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- Palestinian ambassador protests to Foreign Office over âerasureâ by British Museum May 6, 2026Objection after museum removes word âPalestineâ from list of countries of ancient Levant and Egypt and from some explanatory panelsThe Palestinian ambassador to the UK has called for Foreign Office intervention after the British Museum removed references to Palestine from its exhibits.The UK recognised the state of Palestine in September 2025, but the same year […]Julian Borger in Jerusalem
- âClose to zero impactâ: US study casts doubt on effect of phone ban in schools May 5, 2026Researchers say findings are not reason to shy away from restrictions as MPs consider ban in Englandâs schoolsStrict bans on mobile phones in schools have âclose to zeroâ impact on student learning and show no evidence of improvements in attendance or online bullying, a study has found.Researchers at US universities including Stanford and Duke looked […]Richard Adams Education editor
- One in four humanities students in Australia to take more than 25 years to pay off student loans, Treasury finds May 4, 2026Job-ready graduates program will also leave almost two-thirds of humanities and creative arts students with debts exceeding $50,000Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne in four humanities students will take more than 25 years to fully repay their student loans because of Morrison […]Krishani Dhanji
- Where Duolingo falls down: how I learned to speak Welsh with my mother â podcast May 4, 2026Once violently defended from extinction, Welsh is still a part of daily life. By learning my familyâs language, I hoped to join their conversationBy Dan Fox. Read by Matt Addis Continue reading...Written by Dan Fox and read by Matt Addis. Produced by Nicola Alexandrou. The executive producer was Ellie Bury
- âGo inside, he will kill youâ: Israeli militants step up West Bank school attacks May 2, 2026Education is being targeted across Palestine, with the murder of 14-year-old Aws al-Naasan only the latest in a spree of violenceThe Israeli reservist shot 14-year-old Aws al-Naasan in the head just outside the western gate of the Mughayyir boysâ secondary school, where he was studying in ninth grade.Aws collapsed instantly, bleeding heavily. More shots rang […]Emma Graham-Harrison, Sufian Taha and Quique Kierszenbaum in Mughayyir
- Ofsted inspections pushing headteachers to âpoint of destructionâ, union chief says May 1, 2026NAHT leader says schools watchdog for England does not raise standards, amid opposition to âNandoâs-styleâ scoringSchool leaders are being pressurised âto the point of destructionâ, the head of a teaching union has said, as he put the education establishment âon noticeâ.During a speech to the unionâs annual conference in Belfast, Paul Whiteman, the general secretary […]Yassin El-Moudden
- âIt ruined my nightâ: photographers accused of targeting women at St Andrews May Dip May 1, 2026Students taking part in universityâs annual ritual say images of them in swimwear are being published without consent in national newspapersWhen the sun rises at dawn on Friday, hundreds of St Andrews University students will brave the chilly North Sea for the annual May Dip, an undergraduate ritual said to bring good luck in exams. […]Zainab Haji
- I took an algorithm to court in Sweden. The algorithm won | Charlotta Kronblad April 30, 2026Gothenburg promised to optimise school admissions with a piece of code. The resulting chaos showed how unaccountable systems are ruining livesWe like to imagine that injustice announces itself loudly. That when something goes wrong in the public system, alarms go off and someone takes responsibility or is held accountable if they do not. But in […]Charlotta Kronblad
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