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08:17 Yale University explores sale of private equity fund interests

Yale University said on Tuesday it was exploring a sale of private equity fund interests and was being advised by investment banking firm Evercore.

22/04 US Supreme Court to weigh objections to elementary school LGBT storybooks

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider on Tuesday a bid by Christian and Muslim parents in Maryland to keep their elementary school children out of certain classes when storybooks with LGBT characters are read in the latest case involving the intersection of religion and LGBT rights.

22/04 US academic leaders unite against Trump's higher education policies

Over 100 university, college and scholarly society presidents published a joint statement on Tuesday opposing the Trump administration's treatment of higher education institutions, coming together to speak out after Harvard University said the administration was threatening its independence.

22/04 Trump visa cuts and tariff hikes turn Chinese students away from American Dream

When 25-year-old biology student Yao's PhD program enrollment was deferred due to funding cuts at her U.S. university, she joined a growing list of Chinese students exploring other destinations.

21/04 Harvard University sues Trump administration over funding freeze

Harvard University sued President Donald Trump's administration on Monday in an effort to halt the government's pause of more than $2 billion in funding for the U.S. educational institution.

21/04 US Education Department to resume collecting student loans in default from May 5

The U.S. Department of Education said on Monday it will resume collecting federal student repayments from borrowers in default from May 5 after a pause of more than five years.

19/04 Tufts student challenging immigration arrest must be moved to Vermont, judge rules

A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump's administration on Friday to transfer a Tufts University student being held in Louisiana to Vermont while he weighs her claims that U.S. immigration authorities unlawfully arrested her based on her pro-Palestinian advocacy.

18/04 Trump administration seeks records from Harvard on foreign funding and ties

U.S. law requires universities to report donations from foreign sources exceeding $250,000 in a year.

18/04 As demonstrators accuse Trump of undermining universities, he calls Harvard 'a disgrace'

Hundreds of students, faculty and community members on a California campus booed on Thursday as speakers accused the administration of President Donald Trump of undermining American universities, as he questioned whether Harvard and others deserve tax-exempt status.

17/04 At least one dead in shooting at Florida State University

At least one person was killed and six others were wounded on Thursday after a shooting at Florida State University, and a suspect was taken into custody, according to media reports.

17/04 Science caught in crossfire of Trump's fight with universities

Harvard scientist Dr. Donald Ingber, who works where medicine and engineering meet, saw federal funding for some of his projects frozen this week as his university clashed with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.

17/04 Trump administration says Harvard may lose ability to enroll foreign students

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Harvard University will lose its ability to enroll foreign students if it does not meet demands from the Trump administration in the government's latest escalation against the educational institution.

16/04 Foreign students in U.S. mount court challenges as Trump ends their legal status

International students are rushing to ask U.S. judges to block immigration officials from deporting them after President Donald Trump's administration began revoking the rights of thousands of student visa holders to remain in the U.S.

16/04 'Sewing teachers' closes his first edition 'Celebrity' in RTVE with lights in his casting and shadows for his schedules

We analyze the evolution of the first edition of 'Masters of the Celebrity Sewing', which celebrates its end in the 1 with Carmen Farala, Pilar Rubio, Edu Soto and the Earthquake of Alcorcón as candidates. We take stock of the 'pros' and' cons' of this version with celebrities for RTVE: of the value of the Vips, to the 'dizziness' of its programming RTVE puts time and reveals the unexpected presen

16/04 From Harvard to Musk, law firm Quinn Emanuel juggles Trump's friends and foes

Harvard University has turned to Elon Musk's longtime law firm, Quinn Emanuel, and a pair of Washington insiders with strong Republican credentials for its multibillion-dollar fight with the Trump administration over research funding.

15/04 NAACP sues US Education Department over DEI school funding cuts

The NAACP sued the U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday to stop its alleged illegal effort to cut off funding to schools that use diversity, equity and inclusion programs, and prevent Black students from receiving equal education opportunities.

15/04 Protests erupt in Tunisian town after three students die in school wall collapse

Hundreds of Tunisians protested on Tuesday, demanding accountability, after three students died on Monday following a school wall collapse in the central town of Mazzouna, an incident that provoked widespread anger and accusations of negligence against officials.

15/04 Canadian universities report jump in US applicants as Trump cuts funding

More students living in the United States are applying to Canadian universities or expressing interest in studying north of the border as U.S. President Donald Trump cuts federal funding to universities and revokes foreign student visas.

15/04 After Harvard rejects Trump demands, Columbia still in talks over federal funding

Columbia University said it was holding "good faith" negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to regain federal funding, hours after Harvard rejected the administration's demands to audit the "viewpoint diversity" of its students and faculty, among other overhauls.

15/04 Harvard will fight Trump administration demands over funding

Harvard President Alan Garber wrote in a public letter on Monday that Harvard had received demands from the federal Department of Education that threaten "our values as a private institution devoted to the pursuit, production, and dissemination of knowledge."

14/04 US judge asks if 'constitutional crisis' looms in Tufts student's immigration case

A federal judge in Vermont questioned on Monday whether the Trump administration would instigate a "constitutional crisis" by not releasing a Turkish student at Tufts University from immigration custody if he concluded her arrest was unlawful.

12/04 Harvard professors sue over Trump's review of $9 billion in funding

Harvard University professors are suing to block the Trump administration's review of nearly $9 billion in federal contracts and grants awarded to the Ivy League school as part of a crackdown on what it says is antisemitism on college campuses.

11/04 US Air Force Academy under Trump ends race consideration in admissions

The U.S. Air Force Academy will no longer consider race as a factor in admissions as the military school had long done to boost enrollment of Black, Hispanic and other minorities, U.S. President Donald Trump's administration said on Friday.

11/04 US immigration judge to decide whether Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported

A U.S. immigration judge will rule on Friday whether the government can deport Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil, a month after he was arrested at his Columbia University apartment building and transferred to a Louisiana jail.

11/04 Trump cutbacks force scientists to seek jobs in Europe

David Die Dejean landed a dream job at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Miami to pursue his research. Then in mid-February he received an email to vacate the premises within 90 minutes.

11/04 Democratic state AGs sue to restore COVID-related programs for K-12 students

A group of Democratic state attorneys general on Thursday sued the Trump administration in an effort to stop it from cutting off more than $1.1 billion in funding meant to help address the long-term effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on elementary and high school students.

11/04 Pro-Palestinian protesters at Stanford charged with felonies

Twelve protesters were charged on Thursday with felony vandalism for their actions during a June 2024 pro-Palestinian protest at Stanford University in which demonstrators barricaded themselves inside the office of the school president.

10/04 US to screen social media of immigrants, rights advocates raise concerns

The U.S. government said on Wednesday it will begin screening the social media of immigrants and visa applicants for what it called antisemitic activity, leading to swift condemnations from rights advocates, including some Jewish ones, who raised free speech and surveillance concerns.

09/04 US freezes funding for Cornell, Northwestern University in latest crackdown

The Trump administration has frozen over $1 billion in funding for Cornell University and $790 million for Northwestern University while it investigates both schools over civil rights violations, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.

