The Ukrainian Schoolmaster Teaching History to His Invaders
Vitalii Dribnytsia engages with Russians online to correct Kremlin propaganda about Ukraine. Over time, he has come to realize his more important audience is Ukrainians themselves.
Education
Trump official threatens Harvard foreign student admissions as more universities rally in support
Kristi Noem demands university’s records on foreign students’ ‘illegal’ activities while president threatens to strip it of tax-exempt statusDonald Trump has declared that Harvard University should no longer receive federal funds, calling it a “joke” t…
A third of UK school staff report ‘physical underdevelopment’ in poor students
A survey of more than 14,000 staff also found schools having to step in to provide basic household itemsA third of school staff have seen “physical underdevelopment” in students due to poverty, with schools in England stretching their budgets to buy ba…
Trump sues Maine over transgender athletes in schools amid funding threats
Justice department lawsuit escalates a battle over Title IX as Maine vows to fight federal funding cuts in courtThe Trump administration sued Maine on Wednesday for allowing transgender girls to compete in school sports, dramatically escalating a confr…
The mysterious firing of a Chinese professor has Asian students on edge: ‘Brings chills to our spines’
Xiaofeng Wang was fired by Indiana University on the same day as an FBI raid – but he hasn’t been charged with a crimeWhen FBI and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents descended recently on two homes owned by Xiaofeng Wang, a Chinese national a…
How Harvard’s pushback against Trump may embolden more US resistance
It may be a turning point in the White House’s attempt to gut allegedly liberal universities and punish law firmsIt might come to be seen as the moment the “woke liberal empire” of Donald Trump’s most fevered imaginings struck back.Harvard University, …
Wealthiest English private schools spend below 6% on means-tested bursaries, research finds
Data shows 200 independent schools devote fraction of fee income to support disadvantaged pupils based on family incomeEngland’s wealthiest private schools devote only a fraction of their income towards means-tested bursaries, according to research tha…
Nigel Farage is a ‘poundshop Donald Trump’, says teaching union leader
National Education Union calls Reform UK ‘far-right and racist’ as it pledges funds to opposite Reform in electionsThe UK’s largest teaching union has called Reform UK “far-right and racist”, and its leader has dismissed Nigel Farage as “a poundshop Do…
Iranian teacher suspended over alleged student corporal punishment
A teacher in a village in Iran’s western Kordestan province has been suspended following allegations of physically punishing students at an elementary school, according to the Province’s Education Department.
Trump officials cut billions in Harvard funds after university defies demands
Education department says $2.3bn in funds to be frozen after university rejects slew of demands as political ployThe US education department is freezing about $2.3bn in federal funds to Harvard University, the agency said on Monday.The announcement co…