Education

California professor speaks out against charges over pro-Palestinian protest: ‘failure in leadership’

As riot police arrested 50 people during a May 2024 pro-Palestinian demonstration at the University of California, Irvine, Tiffany Willoughby-Herard was escorted away by riot police, her hands zip-tied...

Okla. Superintendent: I have ‘freedom to express’ religious beliefs

(NewsNation) — Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters defended a controversial video he required public school superintendents to play for students...

Call to ban cakes and biscuits at school lunchtimes in England

Schools in England should be banned from giving pupils cakes or biscuits as part of their lunch because...

Segregation Academies Are Raking In Millions of Taxpayer Dollars

Private schools across the South that were established for white children during desegregation are now benefiting from tens...

I can’t get divorced … because of my pension provider

I am a teacher and I requested a cash equivalent transfer value (CETV) from Teachers’ Pensions in June....

‘People’s futures on the line’ amid surge in youth unemployment, unions warn

Youth unemployment has risen to a post-pandemic high as unions warned that “young people’s futures are on the line” amid a widespread struggle to...

Ban Assault Weapons To End School Shootings

School shootings are recurring markers of a societal sickness, an unshakeable acceptance of violence and senseless death. The murder of two 14-year-old students and...

Starting university? Here’s the ultimate guide on what to take – by students themselves

If you’re about to head off to university for your first year, you might be forgiven for taking everything you’ve ever owned – along...

Labour’s ‘change of tone’ revives foreign students’ interest in UK universities

Applications by international students to UK universities have been revitalised in a welcome boost for the sector’s ailing financial health by the Labour government’s...

The Corporate Bully Taking Your Kid’s Lunch Money

This article was originally published by The Lever, an investigative newsroom. If you like this story, sign up for The Lever’s free newsletter.” Last fall, Emily Krieger, a...

Friday briefing: What’s behind the rapid rise of school suspensions in England?

Good morning.School suspensions have been steadily rising since 2015, but in the last few years there has been a particularly sharp increase in the...