08/04 India overhauls teaching in Himalayan Buddhist monasteries to counter China

India is preparing to roll out its first school curriculum for Buddhist monasteries this month, aiming to unify education programmes and foster patriotism in Himalayan religious centers near its border with China.

08/04 Harvard plans to borrow $750 million after federal funding threats

Harvard University plans to borrow $750 million from Wall Street as part of contingency preparations, it said on Monday, days after President Donald Trump's administration said it was reviewing $9 billion in federal grants and contracts in a crackdown on alleged antisemitism on college campuses.

07/04 Maine sues over USDA pause on funds due to support for transgender athletes

The state of Maine on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture's decision to freeze federal funding for education programs in the state over its refusal to ban transgender women from sports.

07/04 Musk's DOGE team can access sensitive data for now, appeals court rules

A divided federal appeals court on Monday put on hold a preliminary injunction that had blocked the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and the Department of Education from turning over sensitive data toElon Muskand his Department of Government Efficiency.

04/04 Espanyol crushed Rayo Vallecano with a 4 to 0

Summary: Espanyol crushed Rayo Vallecano with a 4 to 0

04/04 US Supreme Court backs Trump on teacher training grant cuts

The U.S. Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump's administration to proceed with millions of dollars of cuts to teacher training grants - part of his crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives - in a setback on Friday to eight Democratic-led states that have challenged the policy.

04/04 The former Abbess of Belorado defends that it was legal to sell 1.73 kilos of gold for 130,000 euros

Laura García de Viedma, the former abbess of the Monastery of Belorado, has declared this Friday in the court of Briviesca accused of undue scam, for the sale of 1.73 kilos of ...

03/04 USDA freezes some funds to Maine over support for transgender athletes

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has frozen funds to some Maine educational programs over the state's refusal to ban transgender women from sports, said a press release from Secretary Brooke Rollins.

03/04 Researchers, ACLU sue over Trump's 'ideological purge' of NIH grants

Scientific researchers on Wednesday sued to secure reinstatement of National Institutes of Health grants that funded research on topics like LGBTQ health, COVID-19 and vaccine hesitancy canceled by Republican President Donald Trump's administration as part of an "ideological purge."

02/04 Mystery sound at Serbia protest sparks sonic weapon allegations

Tamara Bojanovski was in a crowd of anti-government protesters in Belgrade on March 15 when she heard a sound "like some powerful machine hurtling up from behind".

02/04 Princeton's US grants are frozen, follows Trump administration moves against other schools

Princeton University said on Tuesday the U.S. government froze several dozen research grants to the school, which became the latest academic institution targeted by the Trump administration.

01/04 US Education Department closure imperils law school finances, deans say

The Trump administration’s recent moves to shutter the U.S. Department of Education and shift management of the $1.6 trillion federal student loan program to the Small Business Administration threaten to disrupt the flow of money vital to law school operations, deans and other legal education experts said.

01/04 Cuts to food stamps and Medicaid could imperil this California Republican

When Blair Isbell's food aid benefits arrive each month, the community college student and mother of two starts planning how to spend the roughly $7 per person per day she gets for groceries.

31/03 Harvard's federal grants, contracts under review over alleged antisemitism, US says

The Trump administration said on Monday that it was reviewing $9 billion in federal contracts and grants given to Harvard University as part of an ongoing effort to crack down on what it says is antisemitism on college campuses.

29/03 The actions of the duel between Espanyol and Atlético de Madrid start.

The actions of the duel between Espanyol and Atlético de Madrid start.

29/03 US judge halts deportation of Turkish student at Tufts

A federal judge in Massachusetts ordered on Friday that a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University, who voiced support for Palestinians in Israel's war in Gaza and was detained by federal immigration officials this week, should not be deported for now.

29/03 Columbia University interim president steps down as college faces upheaval

Columbia University's interim president, Katrina Armstrong, has stepped down, the college said, at a time when the New York-based institution is facing intense pressure from both the government and rights advocates over how it responds to last year's Gaza protests.

28/03 US Naval Academy to no longer consider race as admissions factor

The U.S. Naval Academy has changed its policy to no longer consider race as a factor when evaluating candidates to attend the elite military school, a practice it maintained even after the U.S. Supreme Court barred civilian colleges from employing similar affirmative action policies.

28/03 US Justice Dept probing admissions policies at Stanford and University of California schools

The U.S. Department of Justice has launched investigations into admissions policies at Stanford University and three University of California schools, it said on Thursday.

27/03 Rubio says US may have revoked more than 300 visas

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said the State Department may have revoked more than 300 visas and warned the Trump administration was looking every day for "these lunatics" after Washington this week detained and revoked the visa of a Turkish student at Tufts University.

27/03 Trump officials target dozens of colleges for antisemitism - even those cleared by probes

When Muhlenberg College learned in January 2024 - as pro-Palestinian protests were sweeping campuses across the United States - that it was under investigation for discriminating against Jewish students, the small liberal arts institution in Pennsylvania took action.

26/03 US authorities detain Turkish student at Tufts, revoke visa

U.S. immigration authorities late Tuesday detained a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University near Boston who had voiced support for Palestinians during Israel's war in Gaza and have revoked her visa, according to her attorney and the university.

24/03 US alleges Columbia student covered up his work for UNRWA

The U.S. government has alleged that Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian demonstrator Mahmoud Khalil withheld that he worked for a United Nations Palestinian relief agency in his visa application, saying that should be grounds for deportation.

22/03 Italy bans gender-neutral symbols in schools in latest culture clash

Italy's education ministry on Friday instructed schools to ban the growing use of gender-neutral symbols, saying they were unclear and flouted the rules of Italian grammar.

21/03 Trump says Education Dept. to transfer student loan, nutrition programs to other agencies

Trump told reporters the student loan portfolio will be handled by the Small Business Administration.

21/03 Columbia agrees to government demands in bid to restore funding

Among the most contentious of the nine demands, Columbia agreed to place its Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies department under a new official, the memo said, taking control away from its faculty.

20/03 Trump signs order aimed at dismantling US Department of Education

Shuttering the department completely requires an act of Congress, and Trump lacks the votes for that.

20/03 Columbia up against Trump deadline for meeting demands over campus protests

Columbia's response is being watched by other schools the administration has sanctioned as it advances its policy objectives in areas ranging from protests to transgender sports and diversity initiatives.

20/03 US seeks to deport pro-Palestinian Georgetown University student

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has detained an Indian man studying at Washington's Georgetown University and is seeking to deport him after deeming him a harm to U.S. foreign policy, the student's lawyer said on Wednesday.

11/03 USDA cuts over $1 billion in funding for schools, local food purchases

The U.S. Agriculture Department has cut two federal programs that spent over $1 billion annually to help schools and food banks buy food from local farms and ranches, according to a school group and a Politico report on Monday.

11/03 Judge temporarily blocks deportation of arrested Palestinian Columbia student

The Trump administration has not said Khalil is accused of or charged with a crime, but Trump wrote that his presence in the U.S. was "contrary to national and foreign policy interests."

