SC agrees to hear plea against UP govt’s decision to merge primary schools, ET Education
The petitioner argued that the policy decision was arbitrary, unreasonable and violative of Article 21A of the Constitution New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea challenging the Uttar Pradesh govt’s decision to merge over 100 primary schools with low student enrolment. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi […]
Chicago public school district cuts 1,450 jobs, targets teachers and special education support amid $734 million deficit
In one of the most sweeping education job cuts seen in recent years, Chicago Public Schools (CPS)—the third-largest school district in the United States—has laid off over 1,450 school-based staff members as it scrambles to reduce a ballooning budget deficit that now stands at $734 million.The layoffs, announced just weeks before the start of the […]
CAS benefits for assistant professors on fixed pay, ET Education
Assistant professors will not be entitled to claim any benefits beyond what is granted under this scheme Ahmedabad: The state education department has issued a notification extending career advancement scheme (CAS) benefits to assistant professors in grant-in-aid colleges hired on five-year fixed pay contracts. The new policy is applicable to those appointed after the Aug […]
Harvard extends hiring freeze, cites $1 billion threat from US research cuts, visa curbs, and endowment tax
Harvard University has extended its campus-wide hiring freeze and warned of a potential $1 billion annual financial loss, as a result of multiple policy decisions rolled out by the Trump administration. The university cited a combination of research funding cuts, new restrictions on international students, and a sharp increase in the tax on its endowment […]
UP govt ‘pairs’ 10,827 schools, converts vacant buildings into ‘Bal Vatikas’, ET Education
In such a situation, the children of Bal Vatika in the vacant school will be able to use the basic facilities like drinking water, toilet and play area more easily Lucknow: The state govt has so far paired 10,827 primary schools to address the challenge of thousands of small, under-enrolled schools that led to isolation […]
Trump halts education aid for 1.4 million kids, triggering lawsuit: How low-income families and immigrant students will be hit
Trump administration sued by over 20 states over funding freeze for 1.4 million school children. More than 20 US states have taken legal action against the Trump administration over a major freeze in federal education funding. At the center of the controversy is a halt on billions of dollars meant for after-school and summer learning […]
What is a black hole merger?
The impending collision of two black holes is seen in this still image from a computer simulation released by the LIGO collaboration in 2016. | Photo Credit: Reuters A: A black hole merger happens when two black holes — extremely dense objects with gravity so strong that not even light can escape — get close […]
UPSSSC answer key 2025 for Technical Assistant exam released at upsssc.gov.in: Direct link to download here
The Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC) has released the provisional answer key for the Technical Assistant Group C Mains Examination 2025. Candidates who appeared for the recruitment exam held on July 13, 2025, can now download the answer key from the official website — upsssc.gov.in.Through this recruitment drive, a total of 3446 vacancies […]
AIC-CCMB planning trials for Chikungunya vaccine with indigenously developed mRNA technology
CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) Atal Incubation Centre (AIC) is planning to go ahead with the next stage larger-scale trials of the indigenously developed mRNA vaccine technology for tackling Chikungunya. “Chikungunya is a serious, major debilitating disease in India and it does not yet have a vaccine. We have already demonstrated the ability to […]
Global graduates are ready for work, but 58% of them still can’t find jobs: What’s holding them back?
Global graduates are ready for work, but 58% of them still can’t find jobs A new global survey by Kickresume (an AI-powered online platform for job seekers), conducted in May 2025, reveals a surprising disconnect at the heart of today’s graduate job market. While most fresh graduates say they feel confident and ready to launch […]