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University of Jamestown announces Jamestown area graduates
JAMESTOWN — The following students from the Jamestown area graduated from the University of Jamestown during commencement ceremonies May 3. The students are listed by hometown. Their degree, study area and any honors are included. Carrington:...

Students look to their future
With school nearing the end, students from Higgins Middle School spoke at the School Committee meeting, discussing the programs they had during the year. Superintendent Dr. Josh Vadala explained how the school got involved with WPS Institute, a...
Students ahoy! — Students test carpentry, design skills on Black Lake with hand-built boats
Published 9:16 am Wednesday, June 18, 2025 By LUKE WHITTAKER — Chinook Observer ILWACO — Ilwaco high school students set sail on Black Lake earlier this month, testing their unique boats they designed and hand-built over the final weeks of...

Students compete to win grand prizes in inaugural Claude’s Business Challenge
The inaugural Claude’s Business Challenge competition at the University of West London (UWL), jointly organised and delivered by the Claude Littner Business School (CLBS), UWL Business Society and the Students’ Union, concluded on Friday 6 June...

University of Alabama in Huntsville offering 25 percent off post-grad tuition
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The University of Alabama in Huntsville recently launched a program to encourage post-grad students. The Charger EDGE (Education Discount for Graduate Excellence) program offers a 25 percent tuition discount to graduate...

Students cheating with AI is a symptom, not the disease | Opinion
In recent weeks, a plethora of news and opinion articles have warned that college students are cheating en masse by using artificial intelligence to write their papers, and that higher education is overall in peril. While the details of these...

Schools Should Celebrate Title IX Month—Not Pride Month
Every June, schools across America fill their bulletin boards with rainbows, host Pride events, and encourage elementary school children to participate in LGBTQ-themed activities. Whether it’s teachers in New Jersey posing on social media in...

University drops case against student punished for distributing pro-Israel book on campus
(TNND) — A student at West Virginia University has been punished for passing out a pro-Israel book by Alan Dershowitz. The University launched an investigation into student Eliyahu Itkowitz accusations of religious discrimination and harassment....

Education Q&A discusses new "age appropriate" book guidelines
New guidelines proposed for Alberta school libraries are drawing attention, as Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides addressed a range of concerns, from the role of school boards to partnerships with municipal libraries. Alberta Education and...

University impact rankings expand but remain volatile
GLOBAL Times Higher Education (THE) released its seventh edition of its Impact Rankings (IR) on 18 June. Designed to showcase how institutions are working towards addressing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, this year’s edition is...
Schools share reports of thriving students at Durant
In the weeks since the end of the 2024-2025 school year, the principals at Durant Elementary and Jr./Sr. High School, Rebecca Stineman and Joel Diederichs, have compiled a list of the year’s biggest student accomplishments. This list was then...

School meet and greets scheduled across Pope Cluster
Ms. Jessica Appleyard, Principal | Pitner Elementary SchoolMs. Jessica Appleyard, Principal | Pitner Elementary School Pope High School has announced its schedule for the upcoming meet and greet events, known as "Greyhound Madness," set to take...

Schools host end of year career days
Just weeks before school let out Career Days popped up around Douglas County schools providing students with inspiration and careers to look forward to and thrive toward. On May 23, nearly 30 businesses, agencies, and organizations set up shop in...

Educators attend free STEM Conference
Permian Strategic Partnership and the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation host second annual STEM Summit CARLSBAD, N.M. More than 80 educators from the Permian Basin gathered this week in Carlsbad, NM, for the STEM Summit hosted by Permian Strategic...

Schools That Violate Title IX Could Lose Titles And Trophies — Not Just Funding
The U.S. Department of Education is stepping up its game on Title IX enforcement. And, according to Education Secretary Linda McMahon, schools that violate the federal civil rights law may not just face defunding — but could also be forced to...

Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital finds new CEO: Robert Mach
MANISTIQUE, Mich. — Robert Mach has been appointed as the CEO of Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital (SMH). This news comes after the resignation of the previous CEO, Andy Bertapelle, who stepped down effective April 4. The outgoing interim CEO Kent...

Teachers implore Columbia Falls board to raise salaries
Several teachers implored the school board to boost teacher salaries during the School District 6 board meeting last week. “We’re far behind other districts in the valley and we’re just getting farther,” said longtime teacher and union...

Students with disabilities get to work in state summer initiative
(The Center Square) - Summer work has begun for students throughout the commonwealth who are participating in the Department of Labor and Industry’s MY Work program. The program is an initiative of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation offered...

Student loan: No more human interaction, application processes fully digitised – NELFund
From Fred Ezeh, Abuja The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFund) has stated that its system for the application of the student loan scheme has been fully digitised, thus ending the era of human interaction with the application processes. NELFund...

School Board Reviews Updated Agreement with Sheriff’s Office, Leesburg Police
The Loudoun County School Board on Tuesday reviewed an updated memorandum of understanding between the school division, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, and the Leesburg Police Department. Chief of Schools Rae Mitchell said the review was...