Billions of taxpayer dollars are being channeled into religious schools across the nation through rapidly expanding state voucher programs. Critics say this is blurring the line between public education and religion. According to a Washington Post investigation, while vouchers can be used at any private school, the majority of funds are direct...
Students at Columbia University have started a new peaceful protest named Welfare Rebellion following the dismantling of the Gaza Solidarity Camp by New York police. A number of alumni have backed their cause. Due to limited campus access, students held a news conference criticizing the university’s security measures. Mahmoud Khalil, spe...
University of Chicago students boycotted the school’s graduation ceremony on Saturday. This was for the college’s refusal to grant degrees to four students involved in peaceful Free Palestine protests. Youssef Haweh, one of the seniors affected, emphasized the cause over his diploma. The boycott led to a disruption, with calls to end Israel’s...
Urif, Palestinian Territories — AFP A rusty barbed wire fence towers above the students entering Urif high school in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where increased violence by illegal Israeli settlers since October 7 has struck fear into Palestinians. “We tell the students … to come to school together and not on their own, b...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Free Palestine movement protesters vowed Friday to ignore a University of Toronto notice to pack and leave by 8 a.m. Monday. If the protesters remain past the deadline, they will face “consequences under university policies and the law,” according to a statement posted online by the school. Those who remain could [...
HOUSTON, US (AA) – The leaders of some top US universities were grilled by Congress on Thursday for their handling of Free Palestine camps on campuses. The presidents of the University of California, University of Los Angeles (UCLA), Rutgers University in New Jersey, and Northwestern University in Illinois were scrutinized by the House E...
President Joe Biden has announced the cancellation of $7.7 billion in student debt for another 160,000 borrowers. This brings the total loan forgiveness amount approved by the Biden administration to $167 billion for more than four million Americans. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said the debt relief means one out of every 10 borrowers...
Muslim students in Seattle public schools are facing the dilemma of attending their graduation or celebrating the Eid al-Adha religious holiday. This year, Eid-ul-Adha, which is calculated annually based on the lunar calendar, falls during graduation schedules from June 13 to 18. Students have expressed frustration about the issue. Althou...
BRUSSELS (AA) – A group of students at the Free University of Brussels has joined the Free Palestine Movement, asking for an academic boycott. The students of the Dutch-language campus of the university occupied the dining hall where they set their tents, blankets, carpets, sleeping bags, and food. They expressed their determination to n...
Beirut, Lebanon — AFP The United Nations children’s agency has warned that Israel’s attacks in Lebanon are taking a heavy mental and physical toll on children. “We are deeply alarmed by the situation of children and families who have been forced from their homes,” Edouard Beigbeder, the Lebanon representative for ...
