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The HillSep 20, 2026Sig. 7OpinionEducation Politics Law

Will Trump’s new divide-and-conquer plan work against universities?

The article argues that the Trump administration's new 'call to action' to colleges and universities is a divide-and-conquer strategy aimed at imposing political control over higher education after an earlier compact failed. It describes Florida's response as turning a voluntary request into a mandate backed by threats of sanctions, and warns that fragmentation will weaken institutional resistance.

The HillSep 20, 2026Sig. 4NewsEducation

New student reading data offer bright spot on long road to literacy recovery in the US

New national data show reading scores for grades K–8 improving after pandemic-era stagnation, narrowing the gap from pre-pandemic levels by one-third in the past year. The article presents the findings as a hopeful sign in a longer literacy-recovery effort.

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NPRSep 20, 2026Sig. 3NewsEducation Media

NPR's College Podcast Challenge is back for 2026

NPR announces the return of its College Podcast Challenge for 2026, inviting college students to submit short audio stories for prizes. The article explains entry rules, offers production tips, and notes ethical and copyright guidelines.

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NPRSep 20, 2026Sig. 3NewsEducation Culture Media

How the NPR College Podcast Challenge changed lives

The article reflects on five years of the NPR College Podcast Challenge through past participants whose lives and careers were shaped by the contest. It highlights personal stories about family, language, creativity, and career paths, with no political or ideological argument.

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BBC NewsSep 19, 2026Sig. 8NewsCrime Education Law

Our head teacher was an abuser. We joined forces to get justice - now we're married

Former students at an Islamic boarding school in Indonesia investigated sexual abuse allegations against their head teacher, secretly recording his attempts to pressure them into silence. The article follows their evidence-gathering, institutional resistance, and the relationship that developed between two of the survivors.

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Daily MailSep 19, 2026Sig. 5NewsEducation Technology Health

Councils buy thousands of £3,500 ROBOTS which 'represent' anxious schoolchildren in classrooms so they can join lessons from home

Councils across England have bought thousands of £3,500 AV1 robots to let anxious or otherwise absent pupils participate in lessons from home. The article describes how the devices work, quotes school staff and the manufacturer, and notes rising severe absence rates and Labour's new attendance targets.

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New York PostSep 19, 2026Sig. 2NewsSports Education

Two California high school teams cause game to end early because of wild brawl

A California high school football game between Compton and Narbonne ended early in the fourth quarter after a brawl on the field. The article notes Narbonne was losing 34-6 and had recently been punished for prior eligibility violations.

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New York PostSep 19, 2026Sig. 6NewsCrime Foreign Education

College of the damned: 3 female students at Mexican university murdered in last 7 months

Three female students at a Mexican university, including a Spanish exchange student, were found dead over seven months, with one killing classified as a femicide. The article details the attacks and quotes critics who say authorities are not doing enough to protect women.

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The HillSep 19, 2026Sig. 4OpinionEducation Politics Culture

Civics students say one of the biggest obstacles is sitting in the next seat

An opinion piece reviews new state civics requirements and a survey from the Sandra Day O'Connor Institute finding that many recent high school graduates self-censor in political discussions, mostly out of concern about classmates. It argues that civic education must help students practice disagreeing and recommends anonymous classroom exercises to correct misperceived peer norms.

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Washington ExaminerSep 19, 2026Sig. 7OpinionScience Education Politics

China is winning the science race while Washington freezes American innovation

An op-ed argues that federal research funding delays and proposed White House budget office rules are freezing American innovation and helping China win the science race. It cites fewer doctoral admissions, frozen medical trials, and bipartisan congressional opposition to the grant-cancellation rule.

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New York PostSep 19, 2026Sig. 2NewsCulture Education Media

NY influencer on quest to find America’s top party school — and ‘crazy’ college is winner so far

A 20-year-old influencer is visiting 40 college campuses to rank America’s top party school, documenting frat parties, tailgates and bar crawls on TikTok and Instagram. The University of South Carolina currently holds his highest rating at 8.2.

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Daily MailSep 19, 2026Sig. 6NewsConflict Foreign Education

Taliban massacre survivor describes watching as gunmen slaughtered bus passengers because women had been allowed on board... and how she managed to cheat death

A survivor of a 2014 Taliban bus attack in Afghanistan recounts how she survived by smearing menstrual blood on herself and pretending to be dead after gunmen opened fire because women were on board. She later became a journalist, fled Afghanistan, and went on to become the first Afghan woman to climb Everest.

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