BSEB Bihar DEIEd answer key 2025 released: Check direct link and steps to raise objections here

The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has published the provisional answer key for the Diploma in Elementary Education (DEIEd) 2025 examination. Candidates who appeared for the exam can now access and review the Bihar DEIEd answer key 2025 through the official website: secondary.biharboardonline.comTo view the answer key, candidates need to log in using their registration…

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No more single-gender schools in Maharashtra: Are co-ed classrooms a step towards equality or a cultural challenge?

Maharashtra is set to usher in a new era of schooling: the state will no longer grant permission for all-boys or all-girls schools. The directive, issued recently by the school education department, aims to foster gender equality and mutual respect among students by promoting co-education. According to the department, such an approach cultivates an environment…

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‘These changes would deter talent from coming to the US’: Brown University urges DHS to scrap rule limiting student visa duration

Last month, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unveiled a sweeping proposed regulation that could fundamentally reshape the experience of international students and scholars in the country. If enacted, the rule would replace the long-standing “duration of status” policy with fixed admission periods for F, J, and I visa holders, requiring students and…

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“The RIFs have begun”: White House confirms ‘substantial’ layoffs under way amid US shutdown

Amid a continuing government shutdown that began on 1 October, 2025, the White House has confirmed that significant layoffs of federal employees have commenced, as part of an effort to pressure Democrats. The move comes ten days after Congress failed to pass a funding measure to keep the government open, affecting roughly 40% of the…

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Harvard cuts 25% of union staff at SEAS: Is it gutting the school to save its reputation?

Harvard cuts 25% of union staff at SEAS amid US funding pressures. (AP Photo) Harvard University has laid off roughly 25% of staff represented by the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers (HUCTW) at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), according to internal communications obtained by The Harvard Crimson. The move is…

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Student loan forgiveness quietly resumes during US shutdown: Here’s why relief is still going out

US Department of Education sends student loan forgiveness notices despite shutdown. Despite the ongoing US government shutdown, some federal student loan borrowers have begun receiving notices that their debt will soon be discharged. These unexpected emails from the US Department of Education confirm that loan forgiveness is proceeding, even though much of the government’s operations…

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Princeton to reinstate SAT or ACT in 2027, leaving Columbia as only test-optional Ivy: Here’s why it’s a major shift

Ivy League testing update: Princeton ends test-optional policy, Columbia remains test-free. (AI Image) Princeton University has announced it will require SAT or ACT scores for undergraduate applicants beginning with the fall 2027 admission cycle. This decision ends a seven-year period of test-optional admissions at the university, a policy initially introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic to…

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Texas DACA ruling could strip Dreamers of their right to work and access to education: Here’s why it matters nationwide

Texas DACA ruling could remove work and education rights for thousands. (AI Image) Tens of thousands of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients living in Texas may soon lose their legal right to work and access to in-state tuition under a recent court decision that applies only within the state. The US Fifth Circuit…

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5 ways the Department of Education is upending public schools: Here’s why it matters to every family

Education Secretary Linda McMahon and President Donald Trump. (Getty Images) Five ways the Department of Education is upending public schools: here’s why it matters to every familyThe Department of Education under the Trump administration has implemented a series of rapid changes that could reshape public schooling across the US. Over just eight months, political appointments…

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In a first, MIT rejects Trump’s funding deal on higher education reform

MIT rejects Trump administration’s federal compact on higher education reform. (AP Photo) The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has become the first university to reject a federal proposal aimed at reforming higher education. The Trump administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” offered preferential treatment on federal funding in exchange for significant changes on…

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