Nevada State Assemblywoman candidate Hanadi is endorsed by a range of organizations including the Nevada State Educators Association, SEIU Nevada, Planned Parenthood Votes Nevada, and the American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations. She has committed to increasing educators' salaries, decreasing class sizes, and implementing a permanent school breakfast and lunch program for all students. Hanadi also advocates for affordable healthcare, women's rights, and environmental protection, including investing in clean energy and limiting pollution. Additionally, she supports legislation introducing background checks for gun owners and addressing the state's high gun suicide rate.
https://www.geo.tv/latest/583586-hanadi-nadeem-how-a-us-pakistani-woman-made-it-to-nevada-assemblyThe city of Zhengzhou in central China has become the first in the country to ban cellphone use in schools. The decision was made by the Standing Committee of the Zhengzhou People's Congress, which requires primary and secondary schools in the Henan capital to restrict students from bringing phones onto campuses, except for educational purposes. Parents or guardians must submit a written application to the school if their child needs to bring a phone to school.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3292863/zhengzhou-first-city-china-ban-cellphone-use-schools?module=top_story&pgtype=sectionPhilippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed the country's budget for 2025, which allocates a record 1.053 trillion pesos to the education sector. The budget also includes 35 billion pesos for the military's modernisation programme, lower than the originally proposed 50 billion pesos. However, budget advocates have expressed concerns over reductions in the education budget and the removal of a subsidy for the government health insurance programme. Marcos had delayed the signing by a week to review the final spending plan approved by Congress, and vetoed proposed spending of more than 194 billion pesos. The government's spending is expected to contribute around a fifth of the country's economic growth target of 6-8% in 2025.
https://channelnewsasia.com/business/philippines-marcos-signs-law-record-109-billion-budget-2025-4831096The average expenditure per student in Punjab's government schools more than doubled from Rs 16,672 to Rs 34,631 between 2010-11 and 2022-23. Despite this increase, the total school enrollment declined by 46.22 lakh students during the same period, with a population increase of over one crore in the 0-6 age group. Punjab Congress MLA Pratap Grewal called for a white paper on the issue, but his proposal was rejected by the government, which attributed the decline to demographic changes and systemic reforms.
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/madhya-pradesh-minister-rao-uday-pratap-singh-sparks-row-know-500-teachers-who-hire-substitutes-7340842#pfrom=home-ndtv_topstoriesMadhya Pradesh Minister has admitted that he knows at least 500 teachers who are absent from school. This admission was made by the minister during an event to mark the birth centenary of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The opposition Congress party has criticized this revelation as a reflection of the poor state of education in the state.
https://indiatoday.in/india/story/madhya-pradesh-minister-uday-pratap-singh-admits-he-knows-at-least-500-teachers-who-bunk-school-2655934-2024-12-26The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has announced that it will offer free tuition to all middle-class undergraduate students starting in 2025. In response, Congress passed a bill requiring the Department of Education to make the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form available on October 1 every year. This move is aimed at ensuring that students who rely on federal Pell grants and loans can access financial aid for higher education.
https://www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/education/fafsa-form-for-college-financial-aid-is-officially-open-following-delays