Today in News History
On July 13, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1886, Father Edward J. Flanagan, founder of Boys Town (died 1948) was born. In 1889, Emma Asson, Estonian educator and politician (died 1965) was born. In 1915, Kaoru Ishikawa, Japanese author and educator (died 1989) was born. In 1922, Martin Dies Sr., American journalist and politician (born 1870) passed away. In 1944, Cyril Knowles, English footballer and manager (died 1991) was born. In 1961, Tahira Asif, Pakistani politician (died 2014) was born. In 1977, New York City: Amidst a period of financial and social turmoil experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting. In 2011, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999 is adopted, which admits South Sudan to member status of United Nations. In 2016, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron resigns, and is succeeded by Theresa May. In 2020, Zindzi Mandela, South African politician, diplomat, and third daughter of Nelson Mandela (born 1960) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Can Mandatory Support Keep Students Enrolled?
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Can Mandatory Support Keep Students Enrolled? Joshua.Bay Mon, 07/13/2026 - 03:00 AM Ferrum College’s STAR program requires struggling students to participate, yielding early gains in retention and academic performance. Byline(s) Joshua Bay
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NewsOne
· Jul 1, 2026
Your Child Got Into College, But Trump’s New Student Loan Rules Could Decide Whether They Can Stay.
HBCUs are especially vulnerable because they enroll large numbers of students whose families depend on federal aid and Parent PLUS or Grad PLUS loans.
Nepal News
· Jul 10, 2026
वैदेशिक रोजगारमा गएका श्रमिकका ३ हजार ३६३ छोराछोरीलाई छात्रवृत्ति प्रदान
काठमाडौं । वैदेशिक रोजगार बोर्डअन्तर्गतको वैदेशिक रोजगार कल्याणकारी सूचना व्यवस्थापन प्रणालीले आर्थिक वर्ष २०८२/८३ का लागि वैदेशिक रोजगारमा गएका मृत्युरअशक्त श्रमिकका छोराछोरीलाई प्रदान गरिने छात्रवृत्तिको विवरण उपलब्ध गराएको छ। विवरणअनुसार हालसम्म देशभरका कुल ३ हजार ३६३ जना विद्यार्थीहरू छात्रवृत्ति प्राप्त गरेका छन्। प्राप्त विवरणअनुसार छात्रवृत्ति पाउने कुल विद्यार्थीमध्ये १ हजार ७८१ जना छात्र ९पुरुष० र []
BERNAMA
· Jul 9, 2026
General : RM14.4 Mln In Early Schooling Aid For 96,013 Form Six Students
PUTRAJAYA, July 9 (Bernama) -- A total of 96,013 Form Six students, comprising both new and existing students, have received or will receive the 2026 Early Schooling Aid (BAP), involving an allocation of RM14.4 million, according to the Ministry of Education (MOE).
Catholic World Report
· Jul 7, 2026
Pennsylvania Catholic schools brace for possible tax-credit cuts
If a bill passed by the state House eliminating the tax credits becomes law, scholarship organizations would lose their funding source and students would lose tuition assistance. [...]
Illinois Policy Institute
· Jun 30, 2026
How a school district cut chronic absenteeism by 65%
Nearly 1-in-4 students were chronically absent in 2023 at New Trier High School. That dropped by 65 after reforms were implemented. The post How a school district cut chronic absenteeism by 65 appeared first on Illinois Policy.
The Economic Times
· Jul 10, 2026
Child education allowance exemption: Can you claim?
Child education allowance exemption: Can you claim?
Utusan Malaysia
· Jul 10, 2026
Anugerah Kecemerlangan Siswa laluan mahasiswa USIM ke pentas nasiona
NILAI: Majlis Anugerah Kecemerlangan Siswa (AKSIS) Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) 2024/2025 dijadikan platform untuk mengetengahkan mahasiswa cemerlang ke peringkat kebangsaan. Ahli Lembaga Pengarah USIM, Datuk Dr. Hasan Bahrom berkata, kecemerlangan mahasiswa tidak boleh terhenti kepada pencapaian akademik semata-mata, sebaliknya perlu diterjemahkan melalui kepimpinan, aktivisme sosial dan sumbangan nyata kepada masyarakat. Katanya, mahasiswa USIM yang ... Read more The post Anugerah Kecemerlangan Siswa laluan mahasiswa USIM ke pentas nasiona appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.
