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How Ron DeSantis politicized Florida’s higher education by placing his loyalists at the top

But while DeSantis himself will be gone, numerous hand-picked loyalists will remain in positions of power to protect his ideological makeover of universities and colleges. The latest, Alex Kelly, the governor's former…

Pupils missed 15m hours of school time during UK’s June heatwave, study finds

The research found that at least 760,000 schoolchildren in England and Wales missed lessons owing to closures during the heatwave – one of five in the UK this summer – as temperatures inside some classrooms topped 40C…

Francophiles, Norman outfits and broken threads: visitors see Bayeux tapestry in UK for first time

She was so determined to lock down her spot, that she sat with her toes in the sand for an hour, waiting in the online queue. "The whole ticket buying experience felt like what other people would do to get Taylor Swift…

Many teachers disagree with hardline attendance policies, report suggests

Frontline staff do not believe the school system is set up to deal with an ongoing attendance crisis in England and Wales, where nearly one in five children are now missing at least 10% of school, according to a report…

Babies born to anaemic mothers have smaller brains, study finds

Researchers said the differences, first detected at the age of one, could lead to cognitive problems when children started school. More than a third of pregnant women worldwide have anaemia – a condition typically caused…

Thousands of teens missing education 'under the radar' of official stats, report warns

A report by Dame Rachel de Souza said around 42,000 16- and 17-year-olds in England were officially classed as studying at college, but were not showing up at least half of the time. She said they had gone "under the…

England up in reading, maths and science rankings as Scotland and Wales fall behind

The 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) saw reading and maths scores slump in each UK nation except England, while all four saw an uptick in science, with that rise again most notable in England.…

Want to borrow a dinosaur fossil? Try California’s one-of-a-kind taxidermy lending library

It felt like a heist. These were real specimens that belonged to the museum, not gift shop replicas. But for two weeks, they were mine to take home, display in my living room, even bring to events with my friends. San…

Students are suffering from US colleges’ shaky finances. Trump policies are making everything worse

When the university eliminated a dozen majors in 2024, the resulting layoffs left fewer professors to teach the science courses she needed to graduate. She began to fear earning her biomedicine degree the way she had…

Australia’s classroom disruption among worst in world, prompting calls for ‘digital detox’

The 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) results, released on Tuesday by the Australian Council for Educational Research (Acer), tested the literacy of 15-year-olds in 91 countries, including…