In a country where education is often seen as the passport to prosperity, the competition for academic supremacy remains fierce. Each year, universities across the United States race not just for rankings but for relevance, striving to shape the world’s next generation of thinkers, innovators, and leaders. The 2026 edition of Best Colleges, published by…
There was a time when engineering was simply about building bridges, wiring systems, and perfecting machines. Today, it’s about designing intelligence itself. In 2025, engineers are no longer just problem-solvers; they are the architects of a digital civilization powered by algorithms, data, and precision. As artificial intelligence infiltrates every corner of the economy, the engineering…
Across the United States, a quiet but consequential rewriting of sex education is underway. In school districts from Georgia to Wyoming, lessons that once acknowledged the existence of transgender and non-binary youth are being erased line by line. It is not teachers or parents driving this change, but a directive from the Trump administration, one…
Laura Beny, a professor at the University of Michigan Law School, has petitioned the United States Supreme Court to review her case against the University, alleging racial and gender discrimination in disciplinary proceedings led by former Dean Mark West. The petition, filed earlier this week, questions the legal doctrine of “honest belief” that shielded University…
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has directed state education officials to terminate the use of H-1B visas across the state’s universities, declaring that such positions must be reserved for American citizens. Announcing the move at the University of South Florida in Tampa, the governor cited examples of international appointments in public policy, design, and sports, questioning…
The battle over who decides where and how American children learn has intensified into one of the most defining education debates of this decade. The school choice movement, once a fringe philosophy promoted by libertarian economists, has now become a political and cultural force reshaping the K-12 landscape.According to parents, educators, and policymakers who spoke…
The Burlington School District in Vermont has reached what officials are calling a major milestone in its decades-long effort to reduce racial bias in school discipline.According to data released last week, students of colour, who make up about 42% of Burlington’s pre-kindergarten to grade 12 population, accounted for only 33% of suspensions in the last…
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has introduced new pathways for becoming certified elementary and special education teachers, in a move aimed at addressing the state’s ongoing teacher shortage and simplifying its licensure process. The policy change took effect on Monday.Mississippi’s new rules could fast-track hundreds of aspiring teachers into classrooms sooner than expected. Here’s…
For much of modern history, the worth of a worker was measured in rupees or dollars per hour, a simple equation of time traded for money. But that equation is being rewritten. The question of what work is worth has entered an age of renegotiation, shaped not by pay slips but by freedom, the freedom…
New US work permit rule ends automatic EAD extensions for immigrants. (Getty Images) The US administration has introduced a new rule that ends the automatic extension of employment authorisation for certain legal immigrants. Previously, under the Biden administration, migrants could continue working legally after their work permit expired if they had filed a renewal application…
