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“over 50% of eighth-grade students reached proficiency in their last year”
“making a two-week domestic exchange trip between high school graduation and college as common as prom”
“In 2023, the then 37‑year‑old sociologist became the youngest ever black professor at Cambridge”
“at least three other pupils in her year went to Oxford”
“Since 2013, the percentage of students in our incoming classes who have a family connection has decreased from 8.5% to 1.7%.”
“At the end of the day, this settlement has impacted over 450,000 people, and it's improved their personal balance sheets by over $23 billion," said Eileen Connor, executive director of the Project on Predatory Student Lending (PPSL), the a…”
“CZI pledged $50 million to support the transition”
“Howard University, one of the nation’s top Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), burst into the national news in July when it abruptly canceled enrollment for 500 freshmen, a fifth of the incoming class.”
“self‑defined 'race realist' Nathan Cofnas, who was sacked from his Cambridge role in 2024”
“One million people compete in Konkour, and then maybe 10,000 go to the best university.”
“During the same period, the percentage of first‑generation or limited‑income students rose from 16.7% to 30.8%.”
“Once all of the required loan discharges and refunds are completed, Connor says the Sweet settlement will be the largest ever against the U.S. government.”
“providing education savings accounts of $10,000 for elementary school students, $2,500 for preschoolers, and $1,000 for children in early childhood education”
“Washington, D.C. school’s $66,182 total annual cost of attendance.”
“In November 2025, children's services in Manchester were rated as 'outstanding' by inspectors after a decade-long process of improvement.”
“His report warned that without intervention, one in six young people could be outside employment, education or training within the next five years.”
“UChicago will grow to 9,000 undergraduates from about 7,500.”
“In 2022, the Biden administration agreed to a landmark settlement in the class‑action suit, pledging that borrowers who had attended a predetermined list of more than 150 mostly for‑profit colleges would receive full and automatic relief f…”
“The Ravenswood City Elementary School District is preparing for an increase in enrolment by renovating facilities to accommodate nearly 540 students previously attending the Primary School”
“as did more than 200 other students”
“The service had been rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted in 2014 and it was not until 2022 that it was deemed to be 'good'.”
“Dartmouth to as many as 5,800 undergraduates from the current about 4,700.”
“Not only that, the settlement also allowed more than 250,000 additional borrowers to apply for relief during a brief, post‑settlement period in 2022.”
“Around three in four students spoke a language other than English at home”
“its graduation rate (most recently 69%)”
“8.8 percent of the entering class had one Harvard parent and 3.2 percent had two Harvard parents.”
“The second Trump administration revealed in court documents that it had processed only 60,000 of those post‑class applications by the court‑appointed deadline.”
“Every summer until he was 16, Bezos visited his grandfather's ranch 'in the middle of nowhere.'”
“56% of HBCU students received Pell Grants in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to 32% of all undergraduates.”
“California passed a law in 2024 ending legacy and donor admissions preferences at private universities.”
“The current Education Department has argued in court that it needs more time – 18 months – to properly review so many applications, "ensuring that taxpayer funds are only disbursed to those borrowers who are entitled to relief on the merit…”
“Instead, the man would repair the items himself, with the assistance of his grandson, Bezos. Together they fixed heavy machinery, performed veterinary work on his cattle and even built a house one summer.”
“the schools, which were mostly created during the Reconstruction period after the Civil War, now have a student body that is about 75% Black.”
“Maryland also enacted a law in 2024 banning preferences for children of alumni, known as "legacies".”
“In a July 17 ruling that likely means the end of this legal fight, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit told the department that the obligations of the settlement were clear early on – and yet the department waited three years t…”
“In 2016, Dr Priscilla Chan, the wife of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg co-founded a school for low-income students.”
“Howard, the alma mater of former Vice President Kamala Harris, ranks #1 among private schools on our list.”
“The then‑governor of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin, signed legislation in 2024 banning admissions preferences at public universities for children of alumni and donors.”
“Ellen Keast, an Education Department spokesperson, told NPR in a statement that the Sweet settlement "imposed an unrealistic deadline."”
“Over the past decade, the institute known as The Primary School, received more than $125 million from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.”
“Only two HBCUs—Howard and Spelman College in Atlanta—made the 2026 Top 500 list.”
“Amherst said in 2021 that it would stop.”
“In court documents filed in April as part of its appeal, the Education Department revealed that, after the Sweet settlement of 2022, it had provided some $12 billion in loan discharges and/or refunds to nearly 300,000 federal student loan …”
“Back in April 2025, the board voted unanimously to close the school after learning that the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative wouldn't fund it after the 2025-26 academic year, as per a WSJ report.”
“Spelman, the alma mater of economist Lisa Cook (now serving on the Federal Reserve Board, despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to fire her), has a 76% graduation rate, the highest on this list.”
“Wesleyan said in 2023 that it would stop.”
“Over the course of one frantic, late-July weekend, 98 teens representing all 50 states put their busy lives on hold to try to do something remarkable.”
