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Student who quit Derry campus after a week was told ‘we hate the English’
A student withdrew from college in Derry after being told locals ‘hate the English’ and other slurs, her mother has said. Julia Rattigan says her 18-year-old daughter quit the Derry campus of Ulster University after just a week following “racist”...

Students aim to break STI testing taboo after surge in gonorrhoea cases
Students are being urged to get tested for sexually transmitted infections as part of a university’s new awareness campaign. To tackle stigma and raise awareness, students at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) have produced a series of short...

Teaching students how to learn will transform our education for generations
In education as a whole, strategy plays an unimaginably significant role. This entails strategy not only in teaching but also in the entire process of adjudging the needs, discerning educational topics and materials, in the delivery process, and...

Teaching Children for Life, Not Just for the Test
In the fifth-grade class taught by Ms Rodriguez, one could see something extraordinary. The first thing a visitor would notice was the noise—a strong, slightly messy hum of debate that was a world away from the steady hush of students copying...

Study identifies stormwater issues
A new study is providing Surf Coast Shire Council with a better understanding of the region’s stormwater network and associated risks. The Anglesea and Aireys Inlet Stormwater Flood Study was the first of its kind for council and explored ways to...

Middle school student arrested over BB gun
VICTORIA, Texas — A Howell Middle School student was arrested Monday afternoon for bringing a weapon to school. The 13-year-old male student was taken into custody around 2:15 p.m. after a school staff member alerted the school resource officer...

Brac high school students return after asbestos work
(CNS): Education officials have said that remediation work at Layman E. Scott Sr High School on Cayman Brac has been successfully completed. They didn’t specifically state that the school was now completely free of the dangerous material, but...

Teachers On Clock-Hour Basis Cannot Build India’s Future
Last month, the central government told the parliament that around 80% of posts sanctioned (339 out of 423) in central universities for professors under the OBC category and nearly 83% of posts (120 out of 144) for STs remained vacant. For SCs,...

Study Finds Wider Distribution Of Deep-sea Snailfish
Snailfish living in deep-sea trenches in the Pacific and Indian oceans may have wider geographic distributions than previously thought, according to a researcher at The University of Western Australia. Dr Paige Maroni, from UWA’s School of...

Student Spotlight: Climbing Club
How high can you go? Georgia Southern’s new unofficial Climbing Club poses that very question. Every Thursday from 7-10 p.m., members can meet fellow climbers and test their skills on the rock wall. Non-climbers are also welcome for conversation...

School of Public Health Faculty Member Elizabeth Armstrong-Mensah Receives International Honor
ATLANTA — Elizabeth Armstrong-Mensah, a clinical associate professor in the Georgia State University School of Public Health, has been named one of Africa’s 100 Most Influential Women in Academia and will be recognized at an international...

School board members tour district facilities
By Heather Schaefer Editor Prior to the group’s Sept. 15 meeting, members of the School District of Rhinelander board of education got an up-close look at the ongoing upgrades underway at Rhinelander High School and James Williams Middle School....
World becomes a classroom for students in Animas High’s Osprey Block courses
Three week sessions ranged from climbing and river rafting to cultural studies, welding and theater Students in the fall 2025 Adventure and Activism Osprey Block. (Courtesy of Animas High School) × The world becomes a classroom for Animas High...

Labour to bring back maintenance grants for students on certain courses
Labour to bring back maintenance grants for students on certain courses Students on courses deemed to support the industrial strategy will receive maintenance grants under a Labour Party shake-up. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has...

Pasco teacher named state Teacher of the Year
A veteran and award-winning Pasco educator known for her work supporting students through bilingual instruction is the state’s top teacher this year. Gabriela Whitemarsh, a bilingual math teacher at Pasco High School, was honored as the 2026...
UAHT ranks #2 in Arkansas for students earning associate degrees in high school
Jaylon Bradley, 2025 Hope Collegiate Academy Graduate HOPE – The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT) is setting a new standard for early college success, ranking #2 among colleges statewide for the number of students earning both a high...

Alberta businesses pivot as looming teacher strike cancels field trips
Hanging in the balance of the Alberta teachers’ vote and potential strike is the future of not only educators, children and their parents — but also small local businesses who rely on field trips every fall. Tam Andersen is the director of Prairie...

For a third year in a row, Minnesotan named National Rural Teacher of the Year
NINA MOINI: For the third year in a row, the National Rural Teacher of the Year is a Minnesotan. The National Rural Education Association bestowed the honor last year to Melissa Oberg, who teaches special education in Grand Marais. The year before...

Bristol parents 'unaware' of harmful material children see on their phones, survery finds
New research has shown many parents are unaware of how much harmful material their children are subjected to on their phones(Image: Getty Images) Bristol parents are unaware of just how much harmful material their children are subjected to on...

Minister Parag demands teachers account for absenteeism
Sep 30, 2025 News …GTU says accountability must be mutual Kaieteur News – Since her appointment as Minister of Education, Sonia Parag has been carrying out a series of impromptu school visits, where she observed a troubling trend of high teacher...