Former Bad Education actor left without cash by rogue agent

4.78 tons of cocaine, $193,000 in cash found in shipping containers

Prosecutors said eight people were detained following searches carried out in Belgium and the Netherlands earlier this month.

COP29 overruns as poor countries seethe over climate cash

Developing nations said a new cash offer from rich nations showed "contempt for our vulnerable people".

Early Revolut investors cash out at least $300mn in share sale

Buyers of UK fintech’s stock include wealthy Goldman Sachs clients

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

Formula for Power in Modi’s India: Cash, Detentions and Luxe Resorts

With a tactic known as “resort politics,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party has been accused of using brute force to take over Indian state governments.

World - The New York Times - 22 hours ago

China’s cash-strapped shoppers drawn to second-hand luxury items

Price-conscious buyers hunt for deals while others seek goods that can hold value in times of uncertainty

World - Financial Times - 2 hours ago

Homeless people to be given cash in first major UK trial to reduce poverty

Led by King’s College London, study will recruit 360 people in England and Wales to explore benefits of scheme. Researchers are conducting the UK’s first major scientific trials to establish ...

World - The Guardian - 1 hour ago

xpander.ai’s Agent Graph System makes AI agents more reliable, gives them info step-by-step

It enables AI agents to achieve a 98% success rate in multi-step tasks, compared to just 24% for agents using traditional methods.

Tech - VentureBeat - 2 days ago

FAFSA rollout is 'on track,' despite remaining unresolved issues, Education Department says

The full launch of the 2025-26 FAFSA is on track for December 1 despite ongoing issues, the Education Department said.

Business - CNBC - October 30

Republicans struggle on education ballot measures despite big wins Tuesday night

Republicans had a huge election night, capturing the White House and Senate and possibly keeping the House, but several of their state ballot measures on education issues came up short. From school ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Education stocks rally, with Trump seen as benefiting for-profit colleges

Shares of private-education companies rallied Wednesday, on expectations some of the regulatory pressure on the group will be eased once newly elected President Trump begins his term in January.

Business - MarketWatch - November 6

Dismantling the Department of Education? Trump's plan for schools in his second term

Trump has proposed featuring prayer in public schools and dismantling the Department of Education.

USDA partners with Department of Education to tackle food insecurity on college campuses

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Education announced an agreement aimed at addressing food insecurity among college students in a press release issued Thursday. The ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

Axelrod: Democrats becoming 'smarty-pants, suburban, college-educated party'

Political strategist David Axelrod argued Thursday that Democrats are becoming a "smarty-pants, suburban, college-educated party" that could keep losing electorally if it does not change course. ...

Politics - The Hill - November 8

Oklahoma's Ryan Walters announces advisory committee to streamline Trump's education changes

Oklahoma schools State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced Monday an education advisory committee set to overlook and be proactive in implementing education changes from incoming Trump ...

Politics - The Hill - November 11

What Could Happen in Higher Education During a Second Trump Term?

Higher education has been a favorite target of Republicans who believe schools have tilted leftward. Now, colleges and universities are bracing for the Trump administration to take action.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 12

Florida education officials report hundreds of books pulled from school libraries

“The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison

Entertainment - ABC News - November 12

Florida education officials report hundreds of books removed from schools

Beloved by Toni Morrison, Normal People by Sally Rooney, and Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, among books pulled . Florida’s department of education has released a list of more than 700 books ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

Trump Doesn’t Care Enough About K-12 Education to Break It

Is the best we can hope for the failing status quo?

Top stories - The New York Times - November 13

Trump wants to end 'wokeness' in education, vowing to use federal money as leverage

President-elect Donald Trump has a vision for education that revolves around a single goal: to rid America’s schools of perceived “wokeness” and “left-wing indoctrination.”

Can Trump dismantle the Department of Education? It won't be easy, experts say

"One thing I'll be doing very early in the administration is closing up the Department of Education in Washington, D.C.," President-elect Trump vowed in 2023.

NI Education Authority halts £500m Fujitsu schools' contract

The contract was to provide a new IT system for all schools in Northern Ireland.

Texas Education Board to Vote on Bible-Infused Lessons in Public Schools

A new curriculum would focus on Christianity more than other religions. A kindergarten lesson on the Golden Rule, for example, would teach about Jesus and his Sermon on the Mount.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

What a School Performance Shows Us About Japanese Education

A look into the Japanese educational system’s delicate balancing of teamwork, discipline and personal growth.

Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Texts threatening deportation and 're-education' for gays stoke both fear and defiance

From Latino teens in Georgia to a lesbian Las Vegas business owner, they're the latest to receive offensive and disturbing text messages that the FBI is investigating.

What eliminating the Department of Education could mean for students, schools

President-elect Donald Trump has proposed a plan to eliminate the Department of Education to “send all education work and needs back to the States."

Texas Education Board Backs Bible-Infused Lessons in Public Schools

School districts serving more than two million elementary-school children would be able to adopt a curriculum that draws on the Bible.