10/03 Farmers put plans, investments on hold under Trump USDA spending freeze

Trump has historically enjoyed widespread support across the U.S. Farm Belt. But recent actions have disrupted some agricultural markets and caused stress and confusion in farm country.

09/03 US authorities arrest Palestinian student protester at Columbia University, students say

The detention of graduate student Mahmoud Khalil appears to be one of the first efforts by Donald Trump to fulfill his promise to seek the deportation of some foreign students involved in the pro-Palestinian protest movement.

08/03 Columbia University promises to address Trump administration's concerns after $400 million in funding pulled

Columbia University's interim president said the school is working to address the "legitimate concerns" of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration after $400 million of federal government grants and contracts to the university were canceled over allegations of antisemitism on campus.

07/03 US cancels $400 million in grants, contracts to Columbia University over antisemitism allegations

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has canceled grants and contracts totaling $400 million to Columbia University in New York City due to "inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students," the General Services Administration said on Friday.

07/03 South Korea offers to freeze medical student numbers to resolve 13-month dispute

South Korea's education ministry said on Friday it had agreed to freeze the number of new medical students at about 3,000 per year in a bid to end a 13-month dispute involving a walkout by trainee doctors and boycotting of classes.

07/03 Rights advocates concerned by reported US plan to use AI to revoke student visas

Free speech advocates said AI should not be relied upon for assessments related to the decades-old and nuance-filled Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

06/03 US judge bars Trump administration from cutting NIH research funding

A U.S. judge on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from carrying out steep cuts to federal grant funding for research that universities and Democratic-led states warn would lead to layoffs, lab closures and a curtailment of scientific and medical studies.

01/02 The ball between Espanyol and Real Madrid already rolls in El Cornellá-El Prat

The ball between Espanyol and Real Madrid already rolls in El Cornellá-El Prat

25/01 Sevilla couldn't at home against Espanyol and they tied 1-1

Summary: Sevilla couldn't at home against Espanyol and they tied 1-1

25/01 Google pushes global agenda to educate workers, lawmakers on AI

Google already faces a regulatory onslaught on many fronts.

24/01 Canada reduces international student permits for second year

Canada will cap the number of international students allowed to enter the country for a second year in a row in 2025, as the government continues to try to ease pressure on housing, healthcare and other services.

23/01 Nashville school shooting leaves two dead, including shooter

A teenage boy on Wednesday opened fire inside a Tennessee high school, killing one student and wounding another before taking his own life, police said.

22/01 London cafe gives workers with learning disabilities a 'fair shot'

From the hiss of steam warming milk, the clank of emptying used coffee grounds and the chatter of customers, Fair Shot is like any another London coffee shop, but it's also a training centre for young adults with learning disabilities.

21/01 Harvard settles lawsuits over antisemitism on campus

Harvard University will provide additional protections for Jewish students under a settlement announced on Tuesday that resolves two lawsuits accusing the Ivy League school of becoming a hotbed of rampant antisemitism.

20/01 Indian police volunteer gets life sentence for rape, murder of Kolkata junior doctor

An Indian court awarded the life sentence on Monday to a police volunteer convicted of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the hospital where she worked in the eastern city of Kolkata.

19/01 Biden to sign order to prioritize distressed 'left-behind communities'

Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Sunday aimed at prioritizing government resources to help economically distressed American communities - a day before he leaves the White House.

18/01 US Justice Dept questions landmark NCAA athlete pay settlement

The U.S. Justice Department on Friday questioned the fairness of a private $2.8 billion settlement with the National Collegiate Athletic Association, suggesting it might not go far enough to compensate student athletes.

17/01 Espanyol achieved a 2-1 victory against Valladolid

Summary: Espanyol achieved a 2-1 victory against Valladolid

17/01 Espanyol's second goal that beats Valladolid by 2 to 1

Espanyol's second goal that beats Valladolid by 2 to 1

17/01 Tens of thousands join student-led protests in Belgrade

Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters in Belgrade on Friday stood in silence in front of the state television RTS building for 15 minutes to commemorate victims of a railway station roof collapse for which they blame Serbian authorities.

17/01 US Supreme Court to hear dispute over LGBT books in Maryland school district

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a bid by religious parents to keep their children out of classes in a Maryland public school district when LGBT storybooks are read, the latest case to come to the justices involving the intersection between religion and LGBT rights.

16/01 French Socialists set not to back no-confidence vote against Bayrou

France's centre-left Socialist party will not back a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Thursday, party sources said, a decision enabling his weak minority government to live to fight another day.

14/01 Republican-led US House to vote on limits for transgender student athletes

The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote on Tuesday on a bill supported by Republican President-elect Donald Trump to essentially ban transgender girls and women from competing in school sports by withholding federal funds from schools that do not comply.

13/01 Ex-employee of Boston's Northeastern University gets prison for hoax bombing

A former employee of Northeastern University was sentenced to one year in prison on Monday following his convicted for staging a hoax explosion in 2022 and fabricating a story about being injured after opening a package delivered to the school's campus in Boston.

13/01 At Princeton, Pete Hegseth's views on feminism and diversity drove tension

Laura Petrillo still remembers a 2002 day on the Princeton campus when she got into a heated argument with Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon.

13/01 UK PM Starmer to outline plan to make Britain world leader in AI

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will say on Monday he wants the UK to become the world leader for artificial intelligence, promising to create special zones for data centres and encouraging more graduates to study technology-focused courses.

11/01 Leganés drew 1-1 on their visit to Espanyol

Summary: Leganés drew 1-1 on their visit to Espanyol

11/01 With a tie between Espanyol and Leganés the second half of the game begins

With a tie between Espanyol and Leganés the second half of the game begins

09/01 Biden protections for transgender students struck down by US judge

A federal judge in Kentucky on Thursday struck down a Biden administration rule barring discrimination by schools and colleges against transgender students, saying it clashes with the federal law banning sex bias in education.

08/01 Industry groups sue over Biden ban on medical debt from credit reports

Two groups representing the credit reporting and credit union industries have filed a lawsuit challenging a new rule adopted by U.S. President Joe Biden's outgoing administration banning the inclusion of medical debt in American consumers' credit reports.

08/01 UK universities join retreat from Elon Musk's X, citing misinformation on platform

Universities and other higher education establishments have joined a retreat among British institutions from Elon Musk's X social media platform, citing its role in spreading misinformation that fuelled race riots last year.

07/01 Nottingham Forest takes off in the Premier League under the management of Marinakis, who targets São Paulo and Vasco

The team of Brazilians Danilo, Murillo, Carlos Miguel and Morato is a sensation of the season in England and dreams of returning to the Champions League, of which they are two-time champions, after 44 years

25/12 Serbian students march in Belgrade to protest train station disaster

Hundreds of university students rallied in Belgrade on Wednesday to protest the policies of President Aleksandar Vucic and his ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), whom they blame for a railway disaster last month in which 15 people died.

22/12 Espanyol lost 1-0 against UD Las Palmas

Summary: Espanyol lost 1-0 against UD Las Palmas

22/12 The match begins at the Gran Canaria stadium

The match begins at the Gran Canaria stadium

21/12 Biden cancels another $4.28 billion in student loans

Nearly 5 million people have been approved for relief, the Education Department said.