Off The Press
· Jun 24, 2026
US taxpayers stuck paying off student loans for nonprofits’ employees
U.S. taxpayers are paying off the student loans of those who go to work for nonprofits, even nonprofits one wouldn’t consider a charity, or whose mission doesn’t align with many taxpayers’ values. The Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program allows those who work for a U.S. federal, state, local, tribal government, the military, or qualifying []...Click to read more
The Thomas B. Fordham Institute
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Thousands of Ohio students are M.I.A. from school and losing the opportunity to reach their potential. Nearly 385,000 students—about one in every four—were “chronically absent” in 2024–25, meaning they missed more than 10 percent of the school year. Of these students, 125,000 were absent more than 20 percent of the year, or about two months’ worth of school. In districts such as Cleveland, Lorain, and Youngstown, more than half of students were chronically absent. Based on preliminary data, Read More
MyJoyOnline
· Jul 6, 2026
33 UBIDS law students omitted from graduation list issue one-week ultimatum for reinstatement
Thirty-three law students of the University of Business and Integrated Development Studies (UBIDS) say they were unlawfully omitted from last Saturday’s graduation list and have given the School of Law one week to issue their certificates and transcripts or face legal action.
The Root
· Jul 6, 2026
More Top Black Students Are Choosing HBCUs Over the Ivies
As fewer Black students apply to white colleges, our HBCUs are seeing a rise in enrollment driven by the repeal of DEI and Affirmative Action.
Wirepoints
· Jun 30, 2026
How New Trier High School cut chronic absenteeism by 65% – Illinois Policy
New Trier’s problem reflected the state’s: 28.3 percent of all public school students in Illinois were chronically absent in the 2022-23 school year and 26.3 percent the following year. New Trier’s success in combating absenteeism comes as the rest of the state still faces a crisis. In 2025, one in four students in the state were chronically absent.
Inside Higher Ed
· Jun 25, 2026
Persistence, Retention Among Black and Hispanic Freshmen Reach Decade Highs
Persistence, Retention Among Black and Hispanic Freshmen Reach Decade Highs gianna.jakubowski Thu, 06/25/2026 - 03:00 AM While persistence and retention rates for the entering class of 2024 remained the same as the previous year, Black and Hispanic students saw slight increases in both, a new report finds. Byline(s) Gianna Jakubowski
Fortune
· Jul 7, 2026
‘I was one of those children’: Utah revokes license of the boarding school where Paris Hilton says she was abused
State cites years of noncompliance, including inadequate staffing and neglect; school must terminate services by Aug. 6.
The Malaysian Insight
· Sep 3, 2025
家长与校方支持恢复体罚 强调须设严格规范
随着国会近期掀起恢复学校体罚的讨论部分家长与校方代表公开表示支持但强调必须在严格规范下执行确保学生身心健康不受伤害 根据The Vibes报道两名小学生的父亲诺阿兹里指出当今教育体系在管控学生纪律方面面临“严峻挑战”包括逃学不尊重师长甚至霸凌等问题日益严重
Daily Mail
· Jul 5, 2026
Four children from every Year 6 primary school classroom on average will end up claiming out of work benefits, according to analysis, in latest sign of Britain's 'NEETs crisis'
Four children from every Year 6 primary school classroom on average will end up claiming out of work benefits, according to analysis, in latest sign of Britain's 'NEETs crisis'
The Namibian
· Jul 11, 2026
Flood-hit pupils absent from school
The Zambezi education directorate says dozens of pupils from three flood-affected schools have not returned to class since the start of the current term. The schools are Muzii Combined School, Nankuntwe Combined School, and Mpukano Primary School. They were among the more than nine schools relocated to higher grounds due to annual floods experienced in [] The post Flood-hit pupils absent from school appeared first on The Namibian.
Malay Mail
· Jul 9, 2026
Local students still dominate public university enrolment in Malaysia, says IPPTN
GEORGE TOWN, July 9 — Local students remain the dominant group in public universities, with 96.56 per cent of unde...
Eye Radio
· Jul 3, 2026
Torit Municipality enrols 36 former teenage gang members in school
Torit Municipal Council has sponsored 36 former gang members to enrol in school after they pledged to abandon violence and continue their education. Speaking to Eye Radio, the Mayor of Torit Municipality Eddy William said the initiative is aimed at supporting the reintegration of former gang members and helping them become responsible members of society. [] The post Torit Municipality enrols 36 former teenage gang members in school appeared first on Eye Radio.
