Hurricane Helene swept through western North Carolina a year ago, leaving thousands of students uprooted and homes destroyed: the Appalachian region, once seen as a climate haven, found itself at the mercy of unprecedented floods, landslides, and wind. The storm’s aftermath extended far beyond shattered structures, leaving children grappling with instability, disrupted learning, and emotional…
Kyrene school district plans major consolidation amid falling enrolment The Kyrene School District in Arizona is moving toward a historic restructuring plan that would close eight of its 25 schools by the end of the 2028–29 academic year, with an additional school set to be repurposed as a gifted academy. If approved, this would mark…
Will Shu, the co-founder and former CEO of Deliveroo, is a visionary entrepreneur who turned personal frustration into a global food delivery empire. Born in Connecticut to Taiwanese-American parents, Shu transformed his experiences on Wall Street and at business school into a blueprint for disrupting the way people access food. His journey—from grueling workweeks as…
How Amazon’s $1 billion wage and healthcare plan could transform employee lives For years, Amazon’s warehouse and delivery workers have been at the heart of America’s retail machine — moving goods at record speeds while shouldering long shifts and relentless performance pressures. Now, in a move that could reshape daily life for hundreds of thousands…
UC students, staff, and faculty sue Trump over civil rights violations In a landmark confrontation that could redefine the boundaries of higher education and federal authority, a coalition of students, professors, staff, and labor unions from the University of California (UC) system has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration. The plaintiffs allege that the…
Two months after Harvard College shut down three of its diversity-related offices, undergraduate peer counselling programs remain operational, but counsellors face growing challenges in directing students to appropriate resources. According to a report by The Harvard Crimson, the restructuring has created uncertainty in how students with identity-based concerns are supported. Peer counselling as a first…
A centuries-old curriculum is about to shape America’s next generation of military leaders. According to POLITICO, America’s five federal service academies are preparing to announce that they will begin accepting Classic Learning Test (CLT) scores from the 2027 admissions cycle, alongside the SAT and ACT. This will mark a historic shift for elite institutions that…
A nationwide survey has revealed an unprecedented decline in public satisfaction with K-12 education in the United States, signaling a deepening crisis of confidence in the school system. The Walton Family Foundation-Gallup poll, released in September 2025, found that only 35% of Americans are satisfied with K-12 education—the lowest level recorded in more than two…
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, has officially declared the results of the Nursing Officer Recruitment Common Eligibility Test (NORCET-9) Stage-1, held on 14 September 2025. The highly competitive examination witnessed participation from thousands of nursing aspirants across the country. According to the results, 19,334 candidates have successfully qualified for Stage-II,…
A Bloomberg report places India at the top among nations with approved H-1B visa applications from 2020 to 2023, with 232,974 approvals, representing nearly 73.7% of all H-1B visas granted. Complementing this, a Pew Research report shows that US immigration surged by 1.6 million in 2023, the largest increase in more than two decades, with…
