A California girl, Celeste Diest, shared her distressing experience of being forced to leave a girls' track practice due to her biological male status, with a coach telling her to "wrap it up." The incident occurred during a school board meeting in the Lucia Mar Unified School District.
https://krcgtv.com/news/nation-world/california-girl-lucia-mar-unified-school-district-cries-tells-trans-locker-room-experience-told-to-wrap-it-up-basic-biologyUS President Donald Trump's antisemitism task force informed Harvard University that a letter of demands was sent without authorization, according to The New York Times. The letter, from acting general counsel Sean Keveney at the US Department of Health and Human Services, included demands on hiring, admissions, and curriculum, sparking a legal battle between the university and the White House.
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3307191/trump-officials-say-harvard-letter-sparked-legal-battle-was-sent-mistake-report?module=top_story&pgtype=sectionHarssh A Gupta from Hyderabad has topped the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Mains 2025 Session-2 in Telangana with a perfect 100 percentile score, followed closely by Kotha Dhanush Reddy with 99.99 percentile, Samhitha Poladi with 99.98 percentile, Raghavan Epuri with 99.97 percentile and Bharath Naidu Kilari with 99.95 percentile.
https://www.deccanchronicle.com/education/5-students-from-aakash-educational-services-limited-become-top-scorers-1873868US Secretary of State Kristi Noem is threatening Harvard University with the loss of foreign student enrollment if it fails to comply with reporting requirements, warning that the university's $53.2 billion endowment can fund its own "chaos". The Trump administration has also threatened to freeze or cancel funding for universities over issues such as pro-Palestinian campus protests and diversity, equity and inclusion programs, including revoking hundreds of foreign protesters' visas. Harvard has rejected these demands, saying they would cede control to the government, while the IRS is reportedly planning to rescind the university's tax-exempt status, which human rights advocates say would be unprecedented and harm financial aid for students and critical medical research.
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1302602-trump-administration-says-harvard-may-lose-ability-to-enroll-foreign-studentsMs Fareed shared her experience of having numerous academic achievements, yet struggling to utilize them in internship interviews. The post sparked a conversation online about the value of skills versus marks, with some users sharing their own struggles and opinions on the matter. Many agreed that while good grades can be beneficial for getting into interviews, they are not as important as practical skills and hands-on experience in securing jobs. Some users also pointed out that the education system may not adequately prepare students for the professional world.
https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/companies-dont-want-toppers-du-student-shares-her-struggles-to-find-internship-sparks-discussion-8202091#pfrom=home-ndtv_offbeatNDTV provides a platform for students to check their results by visiting the website and following specific steps. To access the Class 10 and Class 12 results, users must click on a designated tab, enter their roll number along with other required details in the provided space, and then submit the information. Upon successful submission, the results will be displayed on the screen for verification.
https://www.ndtv.com/education/uk-class-10-12-results-out-check-steps-to-access-scores-here-8201634#pfrom=home-ndtv_educationThe US Supreme Court is set to rule on whether parents have the right to opt their children out of lessons on gender and LGBTQ+ issues in schools, following a policy implemented by Montgomery County, Maryland's school board in 2023.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2025/04/18/supreme-court-weighs-parents-rights-to-opt-out-of-lgbtq-school-curriculum/Bangladesh students are demanding changes in education policies, including the cancellation of a controversial appointment, abolition of open-age admission for engineering courses, and legal requirements for diploma engineers in certain positions. They also want to establish a separate Ministry of Technical and Higher Education, create a Technical Education Reform Commission, and set up a high-quality technical university. After a meeting with government officials, the students have decided to intensify their protests over unsatisfactory responses to their demands.
https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/wearing-shrouds-polytechnic-students-bring-out-procession-dhaka-over-6-demands-1119086Dan Goldhaber, an education researcher at the University of Washington, criticizes the administration's war on educational assessment, highlighting the irony that despite investing billions in the Department of Education, achievement has declined. This criticism is based on data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) collection effort.
https://www.rawstory.com/irony-expert-warns-trump-is-shooting-self-in-foot-with-war-on-data/