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Graduates pass the John Harvard Statue during Harvard University's commencement on May 29, 2025. Harvard was the school's first big donor. Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images In 1638, John Harvard, an English-born Puritan minister and teacher in the Massachusetts Bay Colony…
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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The ongoing lecturers' strike in public universities is set to intensify after negotiations between university workers and the government collapsed on Monday raising the prospect of further disruption to learning.
Education · AllAfrica · Education ·
Dalit students studying abroad hope to escape oppressive caste hierarchies, only to find that the dominant-caste diaspora has exported its prejudice into classrooms and social settings across borders, reports Radheshyam Jadhav
Education · The Hindu · Education ·
In much of India, private tuition is a compensatory choice made by families who cannot count on the school.
Education · The Hindu · Education ·
On the second anniversary of G.N. Saibaba’s death, his life and writings remind us that scholarship and activism belong together. His idea of “subhumanity” links the violence of prison to the wider structures of caste and state power.
Education · Frontline · Politics ·
In IITs, merit is often labelled as equal and neutral, but for many students from marginalised backgrounds, merit is a label that excludes them.
Education · The Hindu · Education ·
The recommendation was made by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, headed by Rajya Sabha MP Mukul Wasnik
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A more realistic approach would be to introduce the third language through two activity-based periods a week, without formal examinations in the initial years and only in schools with adequate teacher capacity
Education · The Hindu · Education ·
In 2022, 72% of full-time faculty across universities and colleges nationwide were white. Asian professors made up 13%, Black professors 7% and Hispanic professors 6%. skynesher/iStock via Getty Images U.S.
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Children's responses to military life vary, depending on their age and their level of maturity. Jeff Gritchen/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images Over 1.4 million children had a parent or caregiver who served in the U.S. armed forces in 2024.
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The movement’s leaders connect education, jobs and institutional accountability, and point to early successes. But critics question whether the CJP can take on so many causes, or whether its expanding agenda signals political ambitions.
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AI tools are not all the same – and should not be used interchangeably. Mininyx Doodle/iStock/Getty Images Plus Almost 25% of adults in the United States are using artificial intelligence chatbots on a daily basis, a 2026 Pew Research Center study found.
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