The latest PISA assessment presents an unusually stark picture of educational performance. More than 760,000 15-year-old students across 91 participating countries and economies were assessed, producing evidence of broad declines in some
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Despite the ongoing devastation of Gaza, many of the region’s dedicated scientists continue to push forward with their research, showing an unwavering commitment to education and knowledge. The scientists spoke to Nature
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The question of whether the internet and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) are altering our ability to remember and learn has sparked significant debate. As digital tools, search engines, and AI
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The University of California (UC) system is facing a federal lawsuit accusing it of racial discrimination in its admissions process. The lawsuit, filed on Monday by Students Against Racial Discrimination, claims that
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The UK government is moving to tighten controls on university franchising arrangements in a bid to address fraudulent practices that have exploited the student loan system. As reported by the Financial Times,
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In the spring of 1975, 19-year-old Bill Gates was a student at Harvard University. But when he wasn’t experimenting with acid or playing high-stakes poker, he spent every spare hour in Harvard’s
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Mice with two fathers have been successfully created and survived to adulthood following a complex set of experiments led by a team in China. The breakthrough, conducted by Zhi-Kun Li and his
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A new investigation has revealed the significant financial influence China holds over some of the UK’s most prestigious universities, raising questions about Beijing’s growing role in shaping academic and research agendas in
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The wife of the former UK Prime Minister and her mother, renowned engineer and philanthropist Sudha Murty, share insights on wealth, philanthropy, and the values that shaped their lives. Below are excerpts
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Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous. ~ Confucious International Day of Education falls on 24 January each year. Under the theme “AI and Education: Preserving Human Agency
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