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• Don’t just blame Trump – Democrats paved the way for this campus crackdown | Musa al-Gharbi March 26, 2025
  Both parties are responsible for the mess facing Columbia and other institutions. It’s time for their leaders to take a standDonald Trump trying to cow higher education institutions into submission using the power of the purse. The administration has withheld $400m in federal funds from Columbia University and has vowed to remove even more if […]
  Musa al-Gharbi
• University of Sussex fined £585,000 for failing to uphold freedom of speech March 26, 2025
  Regulator accused of ‘perpetuating culture wars’ after case of Kathleen Stock, who faced protests for views on genderEngland’s university regulator has been accused of “perpetuating the culture wars” after fining the University of Sussex a record £585,000 at the conclusion of an investigation into freedom of speech on campus.It marks the end of a three-and-a-half […]
  Sally Weale Education correspondent
• The Guardian view on gender gaps in education: girls and boys both need attention | Editorial March 25, 2025
  A new study contradicts received wisdom about underachieving boys. But concerns backed up by evidence should be addressedNew research showing that boys in English schools outperformed girls in maths and science tests offers a corrective to a narrative emphasising the extent to which boys have fallen behind in their learning. The analysis, from the UCL […]
  Editorial
• Reform UK will go to war with teaching unions, says Nigel Farage March 25, 2025
  Outburst comes after anti-racism campaigners disrupt event in South Yorkshire and are escorted out The Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, has accused “leftwing” teaching unions of poisoning the minds of young people “against everything this country has ever stood for”.His outburst came after anti-racist campaigners disrupted a Reform UK event on Tuesday where Farage was […]
  Sally Weale Education correspondent
• Leave those kids alone! Teaching through play – in pictures March 25, 2025
  Arts teacher and photographer Hicham Benohoud encouraged students to engage playfully with identity in postcolonial Morocco, for a project called The Classroom Continue reading...
  Guardian Staff
• The Guardian view on social networks: the friendships that can change your life | Editorial March 24, 2025
  Whether forged in neighbourhoods, clubs or universities, cross-class links can boost social mobility and break down dividesSocial capital is a key concept in the social sciences and – even though most people don’t use the term – also in common sense. Who you know matters in all sorts of ways. Such connections are associated with […]
  Editorial
• Teachers launch legal action over pension delays stalling divorces March 24, 2025
  Union says hold-ups in issuing pension transfer values causing ‘intolerable strain’Teachers have launched group legal action against the government after pension processing delays left them unable to get divorced.Staff have been caused “intolerable strain” because of delays and maladministration by the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme (TPS), according to the NASUWT, which is launching the legal claim […]
  Anna Tims
• Education secretary orders inquiry into allegations of student loan fraud March 23, 2025
  Bridget Phillipson instructs Public Sector Fraud Authority to look into whether millions of pounds falsely claimedFraud experts will investigate the university loans system amid concerns that students are falsely claiming millions of pounds without intending to study, the education secretary has announced.Bridget Phillipson has instructed the Public Sector Fraud Authority to coordinate the response to […]
  Aamna Mohdin