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The Murray State University baseball team made history during the 2024-2025 season with its first-ever appearance in the College World Series, with three students from the College of Education and Human Services playing instrumental roles. Luke Mistone, a junior infielder and health and physical education major, Matthew Parenteau, a graduate
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Attorney General William Tong and Governor Ned Lamont hailed a major victory for the state's education system as the U.S. Education Department released previously withheld funding, totaling $53 million, for Connecticut's schools. The funding had been frozen by the Trump Administration in July, prompting a
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Ghana's proposed overhaul of its legal education system has been met with concerns from the Law Students' Network (LSN), which has urged the government to prioritize quality over expediency. The LSN, which focuses on policy development, research, and community development for law students, has expressed worries about
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Sri Lanka's Prime Minister, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, recently visited various sites in the Northern Province, including the Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil, Jaffna Sri Nagavihara, and Jaffna Public Library, as part of an awareness-raising campaign on new education reforms. The Prime Minister attended the annual festival at Nallur Kandaswamy Temple,
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Romanian Education Minister Daniel David plans to request a meeting with Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan to propose withdrawing key measures in the education sector that have sparked widespread criticism from teachers and trade unions. The proposed measures include increasing weekly teaching hours by two, raising the number of students per
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Sri Lanka's education system has been lagging behind, stuck in an outdated and rigid framework that emphasizes memorization over real understanding. For decades, calls for reform have been met with inertia, but the government's proposed education reforms offer a rare opportunity to modernize the system. At
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The Senate Committee on Finance, under the chairmanship of Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, aims to design the 2026 national budget with a focus on education, aligning with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s State of the Nation Address (SONA) that identified education as a priority. The committee plans to raise
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Municipalities in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais with a Human Development Index (HDI) below the state average can now access a reduced interest rate to finance sustainability projects, including renewable energy, education, healthcare, and social development initiatives. The Development Bank of Minas Gerais (BDMG) has introduced a rate of
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In a concerted effort to address the global shame of having one of the highest rates of out-of-school children, the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) have launched a multi-state intervention. At the forefront of this movement is Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State,
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President Donald Trump has expressed his desire to "dismantle" the U.S. Department of Education, sparking questions about the potential impact on America's schools. The Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 and former Institute of Education Sciences Director Mark Schneider suggest that the changes could involve
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New York Attorney General Letitia James has secured a major victory for students, families, and schools across the country by reversing the Trump administration's decision to freeze nearly $7 billion in education funding. The United States Department of Education (ED) has released the frozen funding after Attorney General
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Meritocracy, touted as a fair system where individuals can achieve success through talent and hard work, has been widely accepted as a foundation of education and societies worldwide. However, according to a University of Kansas education expert, Yong Zhao, meritocracy fosters unhealthy competition, allocates resources to some while excluding others,
