Danish government has announced it will abolish a 25% sales tax on books, in an effort to combat a "reading crisis" ~books Article 290 words 29 votes
While Finnish students learn how to discern fact from fiction online, media literacy experts say AI-specific training should be guaranteed going forward ~tech social media internet Article 1103 words 11 votes
Swedish government says excessive screen time is causing a severe health crisis for youth – new legislation in the works to require schools to ban access to digital devices ~health.mental Article 1212 words 14 votes
It’s official: These thirteen books are now banned from all public schools in Utah ~books libraries.school Article 636 words 48 votes
California's push for mandatory ethnic studies classes runs into the Israel-Palestine conflict in designing a curriculum ~humanities religion Article 2388 words 22 votes
Afghanistan families find ways around Taliban restrictions on girls’ education ~life.women Link 15 votes
University of Eastern Finland has received more funding from the Ministry of Education and Culture of Finland to continue the Karelian language revitalization project ~humanities.languages Article 782 words 8 votes
Government refuses to fund UK students at new medical school despite ‘chronic’ doctor shortage ~health healthcare Article 852 words, published Jan 14 2023 6 votes
New recommendation to ban Muslim headscarves in Danish elementary schools has been met with a backlash in Denmark ~humanities religion Article 1207 words 5 votes
Schools offering “Finnish education” are emerging across Indian cities – activity-based learning over textbook-based, test-oriented education ~humanities Article 1084 words 9 votes
Greenland offers a roadmap for how to get Inuktut taught in Nunavut's schools ~humanities.history Article 862 words 3 votes
Local school districts are caught in the middle of the culture wars as the right tries to gain control ~humanities Article 3554 words 10 votes
Denmark says it will take measures to protect teachers' freedom of expression and prevent the risks of self-censorship ~humanities Article 275 words 8 votes
US libraries report spike in organised attempts to ban books in schools ~books libraries.school Article 1034 words 18 votes
Kalamazoo school district decides not to have LGBTQ books in reading program ~books libraries.school Article 459 words 4 votes
Alaska defunds scholarships for thousands of university students ahead of fall semester ~life education.higher Article 1038 words 18 votes
Alaska fears 'brain drain' after forty-one percent proposed cut to university system ~life education.higher Article 964 words 12 votes
New Jersey approved LGBTQ-inclusive school curriculum — And it's only the second in the nation ~lgbt Article 629 words 7 votes
The US was once a leader for healthcare and education — now it ranks 27th in the world ~health healthcare Article 509 words 9 votes
Canadian Geographic's indigenous people's atlas - History of residential schools ~humanities.history Link 10 votes