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Jailed teacher convicted of sexual abuse secretly released early in Indonesia, BBC finds

An investigation has found that an Indonesian teacher convicted of sexually assaulting a student was secretly released from prison early, with victims not informed. The report details additional abuse allegations, attempts to suppress them, and warnings from a national commission about an emergency of sexual violence in Islamic boarding schools. It raises concerns about accountability and victims' rights.

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‘Book of the year’: How a 12-pound tome can save Western civilization

Rich Lowry praises 'The Golden Thread,' a two-volume history of Western civilization by Allen Guelzo and James Hankins, as a counter-cultural achievement against academia's de-centering of the West. He argues the book can revive Western Civ instruction and help defend the tradition from those who view the West as uniquely evil.

Right 4.2

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Union calls for halt to graded Ofsted inspections over health concerns

England's largest school leaders' union is calling for a halt to graded Ofsted inspections, saying the new report-card system is causing severe stress and could pose a "risk to life" for school staff. Ofsted says it has worked with unions but will continue to grade schools, while the education secretary says headteacher wellbeing is taken seriously.

Left 2.3

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California schools’ gender-identity lunacy needs to end

The article argues that California schools should be required to notify parents when a student expresses a different gender identity, criticizing a court ruling and state law that protect student privacy. It frames parental rights as paramount and portrays schools as improperly becoming a parallel family structure.

Right 6.1

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Fast Takes: Buried good economic news, AI hastens colleges’ collapse, and other commentary

A conservative commentary roundup highlights Census data on record-low poverty and rising median income as undercovered good news, argues AI is destabilizing higher education, and criticizes assisted-suicide laws, mainstream coverage of progressive Democratic candidates, and Canadian trade reorientation. It frames Trump-era economic data positively while casting Democrats and major media as radical or biased.

Right 4.2

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Woke NYT, 1619 Project writer deliberately sent daughter to troubled schools as a ‘sacrifice’ — and it backfired spectacularly

The article reports that Nikole Hannah-Jones deliberately enrolled her daughter in struggling Brooklyn public schools as a racial-justice 'sacrifice,' and that her daughter later felt cheated and academically behind. It emphasizes Hannah-Jones's admissions of failure while criticizing the 1619 Project and 'woke' ideology.

Right 4.1

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Italian PM Giorgia Meloni to ban burqas and cap foreign students: new measure

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced she will introduce a measure to cap foreign students in classrooms and ban burqas and niqabs in schools, along with compulsory Italian language lessons for parents struggling to integrate. The proposal, announced at a youth event for her Brothers of Italy party, would still need parliamentary approval.

Left 1.9

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1619 Project founder regrets school choice for her daughter, admits putting ideals ahead of her education

Nikole Hannah-Jones wrote in a New York Times Magazine essay that she regrets sending her daughter to predominantly Black, high-poverty Brooklyn public schools, saying her daughter told her she did not get the education she wanted. The article focuses on Hannah-Jones's admission that she prioritized her ideals over her daughter's schooling and recalls her earlier framing of the choice as a challenge to segregation.

Right 4.6

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State tests are a Trojan horse designed to kill school choice

The op-ed argues that requiring private schools in school choice programs to administer public school exams is a Trojan horse meant to undermine educational choice. It contends state tests like Tennessee's TCAP measure public-school curricula rather than private-school quality, and praises Tennessee's shift to nationally standardized tests and Arkansas's assessment flexibility. The piece calls for accountability through nationally normed tests instead of forcing comparability to public schools.

Right 4.7

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Pass the Protect College Sports Act

The article argues Congress should pass the bipartisan Protect College Sports Act to preserve the NCAA’s educational-commercial model. It says lawsuits threaten college sports and that the bill would set uniform NIL rules, restrict transfers and pay-for-play, and grant antitrust immunity while adding athlete protections. It is an opinion piece advocating the legislation.

Right 2.7

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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.

Left 5.5

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The value of your college degree is collapsing before your eyes

An op-ed argues that the economic value of a college degree is declining as the wage premium shrinks, enrollment falls, and higher education costs remain inflated by inefficiency and ideological capture. It contends that market forces and vocational alternatives are exposing colleges' poor cost-benefit proposition.

Right 4.2