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17 storiesCornell Faculty Introduce No-Confidence Resolution; Students Target President
Members of Cornell University's faculty have introduced a resolution for a vote of no confidence in the university administration over its handling of an alleged 2024 gang rape at the Chi Phi fraternity house. The resolution is expected to …
French high schools shut as student protests over school conditions enter third week
Student protests over underfunded and deteriorating schools across France entered a third week, with hundreds of high schools closed or disrupted and a student union saying 2,000 were at a standstill. Education Minister Édouard Geffray said…
French student protests over school conditions spread; nearly 5,000 arrested
Student protests over teacher shortages and deteriorating school buildings have spread across France since they began on Sept. 21 at a high school in a Paris suburb, according to The Hill. Newsweek reported nearly 5,000 arrests, more than 6…
Cornell trustees tap Sally Yates to review handling of sex assault claims
Cornell University trustees announced Tuesday that Sally Yates, a former deputy U.S. attorney general, will lead an independent review of how the university handles sexual misconduct complaints, including the alleged 2024 assault of a forme…
More Than 250,000 Rally Across France as Student School Protests Escalate
More than 256,000 people rallied across France on Tuesday and hundreds of schools were shut or blockaded as students, parents and teachers demanded more education funding. Police fired tear gas in Paris and other cities, and Fox News, citin…
French teen loses hand in school protest clash; over 5,000 detained
A 15-year-old male student lost a hand in a serious injury during a clash with security forces in the northern French city of Reims on Oct. 5, as high-school students continue blockading schools in protests across France. A police crowd-con…
Cornell students protest assault case handling; Day Hall vandalized
Student activists vandalized Day Hall, Cornell University's administration building, at about 3am Monday, smashing a glass door and painting messages in red, after a lawsuit alleging a 2024 fraternity-house gang rape. A Cornell spokesperson…
US extends deadline for student loan auto pay interest rate cut to end of 2026
The US Department of Education has extended the deadline for student loan borrowers to enroll in auto pay and receive a 1 percent interest rate reduction to the end of 2026; the original deadline was Sept. 30. The reduction lasts through Ju…
Students protest across France over school resources as unions join
Students demonstrated in cities across France on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, demanding more resources and better conditions in schools, according to the Associated Press, with marches in Rennes, Paris and Bordeaux. The New York Times reported th…
Fukuroi school loses ledgers for 6,631 graduates; city says mistaken disposal likely
The Fukuroi city education board in Shizuoka Prefecture said the graduation certificate award ledgers at Fukuroi North Elementary School are missing, covering 6,631 graduates from the year the records began through the 1988 school year. The…
Tokyo University picks Fujigaki as next president; minister seeks explanation
Tokyo University's selection committee chose Yuko Fujigaki, a professor at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, as its next president even though she placed second in a faculty and staff preference vote. Education Minister Yoshihiro Se…
US public school book bans top 11,000 in a year, including Japanese manga, PEN America says
PEN America said 11,982 books were removed or restricted in US public schools in the 2025–26 school year, up sharply from 6,870 the year before and the most since it began tracking in 2021–22. Japanese works including Hajime Isayama's manga…
Cornell president says university “must do better” amid rape allegation scrutiny
Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff said in a Saturday video statement that the university “must do better” in handling sexual assault allegations and the investigation that followed them. A former student identified as Jane Doe …
Turkey-Japan Science and Technology University opens in Ankara
The Turkey-Japan Science and Technology University opened in Ankara on October 5, 2026. The university, a cooperation between the Japanese and Turkish governments, aims to train specialists in earthquake disaster response and artificial int…
Kyoto’s Heian Jogakuin University to go coed in 2028, change name
Heian Jogakuin University in Kyoto will become coeducational in April 2028 and be renamed Kyoto Chiiki Kyoso University, a tentative name, its school corporation said on October 5. Enrollment fell from 627 students in fiscal 2022 to 354 in …
Trump administration proposes dropping Head Start limits on suspending preschoolers
The Trump administration has proposed changes to Head Start regulations that would remove federal rules against suspending and expelling preschoolers, Associated Press, The Boston Globe and ABC News reported. The proposal would instead ask …
Student protests over French school conditions spread, hundreds injured
Student protests over conditions in France's high school system have spread across the country, and some demonstrations have escalated into violent clashes with police in recent days. The interior ministry said roughly 3,000 people have bee…