The US shutdown is hurting schools whose budgets are mostly federal money: Here’s why Native students are paying the price

US shutdown halts Impact Aid and leaves Native schools struggling for funds. (AI Image) Financial distress caused by the ongoing US government shutdown is taking a heavy toll on schools that depend largely on federal funds to operate. In Chinle, Arizona, where nearly half of the Chinle Unified School District’s budget comes from a single…

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MacKenzie Scott pumps hundreds of millions into HBCUs, transforming student support and research

Image credit: Getty images This fall, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott delivered hundreds of millions of dollars in unrestricted gifts to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), addressing decades of chronic underfunding. According to Inside Higher Ed, these donations are enabling institutions to strengthen endowments, expand research initiatives, and provide critical scholarships, marking one of the most…

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The haunting legacy of native American boarding schools: Carlisle and the struggle for truth

The United States’ history of Native American boarding schools reveals a painful intersection of education, assimilation, and cultural erasure. These institutions, run jointly by the federal government and Christian denominations, sought not only to educate Indigenous children but to systematically strip them of their languages, traditions, and identities. In recent weeks, the exhumation and repatriation…

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Applications for Semester 1 at Australian universities open: Indian students’ STEM tuition, living, visa, and OSHC costs

Australian STEM education remains a significant investment for Indian students, with tuition varying by university and programme. Sydney and Melbourne are the most expensive cities, with monthly living costs ranging from AUD 1,700 to AUD 2,700, including accommodation, food, and transport. Additional mandatory expenses include the AUD 2,000 student visa and Overseas Student Health Cover….

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Fragile gains in America’s job market recorded amid corporate layoff storm: Has US’s job market found a pulse?

For months, America’s job market has been in a fragile condition, breathing, but barely. After a punishing summer that saw hiring freezes sweep across industries, October brought an unexpected heartbeat. According to payroll data released by ADP on Wednesday, US employers added an estimated 42,000 jobs, the first uptick since July.While modest by any historical…

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JNU elections 2025: Left bags all four posts, Aditi Mishra leads the winning front with Gopika Babu, Sunil Yadav, and Danish Ali

The air at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) was charged with chants, slogans, and the unmistakable pulse of campus politics as the results of the JNUSU election 2025 were declared. When the final counts came in, it was clear, the Left Unity had once again painted the university red, securing an emphatic win across all four…

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TNDTE Typewriting result 2025 released at tndtegteonline.in: Direct link to download here

TNDTE Typewriting result 2025: The Tamil Nadu Directorate of Technical Education (TNDTE) has officially declared the TNDTE Typewriting Result 2025 for the August session of the Government Technical Examinations in Commerce. The results, covering Shorthand, Accountancy, and Typewriting subjects in both English and Tamil, were released on Thursday on the Directorate’s official portal, tndtegteonline.in.This year’s…

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IAF Agniveervayu result 2025 released at agnipathvayu.cdac.in: Direct link to download here

IAF Agniveerayu result 2025: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has officially declared the Agniveervayu Result 2025 for Phase 1. Candidates who have appeared for the examination can now access the results through the official IAF portal, agnipathvayu.cdac.in, by logging in with their registered credentials.Introduced as part of the government’s broader military reform agenda, the Agnipath…

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