- France approved a law banning social media for children under 15.
- It's the first European country to act, following Australia’s December ban for under‑16s.
- President Macron wants the law in place by the next school year — a move likely to spark debate among parents and teens.
Latest stories in Education.
- Youth-led "Cockroach" movement has mobilized millions of Gen Zs after a leaked medical entrance exam that affected about 2 million students and was linked in media reports to several student suicides — protesters demand the education minister’s resignation.
- Large Delhi protests turned violent Monday with police using batons and tear gas; police say nearly 180 people were injured and the movement says it will avoid another march on parliament for fear of more beatings.
- Political fallout is growing: opposition leaders protested outside PM Modi’s residence, Modi pledged arrests and a re-exam, and courts allowed a detained activist to be moved to a private hospital while protesters press for resignations and compensation.
- Tens of thousands of young protesters, led by the satirical Cockroach Janta Party and hunger-striker Sonam Wangchuk, rallied at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar demanding education reforms and the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan after a leaked medical exam scandal.
- Police used batons, tear gas and mass detentions to clear the site, leaving many injured (including women) and prompting viral videos and accusations of brutality.
- Opposition leaders backed the protesters, the CJP reclaimed the site and vowed to continue, turning the movement into a major public rebuke of the government.
- From September Guernsey will provide two teachers (including a lead teacher) and an executive headteacher (part‑time, one day a week) to support Sark School.
- The move follows the suspension in March and eventual departure in June of former head Michelle Brady.
- The support—paid for by Sark—is intended to reassure families and secure a stable future for the island’s only school (ages 3–13).
- The Justice Department is conducting a compliance review into whether Chinese donor-funded scholarships at Harvard unlawfully exclude American students — officials say no conclusions have been reached and they didn’t name specific programs.
- Harvard says it follows reporting rules and doesn’t discriminate, noting it uniquely offers need-based aid to international students; the Chinese embassy urged education not be politicized.
- The probe fits a broader Trump administration push on foreign funding and oversight of Harvard — the school has reported about $630 million from Chinese sources and roughly $4.5 billion in total foreign funding.
- The DOJ says UC San Diego School of Medicine biased admissions toward Black and Hispanic applicants, alleging manipulated data and use of supposedly "race‑neutral" subjective criteria to boost diversity.
- The department is seeking a voluntary resolution and could sue; UCSD says it’s reviewing the notice and insists applicants met uniform academic thresholds.
- The case is part of a broader Trump‑era crackdown on college diversity policies — similar probes hit UCLA and Yale and the DOJ has investigated 15 medical schools after the 2023 Supreme Court ban on race‑conscious admissions.
Get the full experience in the app — topics, comments, and audio summaries.