“Nearly 540 children were enrolled at the Primary School’s two campuses.”
“an average of around 60% of freshmen who enter a four year college graduate within six years.”
“Johns Hopkins ended its legacy preference in 2014.”
“Ultimately, their Students First Act passed overwhelmingly, 82-16.”
“at the Primary School, it was 26%”
“For HBCUs, on average, under 40% of freshmen meet that mark”
“From Alphonso Taft (Yale College class of 1833) through my daughter, Amanda (1997), we have for six generations cast our lot with Yale.”
“States should provide AI literacy as soon as students get access to classroom devices.”
“Eighth-grade students, many of whom had attended the school for a decade, demonstrated above 50% grade-level proficiency in their final year, the school said.”
“North Carolina A&T State University, the #1 ranked public HBCU on the Forbes list, has a graduation rate of 55%.”
“AI use should be banned on all graded tests.”
“The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative pledged $5 million when the closure was announced.”
“Tennessee State, the #6 ranked public HBCU, has a graduation rate of just 34%.”
“teachers must personally investigate the issue before reporting the student to admin.”
“CZI also gave $3.6 million to education savings accounts: $10,000 for elementary students, $2,500 for preschoolers and $1,000 for children in early-childhood education.”
“new parent borrowers are now limited to $20,500 per year of borrowing with a lifetime limit per undergraduate of $65,000.”
“AASA plans to send the text to its members: 10,000 school leaders across the country.”
“Jo Nagai is a 10-year-old student at Ibuki East Elementary School in Kobe, Japan.”
“grad students starting their programs after July 1 are limited to $20,500 a year of borrowing ($100,000 over all their grad studies) or $50,000 a year ($200,000 in total) if they’re in “professional” programs”
“The student-focused section of the final bill includes 15 provisions.”
“Many people have been amazed that a 10-year-old produced a detailed 33-page research paper and presented his findings before experienced scientists.”
“Between 2022 and 2025, total enrollment grew 46%.”
“The student senators struggled with the 10 provisions in the bill's parents/guardians section.”
“His invention has earned him a place among the ten national finalists in the 2026 3M Young Scientist Challenge.”
“145-year-old university”
“Wurzel and his 97 colleagues were handpicked by their school leaders.”
“Now in its 19th year, the competition invites students in grades five through eight to submit one‑to‑two‑minute video pitches showing how they use science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to solve everyday problems.”
“Student Freedom Initiative, a non-profit Smith seeded in 2020 with a $50 million gift”
“Students create AI policy at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Boston.”
“Each finalist receives a summer mentorship with a professional 3M scientist to help improve their project.”
“a requirement that the federal government chip in funding.”
“The national finals will take place on 12 and 13 October at the 3M Innovation Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.”
“The winner will receive $25,000 (£19,600) and the title of 'America's Top Young Scientist.'”
“Now in its 19th year, the competition invites students...”
“The finalists presented projects linked to two main 3M technology areas: Climate Tech and Safety.”
“the number of young graduates in India increased nearly 13-fold, rising from around 5 million in 1983 to 63 million in 2023.”
“Families now spend nearly one-fourth of their higher secondary education budgets on coaching, compared with about 18% in 2018.”
“Kamakoti is a member of the six-member task force on exam reforms constituted by the Centre after the NEET paper leak row”
“has published more than 150 research papers”
“led over 50 research and development projects”
“six domain experts appointed to the panel”
“Indian student enrolment in France grew 55% over five years, reaching approximately 9,100 in 2024–25—a 17% year‑on‑year increase from 7,700.”
“Counting exchange and short‑term participants alongside long‑term students, 12,000 Indian students held French visas or resident permits in 2025.”
“This surge pushed India from the 13th to the 11th top source country for international students in a single year.”
“French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed the French government’s goal to welcome 30,000 Indian students to France by 2030.”
“During the visit, both nations adopted the India‑France Innovation Roadmap 2030—a long‑term framework spanning technology, research, startups, education, and economic growth, with student exchange highlighted as a core pillar.”
“More than 1,500 programmes are taught entirely in English, so students can enter the French system without French language being a barrier at the outset,”
“France offers Indian graduates with a French master’s degree or higher an APS (Temporary Residence Authorization) residence permit for one year, renewable once.”
“During their studies, international students may also work up to 964 hours a year, roughly 20 hours a week, which helps them gain experience and build professional networks.”
“This network includes 10 Campus France offices in India, 15 Alliance Française centres, weekly informational webinars, the annual Choose France Tour, and an expanding alumni community.”
“For 2025‑26, indicative annual public‑university tuition is approximately €2,895 for a bachelor’s degree, €3,941 for a master’s degree and €397 for a PhD.”
“The Études en France processing fee is Rs 20,000 from August 1, 2026.”
“Applicants should plan well ahead. From the start of the Études en France process to receipt of the visa, allowing at least three months is prudent; applications should ideally reach the visa stage six to eight weeks before the course begi…”
