By Jim Vertuno, Cedar Attanasio, Jake Offenhartz and Jonathan Mattise | Associated Press NEW YORK — Protesters and police clashed Monday at the University of Texas in a confrontation that resulted in dozens of arrests, and Columbia University began issuing suspensions as colleges around the U.S. begged pro-Palestinian demonstrators to clear out tent encampments as … Read more
KOTA BARU: Seventy-five students from a secondary school in Kota Baru have received treatment for food poisoning believed to be linked to a chicken dish served to them last Saturday. Confirming the incident, Kelantan Health Department director Datuk Dr Zaini Hussin said the students who were affected were between 13 and 17 years old. He … Read more
PETALING JAYA: Parents and students will know on Thursday (April 25) whether their appeals to be part of the Dual Language Programme (DLP) at a primary school in Kuala Lumpur are successful. This follows the school’s decision to reassess the Year One students’ Bahasa Malaysia (BM) proficiency to determine if they were eligible to be … Read more
GUA MUSANG: The Education Ministry will conduct a detailed investigation into the incident of students of a secondary school in Kota Bharu suffering from food poisoning. Its minister, Fadhlina Sidek (pic) said her ministry views the incident seriously and will not compromise on it. She said action regarding the matter had been taken by the … Read more
PETALING JAYA: The Dual Language Programme (DLP) is in the limelight again. This time, it has to do with allegations of a school straying from the programme’s guidelines. It is alleged that Year One pupils at a school in Kuala Lumpur were required to undergo an assessment to qualify for a DLP class. This is … Read more
Few college admission cycles have been as hard on students as this one. National College Decision Day — the deadline most schools set to decide on a college — is just two weeks away. But many college hopefuls are still unsure of where they stand financially, as problems persist with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid. … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: The Higher Education Ministry will be discussing with the relevant parties for any further actions following the conflict in the Middle East, including considering the repatriation of Malaysian students from the countries involved. In a statement on Monday (April 15), the Higher Education Ministry said based on current records there are 1,872 Malaysian … Read more
College degree earners fall by nearly 3% For the second year in a row, the number of students earning an undergraduate degree declined, according to a recent report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Overall, undergraduate degree earners fell by nearly 3% in the 2022-23 academic year — the steepest decline ever recorded, the … Read more
JAIPUR (Rajasthan) [India], April 6: To promote girls’ education, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Poornima University (PU), Jaipur and the Rajasthan Royals Foundation (RRF). Under this agreement, Poornima University will provide 100 percent scholarship to 11 female students associated with the foundation starting from the upcoming academic session to study on … Read more
NEW DELHI: In a relief to approximately 17 lakh madarsa students, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed an Allahabad High Court order that repealed the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, calling it “unconstitutional” and a violation of the principle of secularism. A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud issued … Read more
