Tag: Education Policy
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RSS 100-Year Celebrations Spark Tamil Nadu Arrests and Political Fallout
RSS 100-Year Celebrations Spark Tamil Nadu Arrests and Political Fallout As the Nationalist Self-Help Movement (RSS) marks its 100th year, Tamil Nadu witnessed a tense incident that quickly became a political flashpoint. Police in the Porur area near Chennai detained 39 RSS members for conducting what authorities described as unauthorised religious rites and training inside…
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Stephen King Tops Book Bans in U.S. Schools, 2024–25
Stephen King Tops Book Bans in U.S. Schools, 2024–25 The PEN America report, published this week in its study titled Banned in the USA, reveals that 6,800 books were banned or removed either temporarily or permanently during the 2024–2025 school year. While this figure is down from the roughly 10,000 bans documented in 2023–2024, it…
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Stephen King Tops Book Bans in US Schools
Stephen King and the wave of book bans Book bans continue to echo through U.S. schools, but this year brings a notable twist: Stephen King titles are among the most censored, alongside a broader surge in censorship pressure. The latest PEN America report, Banned in the USA, surveys the 2024–2025 school year and tallies 6,800…
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Book Bans in U.S. Schools: Stephen King Tops 2024-25 List
Overview: a persistent trend in US school censorship The latest PEN America report, Banned in the USA, offers a sobering snapshot of how book bans have evolved in American schools during the 2024–2025 academic year. The study tallies 6,800 titles that were either temporarily restricted or permanently removed from curricula and library shelves. While this…
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Trump claims Harvard will pay $500 million to fund AI training
Trump claims Harvard will pay $500 million to fund AI training In a rapid-fire briefing from the Oval Office, U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration had reached an agreement with Harvard University after months of negotiations. He claimed the school would contribute approximately $500 million and take on responsibilities for running vocational schools that…
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Trump claims Harvard will pay $500 million to run AI-focused vocational schools
Trump’s Claim Stuns Campuses and Markets In a rapid-fire briefing from the Oval Office on Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration had reached an agreement with Harvard University after months of negotiations. He asserted that Harvard would pay roughly $500 million and that the university would take charge of operating vocational schools designed…
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Trump claims Harvard will pay $500 million for AI education plan
Trump claims Harvard will pay $500 million and run AI education programs In a high-profile briefing on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said the administration had reached an agreement with Harvard University. He asserted that the university would pay about $500 million and take part in operating vocational schools aimed at teaching workers to use artificial…
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CHED warns students: Avoid phased-out programs at Caloocan SVDFCC
CHED warning and its scope The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has issued a public advisory cautioning students about enrolling in phased-out programs at St. Vincent De Ferrer College of Camarin (SVDFCC) in Caloocan City. In a notice signed by CHED Chairperson Shirley Agrupis and posted on CHED’s official Facebook page, the agency announced that…
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Gonzales guarantees timely ₱1,000 World Teachers’ Day Incentive Benefit
Gonzales guarantees timely release of the WTDIB Eastern Samar lone district Rep. Christopher Sheen Gonzales, serving as House Assistant Minority Leader, announced that the total ₱955 million allocated for this year’s World Teachers’ Day Incentive Benefit (WTDIB) will be released on Sunday, Oct. 5. He said over 950,000 public school teachers under the Department of…
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The Threat of English-Medium Schools to Swedish Language Education
Introduction The recent scrutiny from the Swedish Schools Inspectorate has raised significant concerns regarding the increasing prevalence of English-medium education in Sweden. With the number of schools offering English instruction rising from a mere 16 to a staggering 145 in just 15 years, the implications for the Swedish language and literacy standards are crucial. The…