Boston.com
· Jul 6, 2026
City declines to use reserve funds to prevent BPS layoffs as more than 560 positions are cut
Faced with continued enrollment declines, school officials in Boston say that their new budget maintains a 10:1 student to teacher ratio. The post City declines to use reserve funds to prevent BPS layoffs as more than 560 positions are cut appeared first on Boston.com.
Jewish News Syndicate
· Jul 9, 2026
Put Jewish campus security where Jewish students are
This is not fundamentally a funding problem. It is an eligibility problem.
Daily Post Nigeria
· Jul 11, 2026
Why rescued Oyo schoolchildren not yet reunited with families – Makinde [VIDEO]
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has said the rescued schoolchildren and teachers from the Oriire Local Government Area will remain in military custody to undergo essential medical care and routine profiling. Makinde made this known on Saturday while addressing newsmen shortly after visiting the 2 Division Medical Centre at the Odogbo Barracks in Ibadan, where the [] Why rescued Oyo schoolchildren not yet reunited with families – Makinde [VIDEO]
The New European
· Jun 25, 2026
Why are so many kids unable to leave their bedrooms?
An increasing number of young people in Britain refusing to go to school and in some cases not even leaving their bedrooms. Why is this happening?
Kansas Policy Institute
· May 21, 2026
Here we go again; JoCo districts prepare another school funding lawsuit rather than educating students
When the Kansas Supreme Court ruled in 2019 that school funding met its definition of constitutionally adequate, we wrote that it was only a matter of time before the next school funding lawsuit. Seven years later, four Johnson County school districts (Blue Valley, De Soto, Olathe, and Shawnee Mission) announced they are preparing to do []
Real Clear Politics
· Jun 26, 2026
On or Off Campus, Students Stress Over Housing
On or off campus, students stress over housing, especially in high-cost states.
Education | The Guardian
· Jul 6, 2026
More than 300,000 pupils estimated absent after England World Cup win
Exclusive: Initial figures are yet to be confirmed by DfE, which said schools were ‘at the heart’ of the celebrationAbout 332,000 fewer children were in school on Monday morning than a week earlier, according to initial figures, as attendance fell after England’s 3-2 World Cup win over Mexico.School registers were down more than three percentage points on last week, after England manager Thomas Tuchel advised parents to “write an excuse for school and let them watch”. Continue reading...
NPR Topics: Education
· Jul 8, 2026
Should you sign your kids up for Trump Accounts? Four things to consider
Families can still benefit even if their children aren't eligible for the free 1,000 contribution from the federal government.
Vanguard News
· Jul 12, 2026
I thought it was a scam until I got ₦200,000 alert — ABSU student
Says no Abia Central student should quit school over povertyExplains PDP exit, defection to ADC By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — A 400-level Medicine and Surgery student of Abia State University (ABSU), Uturu, Godswill Ezennwa, has described as “uncommon” the education grant programme of Senator Austin Akobundu after receiving an instant 200,000 bank alert. Ezennwa was [] The post I thought it was a scam until I got 200,000 alert — ABSU student appeared first on Vanguard News.
NDTV
· Jul 5, 2026
Gwadar Explained: Why Pak's Chinese-Backed Port Keeps Coming Under Attack
For the people of Gwadar, stability isn't an abstract goal. It's the chance to send a child to school without worrying about a sudden deadline of violence
AzerNews
· Jun 24, 2026
UN: 93 million children globally out of school amid crises
Of the 182 million children living in the 20 most critical emergency settings, approximately 74 million are not attending school, accounting for nearly 80 of all out-of-school children identified in the study.
The College Fix
· Jul 6, 2026
U. Texas System medical schools refuse to release public admissions data: report
All seven University of Texas medical schools recently refused to release their public admissions data, according to a new report by watchdog group Do No Harm. This sparked allegations that the schools may be preferring students based on race, despite the Supreme Court’s 2023 Students for Fair Admissions ruling that banned affirmative action in admissions. []
Legal Insurrection
· Jul 1, 2026
Education Dept. Issues Final Rule Tying Federal Student Aid to Graduates’ Earnings
“If a program cannot show that it leaves its graduates financially better off than if they had never enrolled, it should not be underwritten by federal taxpayers” The post Education Dept. Issues Final Rule Tying Federal Student Aid to Graduates’ Earnings first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
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