21/12 Eight convicted in France over murder of teacher who showed Prophet caricature

A French court sentenced eight people to prison terms ranging from one to 16 years for their roles in a hate campaign that culminated in the murder of a teacher who had shown caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad in class, local media reported.

19/12 Wisconsin shooter contacted California man planning separate attack, reports say

The teenage girl who killed a teacher and fellow student at her Wisconsin school this week was in contact via text message with a California man who was planning his own mass shooting, according to media reports that cited court papers.

18/12 Valencia equalizes the actions against Espanyol

Valencia equalizes the actions against Espanyol

17/12 Police search for motive in Wisconsin school shooting

Police in Wisconsin on Tuesday were interviewing friends and family and examining the online presence of a 15-year-old girl to determine what drove her to open fire in a school classroom, killing a fellow student and a teacher before taking her own life.

17/12 Teenage shooter kills student, teacher at Wisconsin school, police say

A teenage shooter killed a fellow student and a teacher at a Wisconsin school and wounded six others on Monday before police found the suspect dead at the scene in the latest school shooting to devastate a U.S. community.

15/12 Syrian authorities reopen schools, a week after upheaval that overthrew Assad

Students returned to classrooms in Syria on Sunday after the country's new rulers ordered schools reopened in a potent sign of some normalcy a week after rebels swept into the capital in the dramatic overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad.

13/12 Elon Musk says SpaceX headquarters to be in Starbase, Texas

Elon Musk said on social media platform X on Thursday that the SpaceX headquarters will now officially be in the city of Starbase, Texas.

13/12 UCLA police chief who was criticized over Gaza protest violence is out

The police chief for the University of California at Los Angeles, who was criticized for the handling of a violent mob attack in May on pro-Palestinian activists encamped at UCLA, has left the campus police department.

12/12 Trump to discuss ending childhood vaccination programs with RFK Jr.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in an interview published on Thursday said he will be talking to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services, about ending childhood vaccination programs.

11/12 Serbia's Vucic promises to meet protesters' demands after train station disaster

Beset by weeks of protests by students over a deadly train station disaster last month, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic acted on Wednesday to defuse the unrest by pledging to meet all their demands.

10/12 California wildfire forces evacuations in Malibu; students shelter in place

A rapidly intensifying wildfire burning just northwest of Los Angeles forced some residents in Malibu to evacuate as it threatened homes, knocked out power and closed roads in the beach community.

09/12 US Supreme Court rejects school gender-identity policy challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court, turning away another case involving transgender issues, declined on Monday to hear a bid to revive a lawsuit against a public school district in Wisconsin over a policy to support gender identity of students that some parents challenged on religious rights and other grounds.

09/12 US Supreme Court rejects Boston case over race in school admissions

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday a chance to further restrict efforts to promote racial diversity in education, turning away a case over whether criteria that had been used to decide admissions to elite public high schools in Boston discriminated against white and Asian students.

09/12 Dozens of schools in Delhi get bomb threats, ANI news agency says

At least 40 schools received a bomb threat by email in Delhi on Monday demanding $30,000, ANI news agency said, while police officials conducted initial searches on school premises.

06/12 US judge says Southwest must face bias claims over free flights for Hispanic students

A U.S. judge on Friday said Southwest Airlines must face a lawsuit by a prominent affirmative action opponent claiming a now-defunct program that awarded free flights to Hispanic college students was racially discriminatory.

06/12 US judge upholds Naval Academy's race-conscious admissions policies

A federal judge on Friday ruled that the U.S. Naval Academy may continue to consider race when evaluating candidates to attend the elite military school, even after the U.S. Supreme Court barred civilian colleges from employing similar affirmative action policies.

06/12 Serbian students block classes to protest roof collapse deaths

Serbian university students blocked entry to some classes at dozens of state-run faculties across the country on Friday and boycotted others, demanding the prosecution of those responsible for the deadly collapse of a train station roof which has sparked a series of protests.

05/12 Starmer pledges measurable 'milestones' to rebuild Britain after rocky start

Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Thursday to deliver on his priorities to rebuild Britain by offering voters targets for improved living standards and more home building in a speech he hopes will draw a line under a bumpy start to government.

05/12 Ukraine's teenage boys fear a dark dilemma: Fight or run

A month before turning 18, Kyiv native Roman Biletskyi left his family and boarded a train westwards to escape Ukraine and any prospect of fighting in its grinding war.

05/12 Gunman wounds two children at California school, then kills self

A gunman shot and wounded two children at a California elementary school on Wednesday before shooting himself dead, the local sheriff's department said.

04/12 Defendant in shock Italian femicide case sentenced to life

A man who confessed to killing his former girlfriend last year, in a notorious femicide case that shocked Italy and triggered a national debate on violence against women, was on Tuesday found guilty and sentenced to life.

04/12 China calls on universities to provide 'love education'

China is urging colleges and universities to provide "love education" to emphasise positive views on marriage, love, fertility and family, in a bid to boost the country's flagging birth rate.

27/11 New Ohio law restricts bathroom access for transgender students

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed into law on Wednesday a measure prohibiting students from kindergarten through college from using school single-sex bathrooms and locker rooms other than ones of their biological gender.

23/11 Thousands protest in Valencia over lack of schools after deadly floods

Families and teachers protested in Valencia on Saturday to demand action over schools damaged by the deadly floods that killed over 220 people in eastern Spain and affected thousands of children's education.

23/11 Nvidia CEO says global cooperation in tech will continue under Trump administration

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Saturday that global collaboration and cooperation in technology will continue, even if the incoming U.S. administration imposes stricter export controls on advanced computing products.

21/11 Trump likely to expand 'school choice,' a longstanding conservative goal

President-elect Donald Trump is poised to enact a dramatic expansion of "school choice" programs next year that would make it easier for hundreds of thousands of parents to send their children to private school.

21/11 Trump likely to pick Johns Hopkins surgeon, COVID mandate critic Makary for FDA, sources say

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will likely choose Johns Hopkins surgeon and writer Martin Makary to lead the Food and Drug Administration, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

20/11 Trump taps former WWE CEO Linda McMahon as education secretary

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Linda McMahon as education secretary, putting the former pro-wrestling mogul at the helm of a department Trump has proposed abolishing.

19/11 Texas school officials advance Bible-infused elementary curriculum

Texas education officials voted narrowly to offer preliminary approval on Tuesday for a new curriculum that includes Bible lessons for children starting in kindergarten, part of a growing effort in the state and elsewhere to bring Christian principles to public schools.

19/11 Students hurt in China school crash as nerves fray over recent attacks

A vehicle ploughed into students and pedestrians outside a primary school in China's Hunan province on Tuesday morning and several people were injured, state media said, as worries spread over a spate of violent attacks in the country over the past week.

16/11 After missing school due to extreme heat, African children push for climate action

Children from East Africa, where heatwaves and floods have shuttered schools in recent months, are pushing for world leaders to protect their education - and their future - at the United Nations COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan.

