Education

The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade has opened the online registration window for Master of Business Administration (International Business) and Master of Business Administration (Business Analytics) admissions for the 2026–2028 academic cycle. Interested applicants can submit their forms on the official website, iift.ac.in. As per the announced timeline, the last date to complete the application…

Massachusetts’ adoption of artificial intelligence to score statewide standardized tests has revealed technical vulnerabilities, affecting approximately 1,400 student essays, NBC Boston reports. The error, discovered over the summer, prompted the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to rescore the affected essays and notify the relevant school districts. Teacher scrutiny uncovers the problem The…

The Trump administration’s recent decision to ease the controversial $100,000 H-1B visa fee has offered relief to thousands of Indian professionals and students already in the United States. Yet, a new cap on foreign student admissions has raised concerns about the long-term flow of talent from India, the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) warns. Visa…

The University of Virginia (UV.) reached an agreement with the Trump administration on Wednesday, halting a federal investigation that had loomed over the public institution. The deal, announced by the United States Department of Justice, marked the first time a public university had entered into such an arrangement, amid the administration’s broader campaign to influence…

US President Donald Trump has issued a pardon for Changpeng Zhao, the Chinese-born Canadian founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, according to a White House official. The announcement, made on Thursday, marks the latest in a series of clemency actions by the president towards figures in the cryptocurrency sector and other convicted individuals. In a…

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced that the registration process for the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) University Grants Commission (UGC) National Eligibility Test (NET) December 2025 will conclude tomorrow, Friday, October 24, 2025. Candidates who wish to appear for the CSIR UGC NET December session can submit their applications online through…

Since its inception in 2016, Turning Point USA’s (TPUSA) Professor Watchlist has sought to expose college professors who, the organisation claims, discriminate against conservative students or promote leftist ideologies in the classroom. The list, which has grown from fewer than 200 names to over 300 professors from more than 100 institutions, has recently returned to…

More than 60,000 school teachers across New Zealand joined nurses, doctors and public-service staff on 23 October 2025 in what is described as a ‘mega strike’, reports The Guardian. The walkout, which also involved 40,000 nurses and 15,000 public-service employees, reflected the growing frustration of teachers who say their pay packets and working conditions have…

Harvard College’s latest freshman class shows notable shifts in racial composition, with the proportion of Black and Hispanic students declining while Asian American enrolment rises. The data, released on Thursday by the University, comes two years after the Supreme Court overturned race-conscious undergraduate admissions. Hispanic representation fell from 16 per cent in the Class of…

There was a time when a teacher’s only “dashboard” was the mark book. Today, in many schools across the country, that dashboard glows on an AI PC — filled with graphs, alerts, and small data signals that map how each student learns. These systems don’t replace intuition; they strengthen it. Classrooms that once relied purely…