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Coconino County Education: 243 Asian students were enrolled in districts in 2023-24 school year
Flagstaff Unified District Superintendent Michael A. Penca (2023) | Flagstaff Unified DistrictFlagstaff Unified District Superintendent Michael A. Penca (2023) | Flagstaff Unified District There were 243 Asian students enrolled in Coconino County...

Trump’s Foreign Student Crackdown Puts These 16 Struggling Colleges At Risk
St. Francis College is trying to turn things around. After operating in a deficit since fiscal year 2017, the 166-year-old Roman Catholic college in Brooklyn, New York, ended fiscal 2023 with $66 million in net income, thanks largely to the $160...

Valedictorians of 2025: Hat High’s top student looks to make mark in biomedical research
By BRENDAN MILLER on June 21, 2025. bmiller@medicinehatnews.com This year’s class valedictorian from Medicine Hat High School has made headlines recently for her research on how to possibly treat bacteria that has become resistant to multiple...

DSU agriculture students explore China's farming practices through educational exchange
Dickinson State University (DSU) has facilitated an educational exchange program, sending three agriculture students to China. This initiative was designed to expose U.S. students to Chinese agricultural practices and foster international...

Trump's surprise Harvard U-Turn as he massively changes tune on 'deal'
04:05 ET, 21 Jun 2025 Donald Trump said his administration had been working hard with Harvard University and a deal could be announced "over the next week or so" that would bring to a resolution the White House's campaign against the country's...

Fed cuts could undermine free community college
BOSTON — If enacted, Federal Pell Grant cuts approved by the U.S. House could upend free community college programs that are just getting started in Massachusetts and saddle current and former students with more student loan debt, public higher...

Boston Court Overturns NSF Funding Restrictions on Universities
The relevant decision was made by Judge Indira Talwani on June 20, reports Reuters. The Federal District Court in Boston has ruled to overturn the policy of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) that limited university funding for covering...

Tuition to stay frozen for in-state USC students. Now it comes with a free AI chatbot, too.
COLUMBIA — Tuition for in-state students at all of the University of South Carolina's campuses will stay the same for a seventh-straight year under the budget passed by the school's board of trustees June 20. About the Education Lab The Post and...

Marcy Kaptur addresses economic issues affecting Ohio's working class
Rep. Marcy Kaptur | Marcy Kaptur Official PhotoRep. Marcy Kaptur | Marcy Kaptur Official Photo Rep. Marcy Kaptur, a long-serving member of the U.S. Congress representing Ohio's 9th district since 1983, shared her reflections on Twitter on June 20,...

Memorial service held in Fukuoka for American POWs executed near end of WWII
A memorial service for the victims of the Western District Army incidents is held at Aburayama Kannon temple in Fukuoka's Jonan Ward, June 20, 2025. Officials from the U.S. Consulate in Fukuoka and the U.S. military also attended....

Fast-track licensing for U.S. doctors and nurses expected soon: BC Ministry of Health
Four months after the province said it was working to fast-track licensing processes to allow American doctors who want to move here to start working faster, the B.C. Ministry of Health says this is just around the corner. A bylaw passed May 30 by...

Senator Capito attends opening of new rehabilitation center at University of Charleston
Senator Shelley Moore Capito, U.S. Senator for West Virginia | Official U.S. Senate headshotSenator Shelley Moore Capito, U.S. Senator for West Virginia | Official U.S. Senate headshot Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito participated in...

Mahmoud Khalil is released on bail after federal judge’s order
Mahmoud Khalil, the first pro-Palestinian campus protester detained by the Trump administration, was released on bail Friday after a judge ordered an end to his monthslong imprisonment. Khalil, a Columbia University graduate and legal permanent...

Pedestrian Deaths Are Still Way Too High—Here’s What Needs to Change
By Asia Mieleszko The latest report from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) shows that pedestrian deaths across the U.S. dipped 2.6% in the first half of 2024 compared to 2023. That “good news” comes with a huge asterisk: these...

Vanguard High School: 78% of the 1,591 students not on "college track" in 2023-24 school year
Of the 1,591 students at Vanguard High School in Mesquite, 1,240 (78%) weren’t on track for college in the 2023-24 school year, according to SE Dallas News' analysis of STAAR scores from the Texas Education Agency (TEA). The TEA considers students...

Judge Rules Harvard Can Continue Accepting Foreign Students
(MENAFN) A federal judge on Friday intervened to prevent the Trump administration from stopping Harvard University from hosting international students, preserving the institution’s ability to welcome foreign scholars during the ongoing legal...

What’s Working: Rocky Ford was a finalist for an environmental justice grant. Then Trump stepped in.
The site in question spans city blocks in Rocky Ford, a town in need of a facelift. The city council and Mayor Duane Gurulé knew this, which is why they sent a letter to U.S. Sens. John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet and U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd on...
'Belated approval, Karnataka deserves answers': Priyank Kharge questions MEA's 'U-turn' on US travel clearance
Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge questioned the Ministry of External Affairs over the delay in granting him clearance to travel to the United States. The MEA had earlier denied Kharge clearance to travel to the US. The development comes days...

Business News | D Y Patil Deemed to Be University Shines Among India's Best with Platinum Band Distinction in OBE Rankings 2025
VMPL New Delhi [India], June 21: In a significant move toward strengthening academic quality and aligning education with global benchmarks, R. World Institutional Ranking has officially released the much-awaited OBE Rankings 2025. As India...

Health care has been a job market bright spot, but Trump's budget bill looms over the industry
Proposed cuts to health insurance programs in the budget bill being pushed through Congress by President Donald Trump could put hundreds of thousands of health care jobs at risk — jeopardizing one of the few notably strong areas of the U.S. job...