15/11 Born into war, Ukraine toddlers adjust as conflict nears 1,000 days

On her way to hospital to give birth to her fourth child nearly three years ago, Ukrainian Liudmyla Rodchenko said she saw the bodies of civilians strewn along the street covered by blankets.

14/11 Entire generation in Gaza would lose education if UNRWA collapses, says UN

Israel's parliament passed a law last month that will ban the United Nations Palestinian relief agency from operating in the country.

14/11 India's toxic smog cuts off visibility in several areas

Toxic smog blanketed northern India on Thursday, becoming too thick to see through in several places, as high levels of pollution combined with humidity, low wind speed, and a drop in temperature, officials said.

14/11 Tropical storm Toraji shuts schools, some businesses in Hong Kong

Schools and many businesses shut in Hong Kong on Thursday morning after authorities issued the third highest typhoon warning overnight as tropical storm Toraji skirted about 150 km (93 miles) south of the financial hub.

13/11 Visibility drops in parts of Delhi as pollution surges

A toxic haze enveloped India's national capital on Wednesday morning as temperatures dropped and pollution surged, reducing visibility in some parts and prompting a warning from airport authorities that flights may be affected.

12/11 US judge declares Louisiana's Ten Commandments law unconstitutional

A federal judge on Tuesday declared unconstitutional a Louisiana law requiring that the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public school classrooms in the Southern state.

12/11 Lebanon's public schools reopen amid war and displacement

In the quiet seaside town of Amchit, 45 minutes north of Beirut, public schools are finally in session again, alongside tens of thousands of internally displaced people who have made some of them a makeshift shelter.

12/11 Spain's flood survivors strive to save their photos and memories

A mud-covered frame holding a wet, disintegrating photo was one of the most precious things that Ana Piedra Carbonell managed to salvage when floodwaters swept away her mother's house in the eastern Spanish town of Algemesi.

09/11 Authorities probing bigoted text messages that spread alarm across US

Federal and state authorities are investigating a wave of bigoted text messages sent anonymously that have spread alarm among Black Americans across the country this week, officials and recipients told Reuters.

06/11 Under Trump, a unified Congress could push through tax and spending cuts

Donald Trump's Republicans looked set on Wednesday to possibly win control of both chambers of Congress, giving them sweeping powers for the first time in eight years to ram through a broad agenda of tax and spending cuts, energy deregulation and border security controls.

06/11 Pakistan's Punjab sets up 'smog war room' to combat hazardous air

Poor air quality pushed Lahore to the top of the rankings as the world's most polluted city.

04/11 Canada judge who headed residential school abuse investigation dies

The judge and senator who chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into Canadian residential schools' abuse of Indigenous children has died. He was 73.

04/11 Eight on trial in France over murder of teacher who showed Prophet caricature

The father of a French pupil whose account of the use of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad in a class on free speech led to the teacher's brutal murder went on trial on Monday, accused of association with a terrorist network.

04/11 India hands out fines to owners of polluting vehicles, building sites

Authorities in India's capital and surrounding areas handed out fines to the owners of thousands of vehicles and construction sites for infringing pollution rules, in a bid to counter a slump in air quality during the last three weeks.

04/11 Witness confirms alleged irregular financing of Dina Boluarte for 2021 elections

Carlos Galarza, former youth leader of Dina Boluarte, confirmed before a polygraph the financing not declared to the ONPE of the president during the 2021 electoral campaign.

03/11 Australia to slash A$16 billion off student debt amid cost of living pressures

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that his government planned to cut student loans for around three million Australians by 20%, wiping around A$16 billion ($10.49 billion) in debts.

01/11 Appeals court to revisit Ohio school district's transgender anti-bullying policy

A federal appeals court decided on Friday to revisit its recent decision to uphold a central Ohio school district's right to enforce policies against the bullying of transgender students, which had been challenged by a conservative parents group.

01/11 Pakistan blast kills seven, including five school children

At least seven people including five school students were killed and 23 injured in a blast in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, a police official said.

28/10 China's private tutoring firms emerge from the shadows after crackdown

There has been no formal acknowledgement of a change in policy. But there is now tacit consent from policymakers to allow the tutoring industry to grow, in a pivot by Beijing to support job creation.

26/10 Biden apology for Indian boarding schools interrupted by Gaza war protester

President Joe Biden formally apologized on Friday for the U.S. government's role in running abusive Native American boarding schools for more than 150 years, and was heckled at the event over his support for Israel's war in Gaza.

25/10 Cyclone Dana uproots trees, snaps power lines on India's east coast

The cyclone is expected to weaken further into a deep depression in the afternoon.

25/10 Flights suspended at India's Kolkata, Odisha state as cyclone Dana approaches

Flights to and from the capital cities of India's eastern states of Odisha and West Bengal, including Kolkata, will be suspended from Thursday evening to Friday morning as the region braces for a cyclone set to hit during that time, officials said.

24/10 Bangladesh bans student wing of ousted Sheikh Hasina's party

Bangladesh’s interim government has officially banned the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League party, declaring it a "terrorist organisation".

24/10 Pollution-free environment a 'fundamental right', India's top court says

Living in a pollution-free environment is a fundamental right, India's Supreme Court said on Wednesday as it urged authorities to address deteriorating air quality in the north of the country.

24/10 Canada to cut immigration numbers, government source says

Canada will sharply lower the number of immigrants it allows into the country for the first time in years, marking a notable shift in policy for the government as it tries to remain in power.

22/10 Law school applicant numbers surge, end of LSAT logic games is possible factor

This year’s law school admission cycle is off to a strong start with a 26% increase in the number of people applying for a spot next fall compared with this time last year, while the number of applications sent to schools is up 37%.

21/10 Lenovo Launches Chromebook Duet and Chromebook Duet EDU G2

Lenovo presents two Chromebook convertible laptops through the Lenovo Chromebook Duet (11", 9) and Lenovo Chromebook Duet EDU G2 series.

11/09 South Africa's education bill threatens coalition, Democratic Alliance says

South Africa's Democratic Alliance said on Wednesday an education bill that President Cyril Ramaphosa plans to sign into law this week threatens the future of the unity government, the first sign of real friction between the coalition partners.

10/09 Books in, screens out: some Finnish pupils go back to paper after tech push

This autumn, pupils in the Finnish town of Riihimaki headed back to school with backpacks full of books after a decade of state-backed promotion of laptops and other digital devices in the classroom.

10/09 Internet suspended in parts of India's Manipur as students clash with police

Internet and mobile data services were suspended for five days and an indefinite curfew imposed in some parts of India's northeastern state of Manipur on Tuesday after student protests over continuing ethnic strife turned violent.

10/09 Israel's ultra-Orthodox parties help approve more funding for war

Israeli lawmakers gave their initial approval on Monday to raising the 2024 budget framework to help fund reservists and assist people displaced as a result of the war in Gaza, with support coming from ultra-Orthodox parties.

10/09 Fear of 'lost generation' as Gaza school year begins with all classes shut

The new school year in the Palestinian territories officially began on Monday, with all schools in Gaza shut after 11 months of war and no sign of a ceasefire.

