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• US restoring legal status of hundreds of students after abruptly revoking visas April 25, 2025
  Sudden policy reversal brings relief though some students already lost jobs or left country due to deportation riskThe US government is restoring the legal status of hundreds of international students after a wave of lawsuits challenged the abrupt suspension of their visas.The sudden policy reversal was announced during a court hearing in Oakland, California, which […]
  Ava Hu in Oakland, California
• The Guardian view on Trump v universities: essential institutions must defend themselves | Editorial April 25, 2025
  Harvard is leading the pushback because it can afford to fight. Others are realising that they can’t afford not toEnfeebling universities or seizing control is an early chapter in the authoritarian playbook, studied eagerly by the likes of Viktor Orbán in Hungary. “Would-be authoritarians and one-party states centrally target universities with the aim of restricting […]
  Editorial
• English schools left to subsidise infants’ free meals after 3p funding increase, say leaders April 24, 2025
  Department for Education criticised over funding rise from £2.58 to £2.61 per child per meal in September Primary schools in England will be forced to subsidise free school meals for infants from their own budgets after the government’s “pitiful” 3p increase in funding, according to school leaders.The Department for Education announced that its funding for […]
  Richard Adams Education editor
• Jewish senators accuse Trump of exploiting antisemitism to target universities April 24, 2025
  Democrats including Schumer say Trump is using antisemitism as cover to defund schoolsFive Jewish Democratic senators have sent a strongly worded letter to Donald Trump condemning his administration’s “assault on universities” and questioning whether actions taken against higher education institutions are truly aimed at combating antisemitism.The letter – signed by Chuck Schumer, Senate minority leader, […]
  Joseph Gedeon in Washington
• Teaching union faces legal challenge over new general secretary April 24, 2025
  Appointment of leftwinger with no teaching background is controversial in traditionally moderate NASUWTUK politics live – latest updatesThe leadership of the NASUWT teaching union has been thrown into doubt after a legal challenge was issued over its appointment of a new general secretary.The application for an injunction, filed with the courts on Wednesday, came after […]
  Richard Adams Education editor
• Will rising child poverty be Labour’s legacy? – Politics Weekly UK April 24, 2025
  The government began to roll out its free breakfast club scheme this week as part of plans to help struggling families. But with predictions that child poverty could increase by the end of this parliament, how serious is Labour about tackling the problem? John Harris hears from a headteacher, and speaks to our political editor, […]
  Presented by John Harris with Pippa Crerar. Produced by Frankie Tobi, music by Axel Kacoutié; the executive producer is Zoe Hitch
• Trump’s class war on Harvard – podcast April 24, 2025
  Is the US president exploiting popular resentment towards elite colleges to achieve his political goals? Ed Pilkington reportsHarvard University filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday on the grounds that a recent $2bn (£1.5bn) funding freeze was unlawful. It is the most significant act of resistance taken by a US college in response […]
  Presented by Michael Safi with Ed Pilkington; produced by George McDonagh, Matthew Pearce, Eleanor Biggs, Joel Cox ; executive producer Courtney Yusuf
• Trump signs orders cracking down on diversity and inclusion at US universities April 24, 2025
  Actions attack funding and accreditation but also seek to increase affordability and retention at Black collegesDonald Trump signed executive orders on Wednesday targeting universities as his administration seeks to reshape higher-education institutions and continues to crack down on diversity and inclusion efforts.The actions address foreign gifts to universities, directing the federal government to “enforce laws […]
  Dani Anguiano