Cars are submerged in a parking lot of Westernport Elementary School as flooding forces the evacuation of the school, and downtown homes and businesses were inundated with rising floodwaters in rural Westernport (Image: AP) Flooding in rural western Maryland forced the evacuation of an elementary school Tuesday afternoon as water began to breach the second…
Advocates for private-school choice celebrated this week as a federal schools voucher bill moved closer to becoming law, a major milestone that eluded their movement during President Trump’s first term. The House Republican budget proposal that advanced on Monday would devote $5 billion to federal vouchers for private-school tuition, home-schooling materials and for-profit virtual learning….
A wave of extortion attempts has hit school districts across the United States following a major cybersecurity breach at education software provider PowerSchool, the company confirmed on Wednesday.PowerSchool, headquartered in California and serving over 60 million students globally, revealed that hackers are now leveraging sensitive data stolen in a previously reported cyberattack. The breach, first…
Five school children among 6 killed in Patiala accident PATIALA: Five schoolchildren were among six killed in a head-on collision between an SUV and a sand-laden truck on Patiala-Samana road near Nassupur village in Punjab’s Patiala district Wednesday afternoon. Seven others were injured in the accident. The truck driver, Bhupinder Singh, has been arrested.The SUV…
The Madhya Pradesh Employees Selection Board (MPESB) has officially released the provisional answer key for the Middle School Teacher Selection Test (MSTST) and Primary School Teacher Selection Test (PSTST) 2024. The answer key, which pertains to the examination held on April 20, 2025, is now available on the board’s official website esb.mp.gov.in. Candidates who appeared…
Star India batter Virat Kohli’s school teacher, Vibha Sachdev, has revealed that he had aspirations to be India’s next Sachin Tendulkar since his childhood. Virat Kohli is today touted as the best batter across formats and the true successor to Tendulkar. The 36-year-old is currently in the middle of another prolific IPL season, being the…
Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar Virat Kohli‘s childhood teacher Vibha Sachdev recently shared insights about the cricket legend’s early dedication to the sport and academics. In an interview with Cricadium, she revealed how a young Kohli balanced his cricket practice with studies while maintaining good academic performance at Vishal Bharti Public School, Paschim Vihar.At 36,…
Texas has rewritten the rules of American education governance. With the stroke of a pen, Governor Greg Abbott has signed into law the most expansive school voucher programme in the United States — one that makes more than 5 million children eligible to use public funds for private education. This sweeping move not only cements…
O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) has announced the establishment of the Cyril Shroff Centre for AI, Law & Regulation at its Jindal Global Law School (JGLS), marking a historic milestone for legal education and technology policy in India. The Centre is being launched with a landmark endowment of ₹15 crore from Cyril Shroff, founder and…
Eleven high school lacrosse players in Syracuse, N.Y., turned themselves in to the authorities on Wednesday in a hazing incident involving younger teammates that the district attorney said included a gun and a knife. William J. Fitzpatrick, the district attorney for Onondaga County, had given the players 48 hours to surrender and turn in the…