The expansion of free childcare has been a Tory-fied mess of a bright Labour idea
Polly Toynbee
On a visit to a combined nursery and primary school, I saw how early years provision can really be transformed, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
Dozens arrested at Yale and NYU as pro-Palestinian student protests spread
‘I was only able to go on stage hammered’: David Harewood on acting, racism and his new role at Rada
Columbia faculty members walk out after pro-Palestinian protesters arrested
Israel, Gaza and divestment: why are Columbia students protesting?
As an actor, I know the value of culture. As West Yorkshire’s mayor, I’ll use it to enrich lives and provide jobs
Tracy Brabin
The Guardian view on school exclusions: to help children, gaps in the system must be closed
Readers reply: who has been treated most unfairly by history?
BBC to invest in AI to help transform its education services
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Higher education was easily accessible to disabled people during Covid. Why are we being shut out now?
Rosie Anfilogoff
The Goldsmiths crisis: how cuts and culture wars sent universities into a death spiral
How the dung queen of Dublin was swept from history
Bernardine Evaristo joins calls to save Goldsmiths’ Black British literature MA
German university rescinds Jewish American’s job offer over pro-Palestinian letter
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In depth
‘Soaked and muddy’: British Muslims tell their stories of prayer at school
Are your kids being spied on? The rise of anti-cheating software in US schools
Remote proctoring tools have faced pushback at colleges over privacy and discrimination concerns, but their use in K-12 schools has attracted less scrutiny
‘She wants to go to school’: parents of unwell child fear truancy prosecution
The Beaks are among the families in England and Wales who have faced fines over health-related school absences
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Opinion
Let’s end the annual torture of GCSE resits – and give students qualifications they’ll actually use
Polly Toynbee
Sure Start could have changed everything for my family. Labour must be brave – and revitalise it
Terri White
#BringBackOurGirls fought to keep global attention on Nigeria’s stolen Chibok girls. Ten years on it is still fighting
Helon Habila
Michaela school will keep its prayer ban – but as a Muslim teacher I know it doesn’t have to be this way
Nadeine Asbali
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