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ASUU warns federal government over unpaid salaries
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, led by president Prof. Christopher Piwuna, warned on August 14 that unpaid and withheld salaries and…
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PIF and Formula E expand education platform for students
Since its April 2025 launch the PIF and Formula E education platform reached 111,200 students at 1,100 schools in Saudi Arabia, the United States and…
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Pentagon introduces western civilization course in its schools
The Department of Defense Education Activity will offer a high school course, Western Civilization to 1500, this fall using a textbook from Encounter…
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UT Austin proposes streamlined undergraduate core curriculum
The University of Texas at Austin unveiled a proposal to replace its sprawling set of more than 600 core course options with a smaller, structured…
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Kansas enacts statewide ban on student cell phones
Kansas has enacted HB 2299, a statewide law banning personal cell phones and similar devices for K‑12 students during the school day, signed by…
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Xtep to launch 160X 8.0 marathon shoe series
Xtep will globally launch its flagship 160X 8.0 marathon shoe series on August 21, with the top-tier 160X 8.0 Ultra featuring the new GT1200 premium…
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Thai schools tighten bag checks after deadly shooting
Students at a Bangkok primary school now undergo systematic bag and pocket checks after a deadly Aug 7 attack in which a 14-year-old killed his…
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University of Michigan to cover first-semester grades
The University of Michigan's largest college is developing a pilot that will show first-semester grades as pass or no credit on external transcripts…
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Hundreds of private colleges face closure
The USA TODAY Excerpt episode examined the growing wave of small private college closures after Sterling College in Vermont shut in May. A Huron…
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Nigeria rolls out university UniPods to commercialize research
The federal ministry of education, working with UNDP and Tech4Dev, plans to deploy about 41 University Innovation Pods (UniPods) across Nigerian…
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PFL finalizes Tampa lineup with Cyborg defending featherweight title
The Professional Fighters League finalized the Aug. 22 PFL Tampa card at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida, with Cris Cyborg defending…
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Tanzania and China shift partnership toward skills
In Dar es Salaam on August 12, 2026, Chinese and Tanzanian officials and educators outlined a strategic move from infrastructure-led cooperation to…
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Sri Lanka name squad for first Test against India
Sri Lanka announced a 16-member squad for the first Test against India, with Niroshan Dickwella returning to the red-ball setup after three years and…
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Belgium and Netherlands host Hockey World Cup 2026 with new format
The FIH Hockey World Cup 2026, co-hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands, will run from August 15 to 30 and adopts a new three‑phase format for both…
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NBA schedules three opening-night games for 2026-27 season
The NBA released a three-game opening-night slate for Oct. 20, 2026, matching Boston at Detroit, Philadelphia at the defending champion New York…
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Pakistan and US renew five-year higher education partnership
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) and the United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) renewed a five-year agreement for FY2026-27…
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Afghan girls attend private madrasas amid Taliban education bans
Four 16- to 17-year-old girls described attending a privately run madrasa in Kabul that opened two years ago after the Taliban suspended government…
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Massachusetts governor signs law protecting librarians' book selections
Massachusetts governor Maura Healey signed a law at the Franklin Public Library that requires school and public librarians, or other educators…
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Bezos-backed consortium close to buying Liverpool stake
Multiple media reports say a consortium that includes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin is close to agreeing to buy…
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Pan Pacific Championships feature top U.S. swimmers
The Pan Pacific Championships, the largest international meet for U.S. swimmers in 2026, start Monday with open-water 10km races and continue…
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Trump administration plans revamp of career scholarship site
The Trump administration plans to revamp CareerOneStop, a Labor Department funded and overseen career website that lists hundreds of college…
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India opens World Cup campaign against Wales
The FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 schedule, published August 10, lists matches across Amstelveen and Wavre from August 15 to 30 in Indian Standard Time…
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US caps international student visas, prompting uncertainty for students
The US government replaced the 'duration of status' system with fixed admission periods that generally cap F and J visa stays at four years and…
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Itauma downplays belt in Hrgovic title fight
Moses Itauma says the vacant IBF heavyweight title does not alter how seriously he takes Filip Hrgovic ahead of their August 29 bout at the O2 Arena…
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