As the new academic year started in Afghanistan, the Taliban continues to maintain its ban on female students attending classes in high school. According to Taliban’s Education Minister, Habibullah Agha, the highest grade level open…
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Biden administration calls for end of corporal punishment in schools
Although it is not high on the list of political priorities, the Department of Education under the Biden administration is calling for the end of corporal punishment in school. The federal agency sent a letter…
Education secretary Cardona praises Biden’s left-wing budget
Biden’s Education Secretary Miguel Cardona recently praised the Biden administration’s budget proposal, which will go before Congress for consideration. Although Biden’s budget will not likely pass with a Republican-majority House of Representatives, budget proposals are…
Media offers tepid credit to Trump over Biden’s TikTok ban
TikTok, the ever-popular social media short video platform, is being threatened with a national ban by the Biden administration. The Biden administration is demanding that the app be sold to an American company or face a…
Biden administration shields appointee who violated ethics pledge
The top deputy to Biden’s education secretary was accused of violating an ethics pledge of the Biden administration after openly coordinating efforts between a former employer and the Department of Education. Donna Harris-Aikens, who is…
United Nations meets with Afghanistan education official in charge of college ban
Several weeks after the Taliban imposed a ban on women attending colleges and universities, the United Nations met with the Taliban to plead their case to revoke the ban. United Nations envoy Markus Potzel met…
Biden’s labor board lays groundwork for unionization of NCAA athletes
Under the Biden administration, there has been a re-emergence of labor strikes and settlement of labor disputes in favor of labor unions. The most recent example is an announcement by the National Labor Relations Board…
Taliban wages war on women, bans college education
It took three months, but the Taliban officially banned women from obtaining a college education since retaking power in Afghanistan. On Tuesday, the Taliban made the decision to bar women from going to college, effective…
Biden administration approves $50 million subsidy for Lebanese students, refugees
The Biden administration announced that it will subsidize students in Lebanon to attend several universities in the country. U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power said that the U.S. government will “provide $50…
Biden administration won’t stop student loan forgiveness plan despite lawsuits
In an act of defiance, the Biden administration signaled that it will continue to receive and process applications for its student loan debt forgiveness program while lawsuits to stop the program are filed across the…