The United States Department of Education has concluded that the California Department of Education violated federal law by maintaining policies that prevented parents from accessing certain student records related to gender identity.According to a press release issued by the Department, the finding was made by its Student Privacy Policy Office, which enforces the Family Educational…
Ajit Pawar’s wife and Rajya Sabha MP, Sunetra Pawar, is set to take over the reins of the party after his passing as she ticks the boxes of seniority, parity (with the rest of the Pawars), continuity and stability that the party wants bold and underlined.While the names of Ajit’s sons Jay and Parth are…
Florida moves closer to banning H-1B hires at public universities amid US visa policy shift Florida has taken another step toward restricting the use of H-1B visas at its public universities, moving closer to a policy that would bar institutions from hiring new foreign workers under the programme for a year. The proposal advanced following…
New Delhi: Russian state-run atomic energy corporation Rosatom, during the India Energy Week in Goa, presented an integrated proposal for large power units and small modular reactors (SMRs), including floating power units — a unique Russian technology for countries like India with long coastlines and developed island territories.Rosatom also presented a comprehensive approach to solving…
US Department of Education proposes major changes to student loans The U.S. Department of Education has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to implement sweeping changes to the federal student loan system under President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts Act. The proposed rule aims to reduce higher education costs, simplify loan repayment options, and…
New Delhi: The govt may consider allowing export of wheat as the stock of the foodgrain with Food Corporation of India is now almost double of the required buffer and the prospect of a bumper harvest this year.As per govt data, the overall wheat sown area this year is at a record 33.4 million hectare,…
New federal tax credit program launched across 23 US states, allows expansion of school choice across the country. A new federal tax-credit program aimed at expanding school choice has already attracted 23 states, mostly led by Republican governments. The program allows individuals to donate to scholarship-granting organizations and receive a dollar-for-dollar tax credit of up…
NEW DELHI: Delay in municipal elections in cities like Mumbai and Bengaluru has deprived their civic bodies from getting grants earmarked as per the 15th Finance Commission. The tenure of the current commission ends on Saturday. All grants under the commission were linked to the timely election for municipal entities.Considering that the civic election in…
Thousands of students across Georgia intend to walk out of classes today. Image: AI generated. In Georgia, the school day is being asked to do double duty: To carry on as usual, and to register a political argument. Thousands of students across the state say they intend to walk out of classes on Friday to…
KURUKSHETRA: Former chief minister and leader of the opposition in Haryana Vidhan Sabha Bhupinder Singh Hooda has said the BJP is committing a great betrayal against the poor people of Haryana. This government took the votes of the poor by issuing ration cards during the elections, and now their ration cards are being arbitrarily canceled.Hooda…
