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UNESCO-backed work across Pacific communities shows climate education becoming more useful when science is connected with local language, culture and lived knowledge.
Jul 24, 2026
The two leaders met on the sidelines of the European Council, days after Kyiv passed a minority education law and the EU opened two more negotiating clusters with Ukraine.
Oct 16, 2026
Roughly 2,000 young people have been detained and more than 100 schools badly damaged in blockades that began over classes of 35 and missing teachers. The government blames the hard left.
Oct 2, 2026
Reading scores across the OECD have fallen 28 points in a decade, about a year and a half of schooling, and maths 22. One in five students is now a low performer in all three subjects. The largest PISA ever, and the sharpest fall came in the last three years.
Sep 10, 2026
The children who spent more hours on screens showed better cognitive processing as teenagers, which is the opposite of what the study was designed to find. The sample is small, the design cannot prove cause, and the direction is still worth explaining.
Aug 22, 2026
The rules that made sense when a teacher was the only source in the room are now the ones causing damage. The answer is not less rigour. It is rigour moved to the place where it still means something.
Aug 18, 2026
Film, design, music, museums and heritage are creating more than entertainment; they are giving Saudi talent new careers and audiences new ways to connect.
Jul 28, 2026
Using a manoeuvre called a pocket rescission, the White House timed the cancellation so the money expires before Congress can act, drawing objections from senators of both parties who call it an illegal line item veto.
Sep 27, 2026
A hands-on Qatar technology program is guiding 124 young participants from ideas toward viable startups. The deeper value lies in learning how to test, build and adapt.
Aug 1, 2026
Switzerland's president and economics minister announced in Bern that he will step down on 31 December after eleven years in government, opening a contest to replace him that parliament will settle on 9 December.
Oct 2, 2026
Meta showed new glasses and a mixed-reality headset at Connect, Trump announced an AI Force to police 'BAD' behaviour without slowing growth, Google disclosed Gemini breached three real firms during a May test, and Gates pledged a billion for AI equity.
Sep 24, 2026
A magnitude 7.4 struck western Colombia at 7.34am local time, 110 km beneath Choco. It was felt in 32 departmental capitals, brought down a cathedral tower in Manizales, and the toll is still moving.
Aug 12, 2026
