Education

The machinery that decides what America’s future social workers learn and who is permitted to teach them has come under intense scrutiny after a new watchdog report alleged that ideological mandates have seeped into the accreditation process itself. Instead of operating as a neutral arbiter of educational quality, the national accreditor is now being accused…

DFCCIL CBT Stage 2 admit card 2025: The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) has released the Stage 2 Computer-Based Test (CBT) admit cxards today, 9 December 2025, for candidates shortlisted under advertisement number 01/DR/2025. The Stage 2 examination for the posts of Junior Manager, Executive and Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) will take place…

Federal student loan borrowers face rising default risk as Trump-era repayment changes increase financial pressure (Getty Images) A new survey shows that 42% of federal student loan borrowers say their monthly payments make it harder to cover basic needs such as food and housing, CNBC has reported. The survey, conducted by Data for Progress and…

EAD duration cut to 18 months in the US, check which immigrants and visa holders are impacted. (Freepik) The US has sharply curtailed the duration of many immigrant work permits. Under a new policy from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for certain categories will now be issued for a maximum…

The United States is entering a period of moderated but meaningful employment expansion. According to the Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS) employment projection report, America is expected to generate 5.2 million new jobs from 2024 to 2034, marking a 3.1% increase in total employment. The growth may be slower than the last decade, but the…

Canadian government has committed around C$1.7 billion in federal funding to help universities attract top global scholars For decades, global academic mobility followed a simple rule: if you wanted the deepest research funding, the fastest breakthroughs and the strongest institutional backing, you went to the United States. That assumption is now under quiet strain. As…

RRB Paramedical recruitment application status 2025: The Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) have released the application status for the RRB Paramedical recruitment 2025 today, 9 December 2025, on the official portal rrbapply.gov.in. Candidates who applied under the Centralised Employment Notification (CEN) No. 03/2025 can now check whether their applications have been provisionally accepted, conditionally accepted, or…

The United States Department of Education has introduced a new disclosure feature that informs students when the colleges they list on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) have graduates with relatively low earnings. The change is a small technical update to the aid form, but it signals a shift in how the federal…

WB JECA counselling 2025: The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) has released the complete schedule for the Round 1 counselling process of the West Bengal Joint Entrance for Computer Applications (WB JECA 2025). As per the official notice, the counselling registration will begin on the official website, wbjeeb.nic.in, from 12 December, 2025.All candidates…

Kerala schools closed on Dec 9 in south and Dec 11 in north for local body elections The Kerala State Election Commission has announced statewide school closures to facilitate the two-phase local body elections. Schools in the southern and central districts will remain shut on December 9, while institutions in the northern districts will close…