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Fixing higher education: Research quality, soft skills gap, and NEP 2020 reforms
The Hindu
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July 15, 2025
Having observed higher education and research in India and worldwide for the past over four decades initially as a student and later as a research scholar, young faculty, researcher, senior faculty, and academic administrator, needless to mention...
Matula presents at International Space Development Conference in Orlando
Sul Ross State University - Texas
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July 15, 2025
Thomas Matula, Ph.D., a Professor of Business in the Rio Grande College of Business at Sul Ross State University, was invited to present at the 2025 International Space Development Conference in Orlando in June. Matula’s presentation on writing...
A statement by 40 Jewish faculty and staff on antisemitism and DEI at U.Va.
The Cavalier Daily - Virginia
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We are Jewish faculty and staff at the University. We join our Jewish colleagues across the country in our alarm at the pernicious use of antisemitism to damage higher education and, most recently, our own institution. As members of the Jewish...
What To Know About Dark Data in Higher Education
EdTech Magazine
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The Risks of Staying in the Dark About Valuable Data Higher learning institutions continue to face unique strategic challenges, but it can be difficult for organizations to make decisions when they lack access to the data they need. For example,...
Philippines places 74th in global education future readiness
Philstar
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July 15, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — With a score of 56.32 out of 100, the Philippines ranked 74th out of 177 countries in the Global Education Futures Readiness Index, placing it under the category of “emerging and partial readiness,” according to the...
The Supreme Court gave the go-ahead to massive layoffs at the Education Department
Chalkbeat
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Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. Massive layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education can move forward, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, while a lawsuit challenging those layoffs...
Maine educators: Legacy teachers retire, shaping a new era at Rumford Elementary
News Center Maine
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July 15, 2025
Amid a statewide shortage of teachers, the Maine Department of Education planned a survey ahead of the 2025-26 school year to better measure staffing. RUMFORD, Maine — From the State House to the dining room table, there is a consensus: Maine...
Education in SVG gets boost from GPE
St. Vincent Times
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July 15, 2025
GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR EDUCATION TO FOCUS ON MATHEMATICS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION The Government of St. Vincent through the Ministry of Education held the official launch of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Multiplier component of the...
New Hobby Lobby opens as part of ongoing economic development project in Madisonville
WEVV 44 - Indiana
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July 16, 2025
The 155,000 sq ft strip center anchored by Hobby Lobby and Aldi is part of a $30 million development project they have been working on for several years. MADISONVILLE, Ind. (WEVV) — The grand opening of Hobby Lobby on Monday marks another economic...
Child Developmental Center Receives National Recognition
Sweetwater NOW - Wyoming
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July 15, 2025
SWEETWATER COUNTY — The Sweetwater County Child Developmental Center recently earned recognition from the National Association for the Education of Young Children as the center plans to continue work on becoming accredited. According to the...
GUEST COMMENTARY: State higher education investments offer strong economic returns
The Times Tribune - Kentucky
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Increasingly, people are questioning whether college is still worth it. The average cost to attend a Kentucky public university for one year is now around $25,000, including tuition, room and board, books and associated expenses. In 2023, Kentucky...
ULM TRIO SSS program receives $1.3 million grant from U.S. Department of Education
KEDM - Louisiana
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July 15, 2025
MONROE, LA – The University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM) is among the institutions chosen by the U.S. Department of Education to receive a TRIO grant for Student Support Services (SSS). The University will receive $272,364 per year for five years,...
ROSHN Group joins LIV Golf, launching development program
Golf Digest Middle East
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July 14, 2025
ROSHN Group, Saudi Arabia’s leading multi-asset real estate developer and a Public Investment Fund (PIF) company, joins LIV Golf as global Pillar Partner for 19 international tour stops during the 2025 and 2026 seasons. As the two entities work...
Unit 5 waiting on nearly $1 million as Trump administration withholds education grant money
WGLT - Illinois
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July 15, 2025
The Trump administration is withholding more than $6 billion in grant funding for schools — money typically used for after-school and summer programs, professional development for teachers, English language instruction for non-native speakers and...
OceanX Education Welcomes Science Engagement Leader Prof. Tit Meng Lim as APAC Regional Executive Director
Korea Herald
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July 16, 2025
Renowned science educator and regional champion of STEM to lead OceanX Education's expansion and mission across Asia SINGAPORE, July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- OceanX Education is proud to announce the upcoming appointment of Professor Tit Meng Lim...
Hawaiʻi, 23 states sue over $6.8B withheld in education funding
Maui Now - Hawaii
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Attorney General Anne Lopez Hawaiʻi Attorney General Anne Lopez has joined a multistate lawsuit challenging the federal government’s decision to freeze billions in education funding, including an estimated $33 million earmarked for Hawaiʻi...
AG sues Trump over freezing $6.8B in education grants
Coastal Point
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Attorney General, State of Delaware Coastal Point • Submitted Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings on Monday, July 14, joined a coalition of 25 states in suing the Trump administration over what they called “its unconstitutional, unlawful and...
Regeneration chief hits back as research reveals Bradford among worst for empty shops
Telegraph & Argus
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A new report by the think tank Centre for Cities found Bradford has an 18 per cent shop vacancy rate, coming just behind Newport with 19 per cent - with around one in five units empty in both locations. According to the study, city centre retail...
ISTELive 25: The Communication Problem of Ed-Tech Research
Government Technology
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July 15, 2025
If the mere existence of data were enough to solve pedagogical problems, the accumulation of it over the past several decades should have made teachers’ lives exponentially easier by now. But that’s not what has happened. Instead, according to a...
‘Balochistan govt committed to skill development’
Dawn
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July 16, 2025
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister’s Adviser on Labour and Manpower Ghulam Rasool Khan Umrani has said that the youth of the province are a valuable national asset and that the provincial government is committed to equipping them with quality...