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  • People wearing black clothing and masks with signs reading ‘Gaza solidarity encampment’, ‘15,000+ kids. Do u care?’ and ‘End Israeli investment now’.

    Sunak backs police action as Jewish students condemn ‘toxic’ protests

    PM backs action in case of disorder on campuses after claims that pro-Palestinian protests create hostile atmosphere
  • Year 8 students reading A Christmas Carol in an English classroom at Cranford community college in London.

    The Guardian view on English lessons: make classrooms more creative again

  • Simon Jenkins

    Schools should bond communities: faith schools divide them. Why are ministers making that worse?

    Simon Jenkins
  • We know there are many benefits to writing by hand – in a digital world we risk losing them

    Nova Weetman
  • ‘Musical soulmates’: the extraordinary story of The Piano sensation Lucy and her doting teacher

  • UCLA chancellor condemns ‘instigators’ who attacked pro-Palestinian camp on campus

  • Badenoch claims girls developed UTIs due to lack of single-sex toilets at school

  • England scraps 50% rule on faith school admissions

  • Tell us about your experience of living near a large independent school

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  • Parade of students dressed for cold weather wielding placards

    UK students begin new wave of protests against Gaza war after US arrests

  • NYPD officers arrest student protester

    Dozens arrested at Columbia University as New York police disperse Gaza protest

    • The British Academy.

      The end of empire: revamped British Academy stakes claim for modern role in UK’s global mission

    • professors hold signs that read "hands off our students"

      US faculty speak up and stand alongside student Gaza protesters

    • WKCR's broadcasting studio. Directed by the DJ, a panel of student journalists work together with the field reporters to record and upload live coverage. In between this, the DJ continues the Charles Mingus Birthday Broadcast special.

      Chaotic and thrilling: Columbia’s radio station is live from the student protests

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In depth

  • Maxine Nwaneri - Author - shot for OM

    ‘I now know that anything is possible’: from a women’s shelter to Cambridge University

  • Muslim student loses prayer ban challenge at Michaela school, Wembley, London, UK - 16 Apr 2024<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by James Veysey/REX/Shutterstock (14438163c) A general view of Michaela school in London. A Muslim student at Michaela school has lost a High Court challenge against its ban on prayer rituals. Muslim student loses prayer ban challenge at Michaela school, Wembley, London, UK - 16 Apr 2024

    ‘Soaked and muddy’: British Muslims tell their stories of prayer at school

    Students speak out after a pupil lost her legal challenge against a top London school after it brought in a ban to promote social cohesion
  • ‘It’s always strange in a virtual setting – it’s like you’re watching yourself take the test in the mirror.’

    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
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Opinion

  • Gaby Hinsliff

    Parents, voters, ministers – do the maths: if we run out of teachers, who will teach our children?

    Gaby Hinsliff
  • Polly Toynbee

    The expansion of free childcare has been a Tory-fied mess of a bright Labour idea

    Polly Toynbee
  • Tracy Brabin

    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
  • Ofsted inspector at work

    The Guardian view on school exclusions: to help children, gaps in the system must be closed

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