Education

Africa: Education Transformation Needed for 'Inclusive, Just and Peaceful World' - UN Chief

Education has been Secretary-General António Guterres' "guide and touchstone," he said on Monday, the final day of the Transforming Education Summit , warning that it is in "a deep crisis". "I regard myself as a lif…

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Kentucky school shooter imprisoned 25 years seeks parole

PADUCAH, Ky. -- A Kentucky man who killed three students and injured five more in a school shooting a quarter century ago has a chance at parole this week. Michael Carneal was a 14-year-old freshman in 1997 when he fired a stolen pistol at…

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Trial set to begin for Alex Jones in Sandy Hook hoax case

HARTFORD, Conn. -- A month after losing one nearly $50 million verdict, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is set to go on trial a second time for calling the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax and causing several of the victims'…

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Conservative college's curriculum gets foothold in S. Dakota

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- A few days before middle school teacher Shaun Nielsen joined a work group to develop South Dakota's social studies standards, he got a thick package in the mail. Sent from Hillsdale, Michigan, home to a conservative privat…

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What student loan forgiveness means for borrowers who never graduated

Like many borrowers, Halid Hamade, 28, is poised to benefit — at least somewhat — from student loan forgiveness. After President Joe Biden announced he will forgive $10,000 in federal education debt and up to $20,000 for recipients of Pell Grant…

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Pakistan floods interrupt education of 3.5M children: UN

ISTANBUL The devastating floods in Pakistan have interrupted the education of nearly 3.5 million children, the UN said in a report on Friday. The report, released when UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is on a t…

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Students return to campus amid water crisis in Jackson

JACKSON, Miss -- While its water crisis continued, students in Mississippi’s capital were able to return to class for the first time in a week Tuesday with assurances that the toilets and sinks in their buildings would finally work. Jackson remain…

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New student loan plan slashes monthly payments, interest

The day the Biden administration unveiled its highly anticipated student loan forgiveness plan was a "celebratory day" for Justin Short. Short, 34, graduated from the University of Missouri in 2012 with a degree in hospitality manageme…

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