Trump Rule Could Ban Some Public Servants From Student Loan Forgiveness
A new rule could disqualify certain employers from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program that are deemed to be engaged in “illegal activities.”
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Lettings agent apologises to Reeves for rental licence ‘oversight’ – UK politics live
Owner of firm used by chancellor says he ‘deeply regrets’ issue
Rachel Reeves’ rental error: standards adviser looking at new information
Robert Peston, ITV’s political editor, says he thinks it is a mistake for the Conservatives to be saying Rachel Reeves should have to resign over the rental licence error. He explains why in a post on social media. Here is an extract.
Kemi Badenoch’s call...
A former Tory councillor tried to ban my novel Pigeon English. Why should pupils suffer because of him?
My book, which draws on my upbringing on a diverse and deprived Luton council estate, has been used as a GCSE text. But one man objected to its profane language and depictions of violence and sexual behaviour
Back in September, in a measure designed to “prevent immorality”, the Taliban closed down the internet in Afghanistan. This was the latest step – after a ban on all girls over the...
He Studied Why Some Female Birds Look Like Males
Jay Falk explored a fundamental question: How do genes give rise to different bodies? But without funding, “there’s not really a future here.”
UKHSA ‘monitoring situation’ after meningitis cases
The government body says meningitis symptoms can easily be confused with a hangover.
UK rule change allows Palestinian scholars to bring families from Gaza
The university students had been barred from bringing children or dependents by previous visa policies
Palestinian students taking up scholarships at UK universities will be allowed to bring their families from Gaza with them after the government said it would consider case-by-case exemptions.
The Gazan students had previously been unable to take up their scholarships because they were barred...
Their Professors Caught Them Cheating. They Used A.I. to Apologize.
Two professors at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign said they grew suspicious after receiving identical apologies from dozens of students they had accused of academic dishonesty.
Deputies Put Down 5 Escaped Monkeys They Were Wrongly Told Had Covid
Three other rhesus monkeys were still on the loose as of Wednesday after the truck carrying them rolled over on a highway in Mississippi, law enforcement officials said.
Florida Universities to Stop Hiring Foreign H-1B Workers Under DeSantis Plan
The governor’s announcement follows a Trump administration plan to charge institutions $100,000 to bring in workers from other countries using the visas.
What the Fed’s Rate Decision Means for Loans, Credit Cards, Mortgages and More
See how the central bank’s interest rate stance influences car loans, credit cards, mortgages, savings and student loans.
Is a two-week half-term a good deal? Some parents in England aren’t so sure
Growing number of schools are giving pupils and staff a fortnight off, but some parents complain of childcare costs
For many schools across England it’s currently October half-term – but while it used to be standard for state schools to have just one week, increasingly and staff are being given a fortnight off.
A growing number of schools have added, or are intending to add, an additional week...
Pledge to remove Raac from schools by 2029
The Labour government makes a new promise for schools containing the unsafe concrete.
Facing Crisis, Talladega College Sells Its Art Treasures
An H.B.C.U.’s remarkable Hale Woodruff murals commemorating Black history have been bought by an art museum and two foundations. But the college says it is not completely letting go.
What College Students Are Worried About Right Now
As political battles upend college campuses, we asked dozens of students what is on their minds as they plan for the future. Politics was only part of it.
A.I. Threatens Our Ability to Understand the World
Artificial intelligence threatens students’ most basic skills. If they lose their ability to understand what they read, will they lose their ability to think?
How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s health
In Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss – and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing
Aurora Nikula, 5, is having a normal day at her nursery. She is making a cake out of sand and mud, adding in make-believe carrots, potatoes and meat. “It’s overcooked,” she says as she splashes water in, then adds...
Administration Must Restore Some Mental Health Grants, Court Says
The funding was part of a bipartisan measure that Congress approved in response to school shootings, but the Trump administration argued that the grants violated civil rights law.
After Charlie Kirk’s Death, Brilyn Hollyhand Steps Into the Ring
In a crowded field of would-be successors, Brilyn Hollyhand hopes to capture the minds of young conservatives across America.
What Zohran Mamdani Learned as an Africana Studies Major at Bowdoin
The mayoral candidate has said his education was formative. But critics say that his degree exemplifies how colleges steep students in leftist dogma.
Trump demanded trans issues be excluded from sex education. 11 states complied
16 other states have sued the White House over the federal program, saying it’s trampling on authority of Congress
US politics live – latest updates
At least 11 states and two territories are capitulating to a recent demand from the Trump administration to strip references to gender identity and the existence of transgender and non-binary people from a federal sex education program, officials...
Councils paying school transport costs for 470,000 pupils in England
Local authorities say the cost of providing school transport is becoming “financially unsustainable”.