Education

(Representative AI Image) Across the United States, teachers are paying out of pocket to keep classrooms operational. From pencils and composition books to durable headphones and art supplies, educators at high-needs schools regularly spend hundreds, sometimes thousands, of dollars annually on materials that schools cannot provide. Even with modest district stipends and crowdfunding platforms like…

Lovely Professional University (LPU), based in Punjab, has banned American soft drinks including Coca-Cola and Pepsi from its campus. The decision was announced by LPU founder and Chancellor Ashok Kumar Mittal after the United States doubled tariffs on Indian goods to 50%. Calling the move “hypocrisy and bullying,” Mittal declared that the boycott marked the…

NEET UG Counselling 2025: The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has granted NEET UG 2025 candidates additional time to reconsider their choices by extending the Round 1 seat resignation deadline to September 3, 2025, 5:00 PM. This decision allows students to withdraw from their allotted seats without forfeiting the security deposit, providing relief amid the intense…

The US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has determined that Denver Public Schools (DPS) violated Title IX, the federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in educational programs. This landmark investigation, launched on January 28, 2025, marked the first high-profile Title IX probe under the Trump Administration’s OCR and has ignited a national…

Trump administration targets Black student success plans: How legal challenges are reshaping US education. (AI Image) School districts across the US, particularly those with programmes aimed at supporting Black students, are increasingly facing legal scrutiny under President Trump’s administration. Initiatives designed to hire more Black teachers, introduce more Black history classes, and address concepts such…

US officials push for more nutrition education in medical schools to tackle chronic disease. (AI Image) Federal officials in the US have called for a nationwide overhaul of nutrition education in medical training. The move, led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is part of a broader public health push to…

Imagine sitting in a university classroom, ready to debate a complex issue, only to realize your professor is afraid to teach it fully, because a state policy now dictates how “controversial” subjects must be presented. This is the reality unfolding at Iowa’s public universities, where the Board of Regents has approved a policy requiring faculty…

India loves talking about its digital leaps—the UPI revolution, Aadhaar, AI startups. But let’s pause and ask a simpler question: if tomorrow every Indian child were asked to take a class online, how many could actually log in? The uncomfortable answer lies buried in the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2024–25 report….

The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has officially released the NEET PG 2025 scorecard and final answer key for candidates who appeared in the examination. This marks a crucial step for thousands of medical graduates across India aspiring for postgraduate medical courses. The scorecard provides detailed information about each candidate’s performance, including…

JKSSB to release fresh admit cards for JE exams ahead of September test dates The Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) has announced the revised examination dates for the Junior Engineer (JE) recruitment examination 2025 for both Civil and Electrical branches. The rescheduling comes after the cancellation of the earlier exams, which were initially…