My big Birmingham bookshop crawl: why booksellers are suddenly thriving

In 2009, two bookshops a week were closing in the UK and the days of physical books seemed numbered. Now, indie stores are booming. What explains the turnaround – and can it be sustained?

‘I would crank up the restrictions’: teachers on banning phones in school

While many acknowledge they can have benefits for learning, the effect on pupils’ behaviour and attention spans mean others favour a full ban

Schools in England: share your thoughts on the proposal to ban mobile phones

We would like to hear from teachers and parents in England about their experiences of mobile phones in schools

Emily Blunt: ‘Women are still pressured to be warm and likable. Men are not’

The star of Christopher Nolan’s nuclear epic Oppenheimer discusses sexism in cinema, her support for the strikes and speaking a secret language with her sister

A Rifle and a Bag review – quiet study of a marginalised Indian family

Documentary follows Somi and her husband, who are struggling to live an ordinary life after their past as Naxalite guerrillas

Yes, AI could profoundly disrupt education. But maybe that’s not a bad thing

Humans need to excel at things AI can’t do – and that means more creativity and critical thinking and less memorisation, says academic Rose Luckin

Programs to detect AI discriminate against non-native English speakers, shows study

Over half of essays written by people were wrongly flagged as AI-made, with implications for students and job applicants

Can you solve it? Are you brainy at binary?

The world is split into 10 types of people, those that can solve this puzzle, and those that can’t

How we can teach children so they survive AI – and cope with whatever comes next

It’s not enough to build learning around a single societal shift. Students should be trained to handle a rapidly changing world, says George Monbiot, Guardian columnist

AI likely to spell end of traditional school classroom, leading expert says

Exclusive: Prof Stuart Russell says technology could result in ‘fewer teachers being employed – possibly even none’

Children’s attention span ‘shorter than ever’ since Covid crisis, say teachers in England

Poll of primary teachers finds pupils more likely to complain about being bored and provoke others in class

‘Much easier to say no’: Irish town unites in smartphone ban for young children

Parents and schools across Greystones adopt voluntary ‘no-smartphone code’ in bid to curb peer pressure

‘To the class of 2023, I say three words: you poor bastards’: the year’s best graduation speeches

Oprah Winfrey, Tom Hanks and Karine Jean-Pierre deliver words of wisdom at commencement ceremonies across US

UK schools ‘bewildered’ by AI and do not trust tech firms, headteachers say

School leaders announce launch of body to protect students from the risks of artificial intelligence