09/09 India's top court orders protesting doctors to resume work by Tuesday

India's Supreme Court ordered all doctors protesting over the rape and murder of a female medic last month to resume work by Tuesday, warning they may face "adverse action" if they failed to adhere to the deadline.

08/09 Mother of Georgia mass shooting suspect called school before attack

The mother of the teenager charged with fatally shooting two students and two teachers at a Georgia high school on Wednesday called the school that morning and warned a counselor about an "extreme emergency," the Washington Post reported.

06/09 KinderCare revives plans for long-sought US IPO

KinderCare Learning Companies, a provider of early childhood education, filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States on Friday.

06/09 Teen suspected in Georgia school shooting to appear in court

Suspected Georgia high school shooter Colt Gray was set on Friday to appear in state court where he faces murder charges stemming from Wednesday's rampage that killed four people and wounded nine others.

06/09 Rift over ultra-Orthodox education funding deepens Israeli coalition woes

Israel's ultra-Orthodox parties, already at odds with coalition partners over demands to draft young religious men into the army, are again testing the unity of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government with a challenge over education funding.

06/09 Kenya primary boarding school blaze kills 17 students

A fire at a primary boarding school in central Kenya has killed 17 students, a police spokeswoman said on Friday.

06/09 Gaza teacher offers ray of hope with classroom in rubble

Gaza's schools lie in ruins or have been turned into shelters for families displaced by a war that has killed tens of thousands. Yet teacher Israa Abu Mustafa refuses to let death and destruction deprive traumatised children of an education.

06/09 U.S. Coast Guard academy students seek $130 million over alleged sexual assaults

More than a dozen former U.S. Coast Guard Academy students who say they were victims of sexual assault filed complaints on Thursday seeking $130 million in damages, accusing the school of allowing sexual violence to go unchecked.

06/09 Georgia teachers pressed new panic buttons during shooting, alerting police

Teachers at the Georgia high school, where a shooter killed four people on Wednesday, pressed wearable panic buttons -- in use just one week -- to alert law enforcement officers that they were in danger.

06/09 Georgia school shooting victims:   Two 'sweet' boys and two math teachers

The four people killed in the Georgia school mass shooting on Wednesday included two boys aged 14, remembered as funny, kind and positive, along with two teachers, both of whom taught mathematics and one who was also a football coach.

05/09 Bangladeshi students rally to mark one month since Hasina's fall

Thousands of students rallied in Bangladesh on Thursday to mark the one-month anniversary of the fall of long-serving former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after deadly protests.

05/09 Trump says US colleges could lose accreditation over 'antisemitic propaganda' if he's elected

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told Jewish donors on Thursday that U.S. universities would lose accreditation and federal support over what he described as "antisemitic propaganda" if he is elected to the White House.

05/09 Georgia investigators looking for answers on school shooter's access to gun, motive

Investigators in Georgia on Thursday sought to piece together how a teenager obtained the assault rifle he used to carry out a mass shooting at his school and whether there were any additional warning signs after authorities visited his home a year ago.

05/09 Indiana court allows Valparaiso University to sell O'Keeffe painting

An Indiana judge has ruled that Valparaiso University can sell a Georgia O'Keeffe and two other paintings, in part because the O'Keeffe and another of the paintings are not "conservative," as required by the donor who made the school's purchases possible.

04/09 Reports of 2 dead in Georgia school shooting, 1 person in custody

Law enforcement officers in Georgia responded on Wednesday to a shooting at a high school and there were reports at least two people had been killed.

04/09 China warns students 'beautiful women, handsome guys' could lure them into spying

China's top spy agency has warned students with access to sensitive data to be wary of "handsome men and beautiful women" who could fake feelings to lure them into spying for foreign entities, compromising national security.

03/09 Gaza schoolgirl longs to return to class as war disrupts new academic year

Gaza schoolgirl Rama Abu Seif longs to return to a classroom to study but it is now a dormitory for families displaced by war. Her books were burned to light fires in clay ovens. Her school bag is stuffed with clothes in case she needs to flee an Israeli bombardment quickly.

03/09 Eleven dead after school bus hits students, parents in eastern China

Eleven people were killed in China's eastern Shandong province on Tuesday after a school bus lost control at a busy pedestrian junction, broadcaster CCTV reported, with disturbing footage showing bodies lying on the road and trapped under the vehicle.

03/09 Children return to school in Ukraine's Kharkiv as Russia bombards city

As children across Ukraine return for the start of the academic year, in the country's second largest city of Kharkiv they could only do so at an underground school amid Russian bombardment.

01/09 Edu explains why Arsenal made signing they ‘never planned’ as Raheem Sterling breaks silence on arrival

Arsenal sporting director Edu has confessed to making an improvisational signing, while Raheem Sterling has spoken about his move

31/08 New Hampshire top court upholds school transgender student policy

New Hampshire's top court on Friday upheld a school district's policy that encourages teachers and officials to not disclose students' status as transgender or gender nonconforming to their parents or others without their permission.

30/08 As students and protests return to campus, Columbia tries new restrictions, leadership

The new school year is still days away, but student protesters have already made a noisy return to Columbia University's New York campus, the epicenter of a pro-Palestinian protest movement that spread to schools around the world this spring.

30/08 Schools in Pakistan's Karachi closed as rare August cyclone builds up

Heavy rains and stormy winds forced authorities in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, to close schools on Friday, after a deep depression in the Arabian Sea that the weather office says could develop into a cyclonic storm.

28/08 South Korea to ask Telegram, other social media firms to help tackle digital sex crimes

South Korean authorities said on Wednesday they plan to ask Telegram and other social media platforms to more actively help with the deletion and blocking of sexually explicit deepfake content, part of measures aimed at tackling the growing problem.

27/08 Australia to limit foreign student enrolments in migration crackdown

Australia said on Tuesday it would limit the enrolment number of international students at 270,000 for 2025, as the government looks to rein in record migration that has contributed to a spike in home rental prices.

22/08 Indian ed-tech giant Byju's insolvency case fans fears of employees

The insolvency of Indian education technology company Byju's threatens to be the biggest upset in a celebrated startup sector, unleashing a long battle by thousands of panic-stricken employees to recover dues and protect their careers.

22/08 China's fresh urbanisation push may thwart 'birth-friendly society' goal

Mary Meng is so busy and stressed working for a Chinese tech company in Shanghai that she can't imagine having a second child.

21/08 MIT's enrollment of Black, Latino students drops after Supreme Court affirmative action ban

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's incoming freshman class this year dropped to just 16% Black, Hispanic, Native American or Pacific Islander students compared to 31% in previous years after the U.S. Supreme Court banned colleges from using race as a factor in admissions in 2023, the elite engineering school said.

21/08 Displaced Gaza student tries to study despite destruction of universities

Shahed Abu Omar, 20, was in her third year studying computer science at Gaza’s Al Azhar University when it was reduced to rubble by Israel's military campaign in the Palestinian territory.

