Education

Gaokao Cheating Sparks a Sudden AI Freeze

AI Shutdown: China Unplugs Chatbots for University Entrance Exam In an unprecedented move to uphold academic integrity, major Chinese technology companies have temporarily disabled key features of their artificial intelligence tools. This measure coincides with the nation’s formidable university entrance examination, the gaokao. The suspension highlights a growing, global concern: how to manage the use…

June 12, 2025

Poverty Robs England’s Youth Of Future

England's Generation in Crisis: Deprivation Robs Children of Their Future A deepening crisis of child poverty across England is casting a long shadow over the futures of its youngest citizens. New analysis reveals that where a child is born and grows up has a significant bearing on their life chances, with deprivation creating a cascade…

June 11, 2025

School Fines Criminalising Parents

A Million Pound Problem: The Unseen Cost of School Absence Fines An inquiry via the Freedom of Information Act has uncovered a staggering financial toll on parents in a single English county. The Derbyshire County Council collected almost one million pounds from financial penalties for unapproved student non-attendance. The sanctions were applied across a three-year…

June 9, 2025