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California college student dies in tragic accident at Big Sur

A third-year mechanical engineering student at Caltech with a “passion for adventure” tragically died in a fall during a trip to Big Sur. Kenneth Taylor, 21, was killed by paramedics at the base of a 120-foot waterfall along California’s rugged coastline around 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office. […]

Biden’s new student debt relief plan estimated to cost $84B: Penn analysis

President Biden’s new student debt relief plan is estimated to cost about $84 billion if implemented, according to a Penn Wharton budget model released Thursday. The model analyzes five elements of Biden’s proposed plan, totaling $84.06 billion in efforts that could be implemented before the November election. The plan’s biggest cost is Biden’s proposal to […]

Iowa teacher, Amanda Delzell fired for reporting abuse of autistic student

A popular Iowa teacher was fired Monday following an investigation that used surveillance cameras to alert fellow educators who were suspected of abusing a nonverbal autistic student. The Urbandale School Board voted 4-1 to terminate the contract of Webster Elementary School teacher Amanda Delzell, who has been on paid leave for several months. According to […]

Cornell student Patrick Dai admits to making antisemitic threats

A “suicidal” Cornell University engineering student who was arrested for threatening to kill Jews on campus pleaded guilty Wednesday after being recently diagnosed with autism, his lawyer told the Post. . Patrick Dye, 21, was arraigned on one count Wednesday afternoon in Syracuse federal court, and his attorney, Lisa Peebles, told the judge that her […]

House testimony highlights Biden’s botched student aid rollout

Education experts testified before the House on Wednesday about the continuing failures of the Biden administration’s botched rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Reps. Burgess Owens (R-UT) and Frederica Wilson (D-FL) convened a hearing of the Higher Education and Workforce Development subcommittee titled “FAFSA Fail: Examining the Impact on Students, Families, […]