21/08 Schools, internet shut near Mumbai as protests grow against sexual abuse of minors

Internet services were cut off and schools were closed for a second straight day in a town near India's financial capital Mumbai on Wednesday, as protests over the alleged sexual abuse of two, four-year old girls intensified, media said.

21/08 China's rising youth unemployment breeds new working class: 'Rotten-tail kids'

Rising unemployment in China is pushing millions of college graduates into a tough bargain, with some forced to accept low-paying work or even subsist on their parents' pensions, a plight that has created a new working class of "rotten-tail kids".

21/08 Mexico could boost GDP by $391 billion if most women worked, report finds

Mexico could boost its annual economic activity by more than 25%, or $390.5 billion, if women participated in the labor force at the same rate as men, a report estimated on Tuesday.

17/08 US Supreme Court won't allow LGBT student protection in certain states

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Friday to let President Joe Biden's administration enforce a key part of a new rule protecting LGBT students from discrimination in schools and colleges based on gender identity in 10 Republican-led states that had challenged it.

16/08 Bangladesh student protesters plan new party to cement their revolution

Student demonstrators who ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have rejected calls from Bangladesh's two main political parties for quick elections and are considering creating their own party to cement in place reforms, according to interviews with four protest leaders.

16/08 U.S. teacher Marc Fogel devastated by Russia prisoner swap exclusion

There is little about Marc Fogel's past that could have predicted he would one day end up in a Russian prison.

16/08 Harvard settles lawsuit alleging it ignored sexual harassment

Harvard University has settled a lawsuit accusing the Ivy League school of ignoring sexual harassment by a professor who three graduate students said had threatened their academic careers if they reported him.

16/08 Columbia University president resigns in wake of campus protests over Gaza war

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned on Wednesday, nearly four months after the university's handling of campus protests over Israel's war in Gaza drew criticism from pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian sides alike.

11/08 Bangladesh chief justice, central bank chief quit amid protests

Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan resigned, the law ministry's adviser said, after students warned him of "dire consequences" if he did not.

10/08 Student leader wants ousted Bangladeshi PM to face trial

Nahid Islam is now part of an interim government.

10/08 Bangladesh's Hasina did not resign before fleeing, son says

Sheikh Hasina has been sheltering in New Delhi following an uprising that killed about 300 people, many of them students, ending her uninterrupted rule of 15 years.

09/08 Columbia says 3 deans resign over 'antisemitic tropes' in texts

Three Columbia University deans, who engaged in what the school's administration called troubling text message exchanges that touched on "ancient antisemitic tropes," have resigned, a university spokesperson said late on Thursday.

08/08 Hindus in Bangladesh try to flee to India amid violence

Hundreds of Bangladeshi Hindus have tried unsuccessfully to flee to India this week after many homes and businesses of the minority community were vandalised following the overthrow of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

08/08 Nobel laureate Yunus arrives in Bangladesh to lead interim government after strife

Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus returned home to strife-torn Bangladesh on Thursday, to lead a new interim government after weeks of tumultuous student protests forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee to neighbouring India.

07/08 How US public schools became a new religious battleground

It is a foundational democratic tenet taught in every basic U.S. history course: the Constitution bars the government from endorsing an official religion or favoring one over others.

07/08 Protesters force four Bangladesh cenbank deputies to resign, bank sources say

Four deputy governors of Bangladesh's central bank were forced to resign on Wednesday after about 300-400 officials protested against what they said was corruption by top officials, two sources at the bank told Reuters.

07/08 Bangladesh students expect interim government members to be finalised on Wednesday

Bangladesh's protest leaders said they expect members of an interim government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, to be finalised on Wednesday after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina quit and fled to India following a violent crackdown on a student-led uprising.

06/08 Harvard must face lawsuit over antisemitism on campus

Harvard University must face a lawsuit by Jewish students who accused the Ivy League school of letting its campus become a bastion of rampant antisemitism.

06/08 Gymnastics-U.S. pommel hero Nedoroscik urges universities to revive system that nurtured him

Gymnast-turned-meme Stephen Nedoroscik and his American teammates credit the United States college system for their Olympic success and the pommel horse bronze medallist has urged universities to keep alive their gymnastics programmes.

06/08 Hindu homes, temples targeted in Bangladesh after Hasina ouster, minority group says

Hundreds of Hindu houses, businesses and temples have been vandalised since the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a community association said on Tuesday, and mainly Hindu India said it was worried about the incidents.

06/08 Explainer: Why did Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resign and where is she now?

Sheikh Hasina resigned as Bangladesh's prime minister and fled the country on Monday following weeks of dedly protests that began as demonstrations by students against government job quotas but surged into a movement demanding her resignation.

06/08 Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh's other female PM, to be freed after Hasina's ouster

Days ahead of her 79th birthday, Bangladesh's first female Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is set to get a welcome gift: release from house arrest after anti-government protests ousted her bitter rival Sheikh Hasina from power.

06/08 Who is Nahid Islam, student leader of campaign to oust PM Sheikh Hasina?

Often seen in public with a Bangladeshi flag tied across his forehead, Nahid Islam is a soft-spoken sociology student who spearheaded the protest that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after 15 straight years in power.

05/08 Reaction to resignation and flight of Bangladesh prime minister

Here are some reactions to the news that Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina has resigned as prime minister and fled the country following violent street protests.

05/08 What's behind Bangladesh's protest against PM Sheikh Hasina?

Bangladesh is on the boil again with close to 100 people killed on Sunday as protesters, calling for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation, clashed with security forces and supporters of the ruling party.

05/08 Bangladesh protest: Students call for march to force PM to quit

Protesting students in Bangladesh have called for a march to the capital Dhaka on Monday in defiance of a nationwide curfew to press Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign, a day after deadly clashes in the South Asian country killed nearly 100 people.

22/07 Crowded Ministry of Education and Culture Removes Science, Social Sciences & Indonesian Language Lessons, See the Reasons

At the start of the 2024/2025 academic year, it was widely reported that the Ministry of Education and Culture was eliminating the science, social studies and language majors for high school, vocational school and equivalent levels. Check out the reasons!

12/07 At least seven bodies pulled from collapsed school in central Nigeria

At least seven lifeless bodies have been pulled from the rubble of a collapsed school building in central Nigeria's Plateau state on Friday, a Reuters witness said.

12/07 US college athletes may be employees under new test, court rules

A U.S. appeals court on Thursday created a test for courts to determine when college athletes are the employees of their schools and the governing body for American intercollegiate sports, making them eligible for the minimum wage.

12/07 Kansas researcher wins reversal of conviction in Trump-era China probe

A U.S. appeals court on Thursday tossed the conviction of a former University of Kansas professor for making a false statement related to work he was doing in China, marking a new setback for the Department of Justice in a Trump administration-era crackdown on Chinese influence within American academia.

09/07 NYU settles antisemitism lawsuit brought by Jewish students

New York University settled a lawsuit by Jewish students who accused the school of failing to stop antisemitism on campus.

08/07 Prabowo's free-meal plan stirs investor fears about Indonesia's finances

Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto wants to give school children free meals, but the plan and his pledge to be 'daring' on spending have the country's debt and currency markets on edge.

