James Dyson’s £6m donation to primary school approved despite concerns
Worries about impact on neighbouring schools of of donation to Malmesbury primary school in Wiltshire, near Dyson’s campus Read more
Worries about impact on neighbouring schools of of donation to Malmesbury primary school in Wiltshire, near Dyson’s campus Read more
Firm to axe a third of its workforce following ‘downturn’ in publishing trends Read more
Elite universities grew their endowments by billions while using federal grants and contracts to fund their activities, according to a new report from a government watchdog. Read more
Global slump means maths and reading rankings still up slightly in OECD assessment of 15-year-olds, but results vary for UK nations Read more
The Department of Education has opened investigations at six colleges and universities for alleged Title VI shared ancestry violations relating to antisemitism, anti-Muslim and anti-Arab discrimination since the outbreak of the war in Palestine and Israel. Read more
Pell Grants were officially restored for incarcerated students in July. But helping them access the funds is a multi-step process for colleges and corrections agencies. Read more
GCSEs in Italian and Polish are to be assessed digitally in England from 2026, with plans to move at least one large-entry subject such as English to partial digital assessment by the end of the decade, a major exam board has announced. Read more
LinkedIn owner Microsoft has announced a fresh round of job cuts, with around 670 roles set to go. Read more
St. Olaf College Associate Professor of Physics Prabal Adhikari has been awarded a Funding for Accelerated, Inclusive Research (FAIR) grant by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a quantum computing research program aimed at solving open problems in theoretical nuclear physics while simultaneously diversifying the physics student pipeline. Read more
The National Science Foundation has tapped a set of scholars to study one of its programs that funneled $365 million into diversifying STEM, but appears to have had little effect in the field of engineering. Read more