Only IBR plan qualifies for US student loan cancellation under Trump. (Getty Images) In recent weeks, a limited group of federal student loan borrowers in the US has received emails from the Department of Education confirming that their remaining loan balances will be cancelled. The development marks a rare move toward debt relief under the…
7 in 10 Americans think US education is headed in the wrong direction Americans are questioning the direction of their education system. A recent Pew Research Center survey, conducted from September 22 to September 28, 2025, among 3,445 US adults using Pew’s American Trends Panel, finds that 70 percent of adults believe US colleges and…
Harvard’s ongoing legal disputes with the Trump administration have found a consistent supporter in the state of Massachusetts. According to the Harvard Crimson, Since President Donald Trump took office in January, Attorney General Andrea J. Campbell has joined 35 lawsuits and filed several amicus briefs against his administration. Many of these cases involve higher education…
McMahon says shutdown proves Education Department isn’t needed . (AP Photo) Education Secretary Linda McMahon has stated that the recent federal shutdown demonstrates the US Department of Education is unnecessary. Despite the shutdown, millions of American students have continued attending school, teachers are still receiving pay, and schools have remained operational, she said.McMahon argued that…
Matthew Beckman, associate research professor of statistics at Penn State University, has recently been awarded the 2025 Waller Education Award by the American Statistical Association, as reported by Penn State’s official news portal. The award recognises individuals who have made significant contributions to the teaching of statistics or data science. Beckman was selected for his…
Court order protects thousands of federal workers from job loss amid ongoing US government shutdown Thousands of federal employees got a temporary reprieve this week after a federal judge stopped the Trump administration from moving forward with layoffs during the ongoing government shutdown. Over 4,000 workers had already received notices that they could lose their…
Caitlin Perkins, a virtual teacher, on screen at left, and ninth grade English 1 teacher Tammy Rucker, right, during class at Yazoo City High School. (Photo courtesy: Mississippi Today) Mississippi has introduced a new virtual teaching initiative aimed at addressing the state’s long-standing teacher shortage. The programme, known as REACH MS (Mississippi Virtual Synchronous Learning…
Brown University rejects US education deal over academic freedom concerns. (AI Image) Brown University has formally rejected a funding proposal from the Trump administration, stating that the deal poses a threat to academic freedom and institutional autonomy. The proposal, presented to a select group of universities, offered access to increased federal funding in return for…
The US labour market is navigating uncharted waters. In August 2025, total nonfarm payroll employment increased by just 22,000 jobs, marking a significant slowdown compared with prior months and signaling a potential cooling in the post-pandemic recovery phase. According to the report obtained by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the unemployment rate remained steady…
Columbia University has become the last Ivy League institution to maintain a fully test-optional policy, a move that sets it apart from its peers as the league reverses the trend of eliminating standardized tests. In recent months, Princeton announced that starting with the 2027 admissions cycle, students will once again be required to submit SAT…
