UP scholarship Phase 2 funds set for March 18 as verification status decides student payouts – The Times of India

UP scholarship Phase 2 funds set for March 18 as verification status decides student payouts – The Times of India

The scholarship initiative, which is one of the pillars of the state welfare system, offers financial support to economically disadvantaged students so that they do not have to worry about their studies accumulating more academic costs. With the upcoming date of the disbursement, the authorities are encouraging applicants to pay close attention to their application…

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From Samagra Shiksha to PM SHRI: What Budget 2026 puts behind school education schemes – The Times of India

From Samagra Shiksha to PM SHRI: What Budget 2026 puts behind school education schemes – The Times of India

The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, presented the Union Budget 2026-27 in Parliament today with education placed firmly inside the employment conversation. It was not framed around as a standalone social sector, but as a feeder system for services, health, tourism and technology.The Ministry of Education has been allocated ₹1,39,285.95 crore…

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Why a post-pandemic generation in the US is choosing to become teachers despite burnout, low pay and systemic strain – The Times of India

Why a post-pandemic generation in the US is choosing to become teachers despite burnout, low pay and systemic strain – The Times of India

For years, the American teaching profession has been discussed almost entirely in terms of what it has lost. Falling enrollment in teacher training programmes, rising exits from classrooms, and persistent warnings about burnout have shaped a bleak consensus: Fewer people want to teach, and many who do rarely stay long.But the latest data complicates that…

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Trump administration taken to court for dismantling Department of Education ‘brick by brick’ – The Times of India

Trump administration taken to court for dismantling Department of Education ‘brick by brick’ – The Times of India

US Department of EducationImage credit: AP Photo Educators, school districts, unions, and disability-rights advocates have taken the Trump administration to court, accusing it of illegally dismantling the US Department of Education and transferring tens of billions in critical program funding to other federal agencies, according to a report by The New York Times (NYT). This…

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Pennsylvania schools are struggling to ‘keep the lights on’ amid budget impasse: Here’s what’s happening – The Times of India

Pennsylvania schools are struggling to ‘keep the lights on’ amid budget impasse: Here’s what’s happening – The Times of India

Across Pennsylvania, school districts are grappling with an unprecedented challenge: maintaining operations while billions in state education funding remain stalled. From borrowing money and pausing new hires to postponing repairs and reconsidering sports programmes, districts are facing difficult choices as the state’s budget impasse stretches into its fourth month, Erie Times-News reports. A stalled budget,…

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Alberta teachers demand more hires and smaller classes as strike stretches into its sixth day – The Times of India

Alberta teachers demand more hires and smaller classes as strike stretches into its sixth day – The Times of India

Alberta teachers demand more hires and smaller classes as strike stretches into its sixth day Alberta’s teachers’ strike has now entered its sixth day, affecting roughly 740,000 students across 2,500 schools, as reported by The Globe and Mail. On Tuesday, the provincial government and the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) met for the first time since…

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Skyrocketing school budgets, falling student scores: New report reveals why education funding doesn’t always work in the US – The Times of India

Skyrocketing school budgets, falling student scores: New report reveals why education funding doesn’t always work in the US – The Times of India

More school spending doesn’t guarantee smarter students in the US, new study finds A recent study has rattled the education community and policy circles by challenging a long-held assumption: that increasing public spending on education directly boosts student achievement. Highlighted in a September 2025 New York Post article, the report uncovers a striking disconnect between…

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The new education paradox: How enrollment declines are reshaping teacher staffing in US – The Times of India

The new education paradox: How enrollment declines are reshaping teacher staffing in US – The Times of India

Across the United States, public school districts are navigating a quiet upheaval that is redefining the contours of American education. What was once described in stark terms as a teacher shortage now reveals itself as a complex and layered paradox. During the pandemic, emergency funding through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) program…

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