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VICTORIA — No wonder British Columbia Finance Minister Brenda Bailey thought she was going to be "the least popular person in the province." She tabled a budget Tuesday that boosts taxes, delays projects for the old, the young and cancer patients, while failing to rein in the deficit as previously pledged. Instead, it brings in

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan met with leaders of 10 leading start-ups using AI in the ed-tech sector at a roundtable discussion in IIT Delhi, ahead of the government’s Bharat Bodhan AI Conclave starting December 11...

Gauteng’s water crisis has worsened dramatically, forcing learners like 11-year-old Sandisiwe to carry their own water to school. With taps running dry and sanitation failing, schools are struggling to provide a safe, healthy environment, disrupting education and essential nutrition programmes. Activists and parents warn that the crisis is deepening educational inequalities...

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa has made strides in increasing access to higher education.  This can be attributed to efforts by the government, businesses, and civil society. Students from historically marginalised backgrounds are enrolling in universities more than ever before. Despite this, graduation rates are still low. Only 29.9% of students who started university in 2016

Education Secretary Linda McMahon, testifying before a House subcommittee on Wednesday, defended a 15.3% leaner budget from last year as part of the department's "final mission...

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has accepted the courtesy resignation of Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) Chairman Prospero De Vera III, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin announced on Thursday. Taking over his post is CHEd commissioner Shirley Agrupis. "As far as I know, although this is not the official reason. CHEd chair[man] De Vera

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid will resume "involuntary collections" on May 5 for federal student loans that are in default...

Officials at the Department of Education told staff that if they accept the Trump administration’s resignation package, the education secretary may cancel it.