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Education

Palestinian ambassador protests to Foreign Office over ’erasure’ by British Museum

06 May at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

Objection after museum removes word ‘Palestine’ from list of countries of ancient Levant and Egypt and from some explanatory panels

The Palestinian ambassador to the UK has called for Foreign Office intervention after the British Museum removed references to Palestine from its exhibits.

The UK recognised the state of Palestine in September 2025, but the same year the museum removed the name...

‘Close to zero impact’: US study casts doubt on effect of phone ban in schools

05 May at 18:49 PM, via The Guardian

Researchers say findings are not reason to shy away from restrictions as MPs consider ban in England’s schools

Strict bans on mobile phones in schools have “close to zero” impact on student learning and show no evidence of improvements in attendance or online bullying, a study has found.

Researchers at US universities including Stanford and Duke looked at nearly 1,800 US schools where...

How Did You Grow and Change This School Year?

05 May at 18:12 PM, via New York Times

In this forum, we invite both students and teachers to reflect on their challenges and successes — and to consider how to build on them for next year.

One in four humanities students in Australia to take more than 25 years to pay off student loans, treasury finds

04 May at 17:00 PM, via The Guardian

Job ready graduates program will also leave almost two-thirds of humanities and creative arts students with debts exceeding $50,000

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One in four humanities students will take more than 25 years to fully repay their student loans because of Morrison government changes to university fees, newly public Treasury modelling reveals.

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School Cellphone Ban Study Finds Mixed Results

04 May at 06:01 AM, via New York Times

Cellphone bans got devices out of students’ hands, according to the first large study. But behavior and academics have not improved, at least so far.

Posting the Ten Commandments in Classrooms

03 May at 15:00 PM, via New York Times

Readers discuss a Texas law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Also: A job seeker’s tale; long movies.

‘Go inside, he will kill you’: Israeli militants step up West Bank school attacks

02 May at 13:00 PM, via The Guardian

Education is being targeted across Palestine, with the murder of 14-year-old Aws al-Naasan only the latest in a spree of violence

The Israeli reservist shot 14-year-old Aws al-Naasan in the head just outside the western gate of the Mughayyir boys’ secondary school, where he was studying in ninth grade.

Aws collapsed instantly, bleeding heavily. More shots rang out as his friends ran to his...

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