In a major setback for the Biden administration, a federal appeals court has broadened a prior block on the student loan forgiveness scheme known as “SAVE.” The Eighth Circuit Court’s ruling halts any further loan forgiveness. It also prevents the Department of Education from pausing interest or implementing the payment threshold features. Th...
ANKARA (AA) – The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) says that it has begun a gradual resumption of educational activities in some shelters in the central and southern Gaza Strip. In an interview, UNRWA Media Director Inas Hamdan explained that the resumed activities are part of a long-term plan, focusing initially on sports, art...
President Joe Biden has announced an expansion of student debt relief, aiming to cancel loans for an additional 30 million borrowers. Despite challenges from Republican lawmakers, Biden pledged continued efforts to alleviate the student debt burden and overhaul the loan system. According to national credit bureau Experian, the average balance ...
Volunteer Palestinian teachers are providing education to displaced children in Gaza to fill the educational void caused by the Israeli blockade. The initiative began in the Jabalia refugee camp when a group of volunteers agreed to teach children the basic skills. Despite challenging circumstances and limited resources, both students and teach...
A New Jersey high school assistant principal is under investigation for intimidating members of the Muslim Students’ Association (MSA). Edison High School’s Nicole Himmelstein has been accused of threatening MSA members for seeking to organize a Ramadan celebration with nearby schools. The Edison Board of Education is investigating the...
The Biden administration has paused payments for eight million borrowers enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan. This is in response to a court’s temporary block on the student debt relief program. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona criticized the court’s decision, which he says could have severe effects on ...
President Joe Biden has announced canceling an additional $1.2 billion student debt for another 35,000 borrowers. The latest action brings the total loan forgiveness amount approved by the Biden administration to more than $168 billion for approximately 4.8 million Americans. Biden stressed that higher education is “a ticket” to th...
London, United Kingdom – AFP Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai called for Pakistan to stop deporting undocumented Afghans, saying she was especially concerned about the “dark future” awaiting women and girls sent back. “It is deeply concerning that Pakistan is forcing Afghan refugees based in Pakistan back into Afghanista...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The University of Melbourne is being investigated for violating privacy laws by using surveillance to identify students participating in a sit-in protest against Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, according to the local media. Twenty-one student protesters at the university were previously served with “general mi...
A 12-year-old Muslim boy will begin classes at New York University this fall, potentially making history by becoming the youngest student ever to study there. Suborno Isaac Bari astounded the world by graduating from high school at a young age. He is also known for having memorized the periodic table when he was just 2 […]
