Harvard posts $113 million deficit despite 12% endowment growth. (AP Photo) Harvard University has reported a $113 million operating deficit for the fiscal year 2025, marking its first budget shortfall since 2020. This comes despite a strong 11.9 percent growth in the institution’s endowment, which reached $56.9 billion. The report reveals a complex financial situation,…
New York City Public Schools have taken the federal government to court in a dispute that could reshape how protections for transgender students are enforced nationwide. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Manhattan federal court, challenges the US Education Department’s decision to withhold $47 million in grants for 19 specialty magnet schools, citing policies that allow…
US universities under pressure to prove ROI as students question value. (AI Image) For many young Americans, deciding whether to attend university — and which one — has become a complex financial decision. With rising tuition fees, mounting student debt, and an uncertain job market, students and families are increasingly asking a critical question: Is…
Canada’s universities are entering a period of financial adjustment. Once largely reliant on steady government support, institutions are now navigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, shifts in research priorities, and increasing reliance on international student tuition. Fiscal strategy has become central to institutional planning as universities face both immediate revenue disruptions and longer-term sustainability…
In classrooms across America, a quiet catastrophe is unfolding. One in four young adults, aged 16 to 24, cannot read beyond a basic paragraph. They can make sense of a menu, a short text, a road sign. But when words stretch into ideas, they falter.The data, released in December 2023 by the National Center for…
FILE – People walk through University of North Carolina campus March 18, 2020, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File) For a generation of young Americans, the decision to pursue a college degree has transformed from a rite of passage into a complex financial calculation. Skyrocketing tuition fees, mounting student debt, and an increasingly…
Alberta’s public education system has become a battleground. For the second consecutive week, more than 700,000 students remain out of classrooms as teachers continue their strike over class sizes, support for students with additional needs, and stagnant wages. The dispute, which erupted after nearly 90% of teachers rejected the latest government contract offer, lays bare…
Princeton University has announced that, starting with the 2027–28 admission cycle, it will require all undergraduate applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores. This decision marks the end of a seven-year test-optional policy that began during the COVID-19 pandemic. The move aligns Princeton with several peer institutions, including Harvard, Penn, and Brown, which have reinstated…
Once upon a time, salary topped the priority list of workers. Climbing the pay ladder was synonymous with career success, and higher compensation often defined professional ambition. But now, here we are, in a land of opportunities where salary expectations have taken a backseat. Why? Shrinking job openings, slower hiring, and rising layoffs have fundamentally…
The West Bengal Police Recruitment Board (WBPRB) released the official answer key for the Sub-Inspector (SI) Preliminary Examination 2025, conducted on October 12, 2025, for both Unarmed and Armed Branches of West Bengal Police. The announcement marks a critical step in ensuring transparency and fairness in one of the state’s most competitive police recruitment drives.The…
