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If someone I care about has a piece of food stuck in their teeth, or a tag is sticking out the back of their shirt, I tell them. I believe telling them the truth is the kind thing to do. Likewise, when students are struggling, failing to turn in work or at risk of falling […]

If only the youth had the wisdom and age had the energy

'Humane and a sunny disposition and common touch': former MP and struggle stalwart dies at 82

The former deputy minister played a prominent part in South Africa's ambitious endeavour to stop a US-led attack on Iraq and was the country’s face at the International Court of Justice when South Africa argued strongly against Israel’s erection of a “security wall” on Palestinian land

In Myanmar, 80% of high school students did not sit for their exams, while 70% of teachers have quit. The military takeover and continued unrest have created a disrupted generation in Myanmar.

The back-to-school scene as I dropped my daughter off for her first day of school today was delightfully, if unnervingly, normal. For parents around the country, this is the first back-to-school season since the end of COVID-19 as a public health emergency, and that is something to celebrate. As the country emerges from a pandemic […]

Middle- and high-school students, who have the least time to catch up before they leave the K-12 system, may be suffering the most as schools emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, warns a new report released Wednesday. These students, researchers said, “deserve our urgent attention.” The report, which relies largely on recent findings from outside research […]

The 'epicenter' of the area's vibrant scene marked the milestone with a fundraising gala.

Twenty-one states across the country — Utah, Washington and Georgia among them — are part of a special initiative led by the Charles A. Dana Center in Austin to revamp their mathematics curriculum at the high school level to better reflect students’ interests. Some have modified graduation requirements or retooled stalwart courses — particularly Algebra […]

My favorite feature of the painting is the row of green boxes along the quay— the iconic bookstalls of the Parisian bouquinistes.