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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: OpinionFrance: the flea becoming the boss
The sole beneficiary is the far Right leader who helped turn laïcité from a fine democratic value into a...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Academic freedom in the context of France’s new approach to 'separatism'
From now on, academic freedom will be exercised within the limits of the values of the Republic. Or not.
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Published in: openIndia: OpinionIndia has deprived thousands of Kashmiri students like me of an education
Students have been shut out of schools for over a year in Kashmir in violation of their human rights.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Post-pandemic university, or post-university?
We need to defend the cooperation that comes only with face-to-face dialogue, or risk the further undermining of...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHow a generation of Syrian children in Lebanon were robbed of their education
Racism, xenophobia, and corruption rendered hundreds of thousands of Syrian children “a lost generation”.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaWhy is the Brazilian right afraid of Paulo Freire?
The Bolsonaro administration has used a misleading caricature of the educator to justify its assault on public education.
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Published in: HomePolice states, pandemic, and the end of the university
“One of my roles is to be in the classroom with my students come September, because coming together to think in real...
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Published in: Migrant FuturesInternational students are vital to Canada’s economic recovery after COVID-19
Support for international student mobility is crucial for our knowledge networks and economic growth.
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Published in: Migrant FuturesStuck in the middle of a pandemic: are international students migrants?
For long, international students were not included in most migration debates because they were seen as temporary...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe first step to combat inequality is to understand it
Promoting the study of economics enables citizens to understand why inequities are generated and how equity and...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIn Syria, education gives a flicker of hope: photo essay
In times of conflict, school can transform lives, reduce the risk of joining armed groups and nurture peaceful and...
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Published in: Shine A LightREVEALED: The Brexit-backing businessmen taking control of England’s schools
Some of Britain’s richest men have deployed their wealth, power and influence to push Brexit, shrink the state and...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIn the Arab region, education cannot wait
New Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report published by UNESCO shows forced displacement holding back a generation...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionAnother brick in the wall – can we save child rights from school surveillance?
30 years ago the Berlin Wall fell, and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was born. But British children’s...
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Published in: HomeA college that accepted slavery now exalts plutocracy
Blackstone boss Schwarzman wants Yale’s historic Commons to carry his name; and the university erases a second...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKHigher education should be about love and justice
An edited speech by openDemocracy co-founder Anthony Barnett to graduating Goldsmiths students, and accepting his...
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Published in: 50.50UK Christian conservatives join ‘disastrous’ global backlash against sex education
While Muslim parents’ protests were widely covered by the media, there’s another, highly-organised opposition...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe Augar Review – an “all out ideological assault” hidden behind progressive figleaves
New proposals for post-18 education will reduce access for many poorer students, and show an incredibly narrow view...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKRadical democratic education: lessons from the past, hopes for the future
How do we “mobilise the past against a reckless present”? By drawing on a rich seam of successful, radical...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe end of aspiration? Why ‘social mobility’ is falling as inequality rises
Politicians have lately prioritised ‘social mobility’ over ‘inequality’. But a new book exploring the journeys of...