South Africa: Here’s How Much Money UCT Needs to Rebuild Its Historic Library
[GroundUp] It’ll be “a space that celebrates African memory, identity and creative expression” says library boss
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[GroundUp] It’ll be “a space that celebrates African memory, identity and creative expression” says library boss
[263Chat] Students enrolled in technical and vocational training programmes have received nearly 200 laptops under a scheme aimed at boosting digital skills and widening access to education.
[Afrobarometer] If given a choice, most youth would start a business or work in the public sector.

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...
[UN News] Civilians who have fled the war in Sudan and sought shelter in neighbouring Egypt could potentially face a new battle – the loss of critical services that ensure their survival, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has warned.
[Namibian] My educational journey has never been a straight path.

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...
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.
The Education Department’s civil rights arm said admitting “biological males” to the women’s college may violate anti-discrimination laws.
The University of Southern California wants to integrate artificial intelligence into fields like health care and the arts. Other universities are also using donations to focus more on A.I.
On the campus of Wagner College, a cutting from a chestnut tree has been planted. It once grew in Amsterdam outside Anne Frank’s window.
The historian Helena Rosenblatt traces the roots of liberalism and the values that many have forgotten.

The advice puts babies at risk of serious harm, even death, medical professionals have told the BBC.

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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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.

Once violently defended from extinction, Welsh is still a part of daily life. By learning my family’s language, I hoped to join their conversation
By Dan Fox. Read by Matt Addis
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Readers discuss a Texas law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Also: A job seeker’s tale; long movies.
This school gave me hope for our democracy.
Some yogurts and peanut butters could be considered ultraprocessed as scientists and MAHA supporters push for a strict definition.
A battle in one New York neighborhood echoes struggles unfolding in school systems across the nation that are experiencing a decline in students.

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...