Ukraine Warns Teenagers the Enemy Is Inside Their Phones
Ukraine’s security service is holding classes at high schools to alert teenagers of Russian efforts to recruit them.
Education
Detention Is Over for Students Trump Seeks to Deport. Not His Crackdown.
An effort to expel students the administration says are a national security threat has given way to a broad campaign that touches many corners of American life.
Harvard and Trump Restart Talks to Potentially End Bitter Dispute
Details about the discussions emerged after President Trump said the two sides, which have been locked in court battles for weeks, might reach a settlement soon.
Louisiana’s Ten Commandments Law Is Unconstitutional, Appeals Court Says
The court unanimously ruled that the state cannot require schools and universities to display the Commandments.
Judge Blocks a Trump Effort to Prevent International Students at Harvard
The decision came after a hearing where a lawyer for Harvard accused the Trump administration of McCarthy-like tactics and irregular and improper treatment.
Social success not about who you know – it’s about knowing who knows whom
Knowledge trumps popularity in the long haul of trying to be influential, researchers say
When it comes to social climbing, it’s not who you know, or how many people you know, it’s about knowing who knows whom, research suggests.
Experts studying social connections made by first-year university students say those who ended up with the most influence were not necessarily the most popular, but...
Mahmoud Khalil Must Be Released on Bail, Federal Judge Orders
Mr. Khalil, a Columbia University graduate and legal permanent resident, has been held in Louisiana for more than three months. The Trump administration is trying to deport him.
Southern Africa: Namibian Pupils Excel At Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad
[Namibian] Team Namibia has returned to the country with a bronze medal from the 2025 Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad (Pamo), held in Gaborone, Botswana.
Namibia: Zionism Untethered – Inside the Legal Battle for the Soul of UCT
[Namibian] Up until now, a narrative has been pushed in the local and international right-wing press that the council of the University of Cape Town had chosen to wilfully sacrifice R750-million in donor funding on the altar of its so-called Gaza resolutions.
Councils face millions in extra Send costs as overhaul delayed
High-needs deficits kept off council books for two more years in England, but some say it prolongs financial pain
Cash-strapped councils in England will be hit with hundreds of millions of pounds in extra costs after the government delayed tackling the £5bn deficits spent supporting children and young people with special needs and disabilities.
Council leaders and experts said the two-year...
Nigeria: Nasarawa Govt Delegation On Study Tour Scores EDTF High
[Leadership] Nasarawa State government delegation on study tour to Bayelsa Trust Fund has scored the Bayelsa State Education Development Trust Fund (EDTF) Board high after concluding a three-day visit to understudy the law that established the EDTF, its operations, including policies and programmes.
Africa: Open Textbook Reaches New Milestone
[UCT] In a powerful testament to the impact of open educational resources, Marketing to South African Consumers by Associate Professor James Lappeman has surpassed a remarkable 250 000 downloads. This milestone highlights the growing role of open textbooks in democratising access to knowledge in South Africa, where affordability and contextual relevance remain pressing challenges in higher...
South Africa: Higher Education Hosts Youth Outreach in Mpumalanga
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Higher Education and Training has successfully held a Youth Month Community Outreach Programme at Ehlanzeni Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College, supporting students and local youth in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga.
Nigeria: Nigerian University Confers Honorary Doctorate Degree On Wike
[Premium Times] The university said the award is in recognition of Mr Wike’s decades of selfless service to education, national development, and his enduring contributions to the university community.
‘It’s life and death’: parents of baby killed at nursery call for for mandatory CCTV
Nursery worker would not have been convicted of Genevieve Meehan’s manslaughter without footage, parents say
The weekend before Genevieve Meehan died was one of the best of her short life.
The nine-month-old with the beaming smile and emerald eyes was leaping through her milestones: she had taken her first tentative steps, hands clasped to her mother’s, and said her first word: “Dadda”....
Tuition Hikes and Layoffs Are Coming to a Broad Set of Universities
Schools say the Trump administration’s cuts to higher education are forcing them to consider extreme cost-cutting measures, even as more students than ever are heading to college this year.
Nigeria: Katsina Govt Trains 955 Out-of-School Girls On Creative Skills
[Premium Times] Mrs Mani disclosed that 1,393 vulnerable children have been successfully enrolled back in school through the Integrated Adolescent Girls Programming (REACH)
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Nigeria: Nigerian University Releases New Dress Code for Staff, Students
[Premium Times] The dress code prohibited various clothing items and styles, including shorts, skimpy dresses, body-hugging outfits, and transparent or see-through clothing.
South Africa: Starlink Offers Free Internet to Rural Schools If Ownership Rules Change
[Scrolla] Starlink told the South African government it will connect over 5,000 schools if it can ignore the 30% local ownership requirement for a licence. The company says it will pay for everything, from the satellite kits to maintenance, and wants to help 2.4-million pupils.