Starmer preparing to announce social media restrictions for children
The prime minister has pledged “decisive” measures in response to calls for an Australia-style ban.
Education
The A.I. Classroom Is Quiet. Way Too Quiet.
A.I. tutoring is seductive, but ultimately ineffective.
Want an A.I. Degree? Here’s What You Should Think About.
The programs are popping up on campuses across America. What they teach varies.
A.I. Degree Programs Surge as Colleges Seek Students and Relevance
Colleges from North Dakota to New Jersey are trying to get students to sign up for A.I. degrees. What they teach varies widely.
Ministers to issue guidance on children’s screen use
The guidance is set to include tips on how much screen time children aged five to 16 should have.
‘No dead ends’: What the Dutch can teach us about tackling youth unemployment
The Netherlands has one of the world’s lowest rates of 16 to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training.
Bruce Springsteen Talks About His Place in American Music
As he opens an expansive cultural center not far from the Jersey Shore boardwalk, the singer describes himself as “a small link in a big chain.”
The London school that has screen-free days for pupils, teachers – and parents
Holy Family Catholic primary school says enthusiastic response from parents has been biggest surprise
Schools banning pupils from having smartphones are commonplace. But what about a school where pupils ban teachers from using their smartphones, and then get their parents to join in?
And not just phones: at Holy Family Catholic primary school in west London teachers are also barred from using...
Labour doesn’t seem to like Send schools for kids like mine – but here’s what we’ll lose if these precious places are forgotten | John Harris
An autism school in Wiltshire exemplifies what’s so different about education in a tailored environment, and the outcomes for children speak for themselves
In the old Wiltshire milltown of Calne, there is an autism specialist school called the Springfields Academy. About 250 children and young people between the age of four and 19 go there. Class sizes are no larger than 12. In each room, every...
Between the Knicks and the Pope, Villanova Finds the Spotlight
Villanova University and its alumni have been grabbing headlines, both on the court and in the Vatican.
Taking Highways and Back Roads to America’s Founding
For the nation’s 250th anniversary, the Travel desk asked writers to retrace the steps of revolutionary figures, both in the United States and abroad.
They Have Yet to Sign a Lease. But They’re Furious Over $3,100 Rents.
Climate change. Gun violence. War. Generations of young people have organized over issues they fear threaten the future. Will housing be the next cause?
Bruce Springsteen Opens His Music Center
Jon Bon Jovi, Public Enemy and others joined him to ring in the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music, a $50 million archive and cultural hub.
Cosmeticorexia: How girls are falling down a skincare rabbit hole
Fuelled by social media, the market for children’s skincare is booming. Experts fear for the long-term impact on girls
A Viral Gen-Z Protest Movement Draws Thousands to India’s Capital
The Cockroach Janta Party started as a joke, but it quickly became a way for many Indians to express their frustration with the system.
Who Should Get an A at Harvard?
Readers respond to a guest essay about the university’s new 20 percent cap on A grades.
Pupils asked to walk to school through army firing range, MP claims
Getting children to school is becoming a thorny issue for councils to deal with.
Labour will make AI ‘work for the workers’, says Liz Kendall
Technology secretary promises to support people whose jobs are swept away by automation
Liz Kendall has insisted Labour will make artificial intelligence “work for workers”, and not abandon people whose jobs are swept away by its rapid advance.
With public fears mounting about the impact of AI on employment, particularly for young people, the technology secretary claimed that the government...
Spelman College Names Ayanna Howard, an A.I. Expert, as President
The appointment of Ayanna Howard, a roboticist, was a departure for the top-ranked H.B.C.U., which has a liberal arts focus.
Trump’s justice department is weaponizing civil rights laws against students of color | ReNika Moore
Claims of discrimination at UCLA and Yale show how laws meant to foster inclusion are being used for the opposite
The Department of Justice’s civil rights division was once known as the crown jewel of the agency, but under Trump it has become just another tool of this administration’s politicized and racialized attacks targeting Black, Latino and other people of color. The latest examples...
It’s No Wonder Grads Are Booing Their Commencement Speakers
Companies are trying to automate graduates’ futures away. No wonder they’re furious.