The charge is larger than campus unrest.

Deep in Book VII of Plato’s Republic, Socrates describes prisoners chained inside a cave, mistaking shadows cast on a wall by firelight for reality itself. They name the shadows, debate them and develop expertise about them. The prisoners are completely, sincerely wrong, and they have no idea. The cave isn’t a place of stupidity, it’s a place of convincing, well-organised illusion. But Plato’s real interest wasn’t the cave, it was in the periagoge – a Greek word meaning the turning of the soul a

Advocates of school choice pay scant attention to gifted education, accelerated learning, and other forms of advanced education — those services that provide students with opportunities to go beyond the normal, grade-level curriculum. These advanced services are both research-supported and common sense: If a student is capable of “doing more” in school, they should have […]

Burke due to make application before High Court to restrain inquiry from sitting next week

New York had the highest per-student education spending in the US. sangaku/Getty Images/iStockphoto US public schools rely on federal, state, and local taxes, with state and local taxes contributing the most. Public schools across the US spent an annual average of $17,619 per student in 2024. New York had the highest spending per public school student at $31,918. For many students in the US, the ZIP code they live in can shape the quality of education they get. And while a lot of disparity can

Demography and AI are set to transform the gaokao

College graduation chaos in 2026 reveals deeper crisis in higher education as speakers face walkouts, disinvitations, and cancel culture on campus.

Arwa Elrayess, the first Palestinian to lead University of Oxford's debating society, has been troubled by falsehoods.

In a bid to improve graduate employability and align education with workplace needs, the Department of Higher Education and Training has reviewed 1,475 pre-2009 “legacy” qualifications as part of a major transition towards occupational qualifications that include practical work experience.

Educators increasingly cannot afford even life’s basic necessities, writes Randi Weingarten.

All affected test results have since been rectified with more than 20,000 revised scores

Full-time domestic students cost an average of $12,000 each even though they are paying for expensive degrees, a parliamentary report has found.

The Mirage of the Gifted Child  New York Magazine

Second-generation immigrant children have higher average attainment in mathematics by 6th class, a study on child learning outcomes and wellbeing at primary level has found.

As China’s gaokao, or national college entrance exam, fell on June 7 to 10 this year, the bigger challenge that female candidates face during the test is receiving increasing attention online. Gaokao is an exam that most Chinese secondary school pupils take to further their study. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics in China, females account for around half of the secondary school pupils in recent years. Of all the female gaokao candidates, around 30 per cent might have...

A leading author says we still unconsciously force sexist stereotypes onto our children

Six institutions admitted more than 50% of their home student intake in 2024-25 without qualifications such as A-levels or GCSEs

A growing stream of young people see the country less as a traditional study destination and more as a structured route into work and long-term opportunity.

According to a recent survey, 71% of U.S. public school teachers said they work at least one second job.

A recent case involving a maid agency ordered to compensate a customer has put the spotlight on Singapore’s Small Claims Tribunals. Here’s how the process works, what you can claim and what happens after a ruling.

“It is not enough to say you have closed the schools. What are you putting in place to ensure that these children are safe and still continue with their academic work, which is very important.” The post Insecurity: Mixed reactions trail closure of schools in Edo appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

Centuries-old private school closes after Labour VAT raid  The Telegraph

For decades, the Appalachian region of America has been the subject of political promises, federal programs, philanthropic funding, and endless so-called solutions. Despite trillions of dollars in government spending and generations of outside intervention, the majority of Appalachian communities continue to struggle with poverty, addiction, outmigration, economic stagnation, and weak educational outcomes. Appalachia has long ...

Sara Rudeseal interrupted her own graduation ceremony after alleging the valedictorian cited a Kanye West quote about Hitler.

More than one in three now say they like picking up books in their spare time, according to a literacy charity.

BearFotos/Shutterstock In a recent BBC documentary, former England men’s football manager Gareth Southgate explored the challenges facing young men in Britain, including low school attainment, declining employment opportunities, low self-esteem and poor mental health. The positive masculinity Southgate promotes focuses on ambition to achieve, emotional openness, resilience and learning from setbacks, advocating for the role of positive male role models. But there is a part of boys’ lives where l

The Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it found the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine guilty of racially discriminating against its applicants.  The determination concludes a six-month investigation by the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division into Davis Med’s admissions practices, which found the school guilty of violating a landmark 2023 Supreme Court decision that […]

Reduced emphasis on exams can suit some students

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Cash-strapped universities are being told to make AI central to their missions, by the people selling the AI.

Over two-thirds of graduates say loan repayments have a ‘material impact’ on their financial planning for the future

The checks will become mandatory in all public primary schools from next year, but some principals warn it isn’t the best use of resources.

The initiative is aimed at improving access to justice for child survivors of abuse and ensuring more effective prosecution of offenders as concerns mount over increasing cases of violence, exploitation and harassment within schools. The post Nigerian govt, partners train NAPTIP, Civil Defence, others on GBV prosecution in schools appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

As the school year winds down, many teenagers are starting summer jobs to earn money and gain experience. Businesses benefit from the seasonal influx of young workers across industries such as hospitality, construction, landscaping and retail. Family businesses will also see many of their own return to the fold. Keeping work close to home can seem like the best way to keep teenagers safe. Parents know their children, and children know the family business. Yet our recent research with Mariyam Rab

College faculty members are only slightly less radical than Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), a new study commissioned by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression has found.  The May 28 study cross-references over 100,000 faculty members with over 850 million state and federal campaign contributions. David M. Primo, the author of […]

‘In the world of AI, employers want to see the authentic student voice coming through’

Gap between the reading scores of children in Deis versus non-Deis schools widened after pandemic, report says

Demand for visas has remained ‘strong’ despite students’ safety concerns

No major shocks, but very few questions that could be described as highly predictable

Some feel the higher-level paper was accessible and fair, but others think it contained tricky vocabulary