06/07 Israeli strike kills 16 at Gaza school, military says it targeted gunmen

At least 16 people were killed in an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced Palestinian families in central Gaza on Saturday, the Palestinian health ministry said, in an attack Israel said had targeted militants.

03/07 La Voz Perú almost won and is the only Peruvian to achieve a feat. with Christian Yaipén: meet Edu Lecca

Edu Lecca did not manage to win the 'La Voz Perú' trophy, but he managed to record with Christian Yaipén. Now, the man from Trujillo comments on the criticism he received from Eva Ayllón and affirms that he is focused on creating his own music.

03/07 UK election: What has Labour promised to do if elected?

Britain's Labour Party is projected to win Thursday's national election with a large majority, returning to power after 14 years in opposition.

03/07 Canadian court allows police to clear pro-Palestinian campus encampment

An Ontario judge ordered pro-Palestinian protesters to leave their two-month-old encampment at Canada's largest university by Wednesday evening, granting the University of Toronto's injunction request in a ruling on Tuesday.

02/07 US court allows part of Biden student debt relief plan to resume

A U.S. appeals court allowed President Joe Biden's administration to move forward with implementing a key part of a new student debt relief plan designed to lower monthly payments for millions of Americans.

25/06 US judges block parts of key Biden student debt plan

Two federal judges in Kansas and Missouri on Monday sided with several Republican-led states and partially blocked Democratic President Joe Biden's administration from moving forward with a key student debt relief initiative that would cost billions of dollars.

24/06 Louisiana is sued for requiring display of Ten Commandments in classrooms

Louisiana was sued on Monday over a new law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in all public school classrooms in the state.

21/06 Charges dropped for Columbia University students arrested at pro-Palestinian protests

Dozens of pro-Palestinian student protesters arrested in April after occupying and barricading a building at Columbia University in New York City had all criminal charges against them dropped on Thursday, Manhattan prosecutors said at a court hearing.

21/06 Trump says foreign college graduates should automatically get green cards

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday suggested that people who graduate from college in the United States should "automatically" get a green card to be able to stay in the country.

20/06 Law schools boost their AI offerings as industry booms

A growing number of law schools are adding courses and degree programs in artificial intelligence as a way to meet employer demand and capitalize on the flourishing AI industry.

20/06 India economic inequality to persist despite roaring GDP growth: Reuters poll

The Indian economy is likely to remain the fastest-growing major one in coming years, but a majority of independent economists and policy experts polled by Reuters are not confident it will make any difference in narrowing stark economic inequality.

19/06 Philippine VP Duterte exits Marcos cabinet as their alliance crumbles

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte resigned on Wednesday from the cabinet of President Ferdinand Marcos and another key post, in the latest sign that her alliance with Marcos Jr has crumbled.

19/06 Los Angeles school board votes to ban smartphones

The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education on Tuesday voted to ban smartphones for its 429,000 students in an attempt to insulate kids from distractions and social media that undermine learning and hurt mental health.

18/06 South Korea orders doctors to return to work amid prolonged strike

The South Korean government issued a return-to-work order for private practitioners on Tuesday as more doctors including medical professors join the months-long strike to protest increasing medical school admissions.

17/06 Biden protections for LGBT students blocked in six more states

A federal judge in Kentucky on Monday blocked President Joe Biden's administration from implementing new protections for LGBT students from discrimination in schools and colleges based on their gender identities in six Republican-led states that challenged the federal rule as unlawful.

17/06 US says two universities fell short in addressing anti-Arab, antisemitic hate

The University of Michigan and the City University of New York have fallen short in addressing recent incidents of anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab and antisemitic nature, the U.S. Education Department said on Monday.

17/06 Edu Lecca on videos deleted by Group 5: “If they had not given us the topics, we would be nothing”

Edu Lecca, the only Peruvian who has made a feat. with Christian Yaipén, reveals what it was like when he left Group 5 to go to another orchestra. In addition, the man from Trujillo addresses criticism of the group by those who have complained about the elimination of his videos.

15/06 California schools hold graduation ceremonies without disruption over Gaza war

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and other institutions in the state conducted graduation ceremonies on Friday without the disruption of protests over Israel's war on Gaza, with proceedings largely undisturbed.

15/06 US Catholic bishops apologize to Native Americans for abuses, promise new outreach

U.S. Catholic bishops offered an apology to Native Americans on Friday for the church's role in inflicting trauma on their communities and adopted new guidelines for ministering to indigenous Catholics.

15/06 Six years after US mass shooting, demolition starts on Parkland school building

More than six years after a gunman massacred 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in one of the worst U.S. school shootings, crews began tearing down the abandoned building on Friday.

12/06 The house where Ana Hickmann and Edu Guedes will live cost four and a half million reais; see the details!

If you follow ESTRELANDO, you have already seen that Ana Hickmann and Edu Guedes are going to live together. But do you know what the new house is like? The home of millions, literally, is in the luxury condominium Porto São Pedro, in the interior of São Paulo. See this photo on Instagram A post shared by Cadu Migliorini Imóveis de Campo (@cmimoveisdecampo) On the couple's broker's social media, i

11/06 UK Conservatives promise to build 1.6 million homes in 5 years

Britain's governing Conservatives on Tuesday promised voters they would build 1.6 million homes over the next five years if they are re-elected on July 4.

11/06 California public university academics end pro-Palestinian strike under court order

Thousands of University of California academic workers who went on strike at six campuses protesting administrators' response to pro-Palestinian protests returned to the job on Monday under court order, but their union vowed more protests to come.

11/06 See Ana Hickmann and Edu Guedes’ new home: ‘Making a dream come true’

The two presenters started dating in March

08/06 Shooting at Panama university leaves one dead, another injured

Two shooters opened fire on Friday at a rural branch of the University of Panama, killing a young man and wounding another, police and university officials said.

06/06 US has been in contact with Israel about strike on school in Gaza, State Dept says

The U.S. has been in contact with Israel about a strike on a school in Gaza on Thursday, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters, adding that Washington expects Israel to be fully transparent in making information about the strike public.

04/06 Columbia University settles lawsuit over campus safety amid protests

Columbia University will provide safety escorts and take other steps to protect its students, to settle a lawsuit claiming its campus had become unsafe during recent pro-Palestinian protests.

04/06 Microsoft hit with Austrian privacy complaints over its education programme

Microsoft on Tuesday found itself targeted in two complaints filed by privacy advocacy group NOYB to the Austrian privacy watchdog related to its online education software, the latest grievances levelled against the U.S. tech giant.

03/06 Muslim schools caught up in France's fight against Islamism

Last year, Sihame Denguir enrolled her teenage son and daughter in France's largest Muslim private school, in the northern city of Lille some 200 kilometres (125 miles) from their middle-class suburban Parisian home.

03/06 Back to class - or shelters? Next school year snags Israel's Lebanon strategy

In dozens of northern Israeli towns and villages, evacuated under fire from Lebanon's Hezbollah group in parallel with the Gaza war, officials hope daily rocket warning sirens will give way to school bells when the academic year starts on Sept 1.