SINGAPORE: Since March, students caught for the first time buying, using or possessing vapes will be referred to the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) and may be fined up to S$2,000. This was announced by the Health Ministry (MOH) and HSA in a joint press release on Tuesday (Apr 9), with the new measure aimed at … Read more
A center that provides free food, clothing, mental health support, workforce training, and more to students and families at six public schools in Denver will close in less than three months. The middle and high schools served by the resource center are known as “pathways schools” and work with students who have struggled at traditional … Read more
Nearly 27% fewer aspiring Colorado college students have submitted a Free Application for Federal Student Aid this year compared to 2023 amid a federal financial aid fiasco. That drop has state higher education leaders worried the ongoing delays and confusion surrounding the revamped financial aid application — known as FAFSA — will deter students from … Read more
AN anti-knife campaigner who inspired a BBC show has died aged 61. Ray Lewis got hundreds of disadvantaged children into elite private schools. 1 Anti-knife campaigner Ray Lewis has died aged 61 The ex-prison chief set up Eastside Young Leaders’ Academy in 2002. The programme, in Forest Gate, East London, won 270 students places at … Read more
Nelsy Nino says she’s always found it amazing how birds communicate through sound. So much so that the Colombian biologist moved to Canada to study birds in the country’s southernmost region. “You can close your eyes, but you can’t close your ears,” said the University of Windsor international PhD student in the faculty of science. … Read more
Colorado’s new voter-approved universal free school meals program is already tens of millions of dollars short, jeopardizing some of the auxiliary programs tied to the ballot measure as lawmakers scramble to keep the initiative solvent and meals paid for. The state faces a combined shortfall of about $50 million to pay for students’ food under … Read more
The Tamil Nadu School Education Department informed that the state government has decided to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Union Education Ministry to implement the PM SHRI scheme in the state. PM SHRI is a centrally sponsored scheme that aims to showcase the implementation of the National Education Policy 2020.(HT Photo) The … Read more
A bipartisan group of Colorado policymakers approved nearly a dozen recommendations to soften the pinch of property tax increases Friday, including an “adjustable cap” on future hikes and mechanisms to spread out hefty tax bills. State Sen. Chris Hansen is chairman of the state Property Tax Commission, which issued its recommendations Friday. (Photo by AAron … Read more
FEARS have been sparked after a ‘balaclava-clad man’ tried to ‘snatch’ two young girls outside a Scots primary school. The man was standing outside St Bernard’s Primary in Nitshill, Glasgow, yesterday around 8.55am before the harrowing incident. 2 The man was standing outside St Bernard’s Primary in Nitshill yesterday morningCredit: Google Maps 2 Cops have … Read more
A TEACHER who was struck off for sending inappropriate texts and emails to two pupils has been allowed to return to the classroom. Michael Hendry was deemed unfit to teach after messages he sent to the fifth year students were uncovered. 1 He was reported to senior staff at John Paul Academy, Glasgow, in 2013 … Read more
