Taliban stop female Afghan students leaving country to study in Dubai
"After the Taliban shut universities for women, my only hope was to get a scholarship which would help me study abroad," says 20-year-old Afghan student Natkai. Read more
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"After the Taliban shut universities for women, my only hope was to get a scholarship which would help me study abroad," says 20-year-old Afghan student Natkai. Read more
University of Southern California tentatively settles false advertising lawsuit by graduates of certificate programs, raising issues of how colleges value different students. Read more
The largest gap on record between top GCSE grades awarded to pupils in London and those in north-east England has prompted warnings of a “continuing widening” in the north-south education divide. Read more
Applicants to a liberal arts college can now participate in discussions and a seminar in lieu of the traditional essay and letters of recommendation. Read more
University leaders are fielding demands to remove a book, deemed antisemitic by some and a legitimate criticism of Israel by others, from a course syllabus. Read more
In 2021, a former student from USC tried making a purchase on USC’s online bookstore, considering alumni who buy through its website were provided a competitive discount on Apple products for one week of the year. But the discount failed to work. Read more
Gov. Ron DeSantis' overhaul of Florida's education system in the name of "parental rights" and combatting "woke ideology" continues apace with the Florida Board of Education approving a new rule Wednesday requiring people at state colleges to use restrooms and changing facilities that align with their sex assigned at birth. Read more
Amidst a budget crisis, Pennsylvania State University offers in-state tuition rates to qualifying illegal immigrants while American citizens across the country are charged out-of-state tuition. Read more
Pupils receiving their GCSE grades this year should be proud of beating pre-pandemic achievements, despite moderators deciding that overall grades would fall closer to 2019 levels than last year. Read more
A museum’s temporary removal of its online content, including videos on disease transmission, embryology, black American history, the history of sex ed and many other topics, has sparked criticism from various interest groups. Read more