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Federal funding for hybrid classrooms is reaching schools across the country, but many rural districts say the upgrades are not arriving evenly. Administrators report that students still face basic…
Lawmakers in the lower house approved a wide-ranging electoral reform package in an overnight vote, marking one of the most significant changes to the voting system in years. The bill passed 312-198…
SpaceX launched 24 Starlink satellites on Sunday aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, continuing its rapid buildout of the broadband network. The mission added more spacecraft to the…
Two years after major pandemic-era spending, many rural U.S. school districts are still struggling to make hybrid learning work. The biggest obstacles remain the same: weak broadband service, limited…
Iran is set to hold its national university entrance exam, known as Konkur, this week, according to officials who said security and logistical preparations are in place. The test remains a…
The UN Security Council is preparing to vote on a new draft resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and expanded humanitarian access. Diplomats said the measure could face a complicated…
The United Nations Security Council has approved a resolution to create an international mechanism to monitor the Gaza ceasefire, marking a new effort to help keep the truce in place. The measure was…
UNESCO says the global shift toward hybrid learning has not reached millions of students who still lack reliable devices, internet access, or both. In a policy brief released Thursday, the agency…
Educators say hybrid classrooms are widening learning gaps for students who still lack dependable internet access, especially in rural and low-income communities. Even as schools expand flexible…
Hybrid learning has become a lasting feature of classrooms worldwide, but access to it remains deeply unequal. Millions of students still cannot count on stable internet service or a device they can…
