, numbers and more.
Swarming to San Francisco’s A.I. Boom: a New Crop of 20-Something CEOs
Some dropped out of M.I.T., Georgetown and Stanford. Others decided not to go to college. They all say they could not afford to wait to build their own artificial intelligence start-ups.
Ofsted’s new inspection proposals are vague and out of date, say experts
Exclusive: School leaders say plans lack precision and do not account for new Send education requirements
Proposals for overhauled school inspections have been criticised as cosmetic, vague and potentially out of date by school leaders and Department for Education (DfE) officials, just days before approval by Ofsted’s management.
Ofsted, the schools inspectorate, has made changes to its new...
SQA results day 2025: What happens after results come out?
Around 147,000 students across Scotland will receive their exams results on 5 August.
Nigeria: A University Bookshop in Ibadan Tells the Story of Nigeria’s Rich Publishing Culture
[The Conversation Africa] Driven by a desire to explore Nigeria’s literary and cultural history beyond the metropolis of Lagos, I took a road trip to Ibadan, once the most important university town in the country. Ibadan, in Oyo State, was the first city in Nigeria to have a university set up in 1948.
Chinese university students told to spy on classmates, report says
Lecturers are also being harassed, the report finds, as ministers say threats will not be tolerated.
UK academics studying topics sensitive to China face harassment, survey finds
Exclusive: University staff report facing pressure to change teaching and are told that Chinese surveillance is rife
Academics and students of Chinese studies in Britain are being subject to harassment, surveillance and pressure to self-censor as they seek to avoid disruption to funding, a survey of universities by a transparency group has concluded.
The findings by UK-China Transparency...
A Tie-Dye Version of Jerry Garcia’s Legacy?
Readers differ on the meaning of Jerry Garcia’s politics. Also: Where students debate; more trees in cities; lawyers vs. President Trump.
Laura Loomer Attack on West Point Appointee Reflects Larger Fight Over Trump
Jen Easterly, who had served in Republican and Democratic administrations, was headed to the academy. Then a right-wing activist stepped in.
How Campus Reform, a Tiny Conservative News Outlet, Pioneered the Attack on Colleges
Campus Reform was founded years ago to expose what it calls leftist bias on college campuses. The online site’s cause has gone from fringe to mainstream.
No Passports, No Study Abroad: China Limits Public Employees’ Travel
Even low-level government employees like elementary school teachers and nurses have been ordered to hand in their passports, to enforce “discipline.”
Releasing My Son From the Shackles of Constant Closeness
When I constantly check in with my teenage son, am I really trying to protect him or just calming my own nerves?
A.I. Is Not a 21st-Century Enlightenment
A historian sees the dangerous parallels between artificial intelligence and the Enlightenment.
The Future of Liberal Arts Education
Readers respond to a guest essay by Jennifer Frey about the University of Tulsa’s Honors College.
UK student bank accounts: the best perks, from railcards to cheap meals
As exam results days loom, we examine what the big lenders offer those heading to university
This month, hundreds of thousands of students across the UK will receive some life-changing news that will determine where they spend the next few years of their lives.
However, amid all the celebrations, as sixth-formers find out if they got into their first-choice university, and the (hopefully...
‘It wasn’t an error’: Ofqual boss defends regulator after withdrawn data row
Ian Bauckham says data apparently showing soaring extra time in A-levels and GCSEs was misunderstood, not wrong
England’s chief regulator of exams has put up a staunch defence of Ofqual after it was forced to withdraw a decade of statistics detailing the number of students granted extra time and other assistance for A-levels and GCSEs.
In his first interview with a national media organisation...
For Some, Return of Presidential Fitness Test Revives Painful Memories
Generations of Americans who struggled to complete a pull-up in front of their classmates winced as President Trump announced that he was reinstating the annual assessment.
Namibia: Namibia Targets Full Digital Transformation
[New Era] As Namibia rolls out its Sixth National Development Plan (NDP6), one of its ambitions is the full-scale digital transformation of the country, from classrooms to government offices to rural farms.
Africa: Call for Urgent SA Pesticide Action Plan to Protect Farm Workers – – and Consumers
[Daily Maverick] NGOs report limited resources for consumer education and pesticide testing, which they believe hinders effective enforcement of pesticide limits. They also perceive a governmental reluctance to implement significant changes.