Columbia Says Student Protesters Agree to More Talks and to Remove Some Tents
Protesters, who stayed in their encampment, continue to negotiate with administrators. And Speaker Mike Johnson is scheduled to visit.
Education
Brandeis Invites Jewish Students to Transfer to Its Campus Amid Protests
The university’s president, Ronald D. Liebowitz, promised in an open letter that Brandeis would provide an environment “free of harassment and Jew-hatred.”
Pro-Palestinian Encampments Surface at Campuses Nationwide
Many students have been demanding that their schools end financial ties to Israel and weapons manufacturers.
‘I get overwhelmed by the noises and crowds of school’
Newman College in Oldham is one of many schools struggling with the legacy of the pandemic.
Joe Biden and the Israel-Gaza War
Readers discuss a column by Nicholas Kristof. Also: Donald Trump, “unprecedented”; tech in school; how sorrow changes us; California’s property taxes.
Music hubs struggle to fund children’s lessons
Children on free school meals are entitled to free music lessons through a government scheme.
School rated inadequate takes Ofsted to court
A Dunstable school given an inadequate rating by watchdog Ofsted begins a High Court challenge.
Biden’s planned Morehouse College commencement speech spurs alumni protest
President, scheduled to speak at the historically Black campus before the start of the Israel-Gaza war, will give speech on 19 May
Joe Biden will be the commencement speaker at Morehouse College in Georgia, giving the Democrat a key spotlight at one of the nation’s pre-eminent historically Black campuses but potentially exposing him to uncomfortable protests as he seeks re-election against...
New Nutrition Guidelines Put Less Sugar and Salt on the Menu for School Meals
The Agriculture Department finalized a new rule to bring the meals more in line with federal dietary standards.
Nigeria: Initiative Increases Enrolment in Kebbi Schools
[Premium Times] Alongside Sokoto and Yobe States, Kebbi is ranked high on the list of states with high number of out-of-school children in Nigeria.
Africa: 5 Questions Schools and Universities Should Ask Before They Purchase AI Tech Products
[The Conversation Africa] Every few years, an emerging technology shows up at the doorstep of schools and universities promising to transform education. The most recent? Technologies and apps that include or are powered by generative artificial intelligence, also known as GenAI.
Government scrapped tests on free childcare plan
The National Audit Office says a £35m pilot to test the expansion of free childcare in a few areas was cancelled.
City’s schools say pupil attendance is ‘broken’
The head teachers send a letter to families over plummeting attendance figures.
School says 11-hour-day pilot is for pupil wellbeing
The school, with 40% of pupils eligible for free meals, says it provides a “private school service”.
Pupils in England ‘facing worst exam results in decades’ after Covid closures
GCSE results in key subjects to steadily worsen until 2030, predicts research that blames failure to tackle impact of schools lockdown
Children in England could face the worst exam results in decades and a lifetime of lower earnings, according to research that blames failures to tackle the academic and social legacies of school closures during Covid.
The study funded by the Nuffield Foundation...
Columbia Sets Midnight Deadline For Talks to End Encampment
The university, which asked the police to arrest protesters last week, will consider “alternative options” for clearing the lawn if an agreement is not reached.
Tennessee Passes Bill to Allow Teachers to Carry Concealed Handguns
The move came about a year after the state’s deadliest school shooting and was opposed by some of the families whose children survived the attack.
England childcare scheme may struggle to deliver places, finds ‘damning’ report
Watchdog says only a third of local authorities are confident they will have enough places for September
The deployment of the government’s childcare scheme to tens of thousands more families is facing “significant uncertainties” and may struggle to meet its own targets, according to a report by Whitehall’s spending watchdog.
The National Audit Office revealed the Department for Education (DfE)...
Student Editorial Boards Rebuke College Officials for Protest Decisions
Around the nation, editorial boards at college newspapers have defended free speech and pro-Palestinian protesters in recent weeks.
Biden Will Speak at Morehouse and West Point Graduations
President Biden will deliver the commencement addresses in May as U.S. support for Israel fuels protests on other campuses.
Ethiopia: Five Ethiopia Public Universities Successfully Establish State-of-the-Art Multimedia Studios
[Mastercard Foundation] As part of strengthening and enhancing the quality, accessibility, and resilience of higher education in Ethiopia, the e-SHE program, a partnership between the Ministry of Education, the Mastercard Foundation, Arizona State University, and ShayaShone, successfully established five state-of-the-art multimedia studios in public universities across Ethiopia, known as...