Investigation opens after allegations of student confinement in wooden “timeout” boxes at upstate New York schools
A school district in upstate New York has launched an internal investigation following allegations that elementary school students, including children with disabilities, may have been confined inside wooden “timeout” boxes on school premises.The Salmon River Central School District board of education confirmed last week that it is reviewing the actions of district officials after images […]
SOF IGKO result 2025-26 released at sofworld.org: Check direct link to download here
SOF IGKO result 2025-26: The Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF) has officially released the International General Knowledge Olympiad (IGKO) result 2025-26. Students who appeared for the SOF IGKO Level 1 examination can now check and download their results through the official website at sofworld.org.The SOF International General Knowledge Olympiad is conducted annually for students from Classes […]
Student loan crackdown returns as Trump administration resumes wage garnishment in January
The Trump administration will restart wage garnishment for Americans in default on federal student loans early next year. The move marks the first new round of wage seizures since the pandemic-era pause on collections. The US Department of Education confirmed the decision on Monday.Beginning the week of January 7, the department will notify about 1,000 […]
US Education Department to review Brown University: Clery Act compliance questioned after December shooting
US Education Department to review Brown University (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt) The tragic shooting at Brown University on December 13, 2025, shook the campus community and left the nation grappling with yet another reminder of the risks students face on college campuses. Two young lives were lost that day, and the incident has sparked urgent questions […]
US State Department revokes 95,000 visas in 2025: Over 8,000 international students caught in the sweep
US State Department revokes 95,000 visas in 2025 The US State Department has revoked more than 95,000 visas in 2025, according to figures confirmed by Fox News on Friday. The number marks a sharp increase from earlier this month, when reports had placed total revocations at 85,000. Officials cited safety concerns as the primary reason […]
Digital libraries to boost rural education in 104 Agra panchayats, ETEducation
Each digital library will be equipped with computers, high-speed internet, e-books and a wide range of digital study material Agra: In a bid to bridge the education gap between rural and urban areas, the Uttar Pradesh government has announced the establishment of modern digital libraries in 104 gram panchayats of Agra district. The project, to […]
Five years after California banned transcript holds, misinformation at community colleges undercuts student access
Image credit: Getty Images When California outlawed transcript withholding in 2020, the state positioned itself at the forefront of a quiet but consequential higher-education reform. The move was designed to dismantle a debt-collection practice that often trapped low-income students in a bureaucratic dead end, unable to prove their academic progress to employers or transfer institutions. […]
NITI Aayog lays out a roadmap for internationalisation of higher education in India, ETEducation
The government is of the view that the internationalisation of higher education is an imperative for shaping its human capital to be ready for national and global leadership NITI Aayog has proposed allowing foreign higher education institutions to set up campuses in Indian institutions under the ‘campus within a campus’ model with a sunset clause […]
US Department of Education opens Clery Act review after Brown University shooting: Here’s what to know
A snowman begins to sag on the usually-bustling Main Green at Brown University, where the fall semester was canceled a week early following the campus shooting. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) The US Department of Education has announced a formal review of Brown University following the mass shooting on campus on December 13, 2025, that killed […]
Schools against linking attendance and grants, say it’ll encourage malpractice, ETEducation
The state earlier implemented a result-based grant policy in 2013, linking grants to Class 10 and 12 board examination performance Ahmedabad: The Gujarat education department’s new policy of linking grants for aided schools with students’ attendance has drawn strong opposition from school managements who believe the move could encourage malpractice. Under the new policy, grants […]