Barnett Shepherd, Champion of Staten Island’s Heritage, Dies at 87
A longtime resident, he devoted his career to Historic Richmond Town and Sailors’ Snug Harbor, two of the borough’s most important cultural institutions.
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A longtime resident, he devoted his career to Historic Richmond Town and Sailors’ Snug Harbor, two of the borough’s most important cultural institutions.
Our Lady’s Abingdon’s owners say they hope to find a “charitable” use for the land and buildings
Some of the most disadvantaged communities in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia are taking part in Plan International’s Safe Schools project
“When can I go back to school?” That’s the first question many children across Latin America start their day with. For millions in the region, there’s often no guarantee that their school will be open, accessible or safe that day.
Classrooms caught in...
It comes as one sixth form says it can no longer offer provisions for new Year 12 students in the county.
One major reason is said to be an emerging divide within the administration over whether the current framework is too favorable to Harvard.
Gregory Washington, George Mason’s first Black president, runs a university that prizes diversity. That has made him a target of the Trump administration.
From shopping deals to cheaper travel and bank account freebies, there are ways for students to cut costs
The new university year is about to start, and if you – or someone you know – is heading off for the first time, finances might be a big concern. Student loans only stretch so far, and this could be the first time you have had to deal with real budgeting to cover accommodation, food and...
Parents question if synthetic fabrics, the most significant environmental pollutants, are suitable for children
Hugo Keane’s investigation into polyester began at home. He had just started year 7 but, thanks to Covid, he was stuck knocking about at home in Camden, north London.
“It was kind of a family pandemic project,” said his mother, Alexandra Milenov. “He sat down with my husband and...
He and his classmates from a historically Black college in Greensboro, N.C., desegregated a Woolworth’s lunch counter in 1960, inspiring similar protests across the nation.
The federal form, used to determine financial aid, will be available to the public on Oct. 1. Technical glitches that delayed the form for the past two years are said to have been resolved.
[Liberian Observer] The University of Liberia (UL), the country’s flagship public institution of higher learning, is once again at the center of a heated debate over chronic underfunding, unfulfilled budget promises, and mounting faculty demands that threaten to disrupt the academic calendar.
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala — Charles Mudiwa, the Chief Executive Officer of dfcu Bank, has emphasized the need to prioritize vocational education as a pathway to transforming Uganda’s education system and driving sustainable community development.
Samuel Schwartz, a former city transportation official and longtime columnist writing about New York traffic, is donating $1 million to start a transportation research center at Hunter College.
It’s about more than figuring out the right or wrong answers to questions.
Many students were cautiously hopeful after a judge said the Trump administration could not freeze research funding to the university. But they also had other things on their minds.
Pivoting from her anti-bullying campaign, the US first lady has inaugurated a taskforce on AI and childhood education
Melania Trump has turned her attention from her “Be Best” anti-bullying campaign to the nation’s best bots for tots.
The first lady welcomed some of the US’s foremost tech leaders – and a few bit players – to the East Wing of the White House on Thursday to inaugurate a...
After the Trump administration criticized the use of what it called “racial proxies,” the group behind the SAT shut down a way for universities to identify promising applicants from disadvantaged communities.
A judge ruled that the Trump administration broke the law in canceling billions in federal funds for Harvard. Whether the money is returned matters for the rest of higher education.
Kevin Ashton found job satisfaction mentoring sorority sisters at the University of Nevada, Reno.
England’s universities regulator says some institutions might have to charge less than others.
[Shabait] The ‘Denden’ Award has been presented to outstanding students in the Southern Region who scored high marks in the national school-leaving examination. The award was organized in collaboration with the branch offices of the Ministry of Education and the National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students.