Elon Musk’s youngest hire, Kairan Quazi, is trading rockets for trading algorithms. At just 16, the Bangladeshi-American prodigy has left SpaceX’s Starlink division after two years to join Citadel Securities in New York City as a developer. The move marks his entry into one of Wall Street’s most competitive arenas, where engineering talent is increasingly…
Public opinion on U.S. schools is undergoing a noticeable shift. Rising school choice options, shrinking enrollment pools, and pandemic-era pivots toward alternative models have left many parents questioning the future of public education.According to the 57th annual PDK Poll released Tuesday, nearly 60% of parents now say they support using public funds for their child…
From the Vice President’s office in Washington to the House of Representatives across multiple states, Indian-origin leaders are making history in the United States. As of 2025, at least eight Indian-Americans hold influential positions in US politics, bringing with them diverse professional expertise, cultural identity, and a strong grounding in education.Their academic backgrounds span medicine,…
Teachers unions across the United States are waging a series of high-stakes legal fights against private school voucher programs, and in some states, they’re winning. At least five lawsuits have been filed since 2022, when the US Supreme Court’s Carson v. Makin ruling allowed public funding to flow to private, including religious, schools.According to The…
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon’s visit to Oklahoma on Tuesday offered a glimpse into how the Trump administration plans to rewire America’s public school system: By dismantling federal oversight and returning control to the states.At the heart of the conversation was a proposal to replace statewide standardized testing with locally chosen assessments, a plan…
A federal judge has blocked major portions of Mississippi’s new law restricting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices in public schools, issuing a ruling that sharply questioned the statute’s constitutionality.US District Judge Henry Wingate granted a preliminary injunction on Monday, pausing enforcement of sections that ban schools from teaching so-called “divisive concepts” related to race,…
The Trump administration has escalated pressure on elite American universities, demanding multimillion-dollar settlements in exchange for continued federal funding. Schools including Columbia University, Harvard University, and UCLA have faced financial stipulations ranging from $200 million to $1 billion, sparking criticism that the White House is using its funding leverage to impose political priorities. Columbia’s $200…
The Department of Education is grappling with an unprecedented backlog of applications for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Buyback program, creating a prolonged period of uncertainty for tens of thousands of federal student loan borrowers. The program, established in 2023 during the Biden-Harris administration, is designed to allow borrowers to make lump-sum payments so…
In the midst of global attention on Ukraine, the world witnessed a high-stakes gathering at the White House, where President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky alongside top European leaders. Trump announced preparations for a potential face-to-face meeting between Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin, aiming to explore a pathway to end Russia’s ongoing…
Across the United States, debates around education increasingly pivot on one essential question: Should schools continue to separate students with disabilities into distinct spaces, or should they commit fully to the promise of shared classrooms? In Maine, where one in five children receives special education services, well above the national average, that question has become…
