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After backlash, Mexico cancels plan to cut school year for World Cup
Mexico canceled plans to shorten its school year ahead of the World Cup after widespread backlash from parents, think tanks and local authorities, a government source told AFP Monday.
Georgetown Economics Professor Adriana Kugler to Headline Panel Discussion at 2026 RNEF
SIMI VALLEY, CA / ACCESS Newswire / May 12, 2026 / Economist and Georgetown University professor Adriana Kugler will headline a featured panel discussion at the 2026 Reagan National Economic Forum. The event will take place on Friday, May 29, 2026, at 7 a.m., at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.
Teen shooter kills two at Brazil school
A teenager shot dead two staff members and injured two other people, including an 11-year-old girl, on Tuesday in the latest school shooting to rock Brazil.
Unity Environmental University Expands Community College Articulation Agreements, Opening New Pathways for Transfer Students
Block transfer model ensures associate degree graduates enter Unity at junior-year standing, no lost credits, no lost time
iF DESIGN AWARD NIGHT 2026 Brings Global Design Community Together
A night of celebration on an international stage: 2,000 guests honor iF DESIGN AWARD 2026 Winners at the sold-out Friedrichstadt-PalastPatricia Urquiola receives the iF Design Lifetime Achievement Award 2026.iF Design Trend Report 2026 is now available for free download until 7 July 2026.
France launches one-euro university meals for all students
French university canteens began offering one-euro meals to all students regardless of income on Monday, in a measure designed to address financial hardship.
From Adele to Raye, the UK school nurturing future stars
If there was a recipe for success in the entertainment industry, the BRIT School in London should maybe get a standing ovation for hitting all the right notes.
NAHICA Announces QXO as National Sponsor, Expanding Support for Latino Contractors Nationwide
The National Hispanic Contractors Association (NAHICA) proudly announces that QXO, the fastest-growing publicly traded building products distributor in North America.
Teachers protest as Turkey buries school shooting victims
Thousands of teachers protested in Turkey on Thursday after two school shootings in two days left the country reeling, with the authorities cracking down on social media as crowds gathered for the funerals of nine victims of the second shooting.
Turkey to hold funerals for victims of school shooting
Funerals will be held on Thursday for nine people killed when a 14-year-old opened fire at a school in Turkey, sending shock waves across the country.
Positively Arts Presents: The 2025 Get Launched Vegas Winners Showcase at Myron’s on Sunday, April 19
Las Vegas' Rising Young Stars Take the Stage at The Smith Center - Limited Tickets Available!
Turkey school shooting wounds 16, attacker dead
An ex-student opened fire at his former high school Tuesday in Turkey, wounding 16 people including students before killing himself in a showdown with police, officials said.
Escaped wolf forces school closure in South Korea
A wolf that escaped from a zoo in South Korea remained at large Thursday, authorities said, prompting a local school to close over safety concerns as the search continued.
New Paris mayor pledges to prevent sexual violence in preschools
The French capital's new mayor on Friday pledged to prioritise preventing sexual violence in after-school programmes, after allegations that poorly recruited school monitors abused preschool pupils.
Lebanon kids struggle to keep up studies as war slams school doors shut
In a classroom turned shelter for displaced families, teenager Ahmad Melhem follows a recorded lesson on a tablet as the war between Hezbollah and Israel interrupts education for hundreds of thousands of students in Lebanon.
Sandra Day O'Connor Institute Receives $500,000 Carnegie Corporation Grant To Expand Youth Civic Education
Two-year investment will grow experiential Camp O'Connor USA and the online Ambassadors Civics & Debate Club, with a focus on access, civic participation, and national reach
What we know about the UK's deadly meningitis outbreak
UK health authorities are probing 27 cases linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak believed to have spread at a nightclub in southeast England.
Three New Courses for Engineering CE/PDH Make Learning Purposeful and Actionable
CE From Amber Book is Structured for How Engineers Want to Grow and Accelerate Their Careers
Elvictor Group Announces Approval of Reverse Stock Split
ATTIKI, GREECE / ACCESS Newswire / March 18, 2026 / Elvictor Group Inc. (OTCID:ELVG) ("Elvictor" or the "Company"), a leader in maritime recruitment and crew management, today announced that its Board of Directors and stockholders holding a majority of the Company's voting power have approved a reverse stock split of the Company's common stock at a ratio of 1-for-500.
A.D. Banker Launches Investment Adviser Representative Continuing Education, Making Compliance Simple
Now NASAA-approved, A.D. Banker is the new go-to for IAR CE--bringing audit defensibility into one platform.
'Punished' for university: debt-laden UK graduates urge reform
Graduate Gina Tindale, 22, left university £90,000 ($120,000) in the red, a common experience across the UK where young people saddled with huge debts are calling for a reform of the student loan system.
Mexico considering social media restriction for minors: minister to AFP
Mexico is considering implementing an Australia-style social media restriction for minors, Public Education Secretary Mario Delgado told AFP.
Optimal Dynamics Launches Scale, the First Decision-Native Agentic System(TM) Built to Proactively Secure the Right Freight
Scale continuously determines where freight is needed to balance carrier networks and deploys intelligent autonomous agents to secure it in real time.
Melania Trump to preside over UN Security Council meeting
Melania Trump will preside over a UN Security Council meeting next week, her office has announced, in the first such appearance by a US first lady.
Ex-US Treasury chief Summers quits Harvard over Epstein ties
Former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers resigned from his teaching post at Harvard University over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Ivy League institution said on Wednesday.
Turkey's Erdogan dismisses secular critics of Ramadan school plan
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday defended a directive introducing Ramadan-related activities in public schools, rejecting criticism from opponents who said the move undermined Turkey's secular principles.
Nigeria paid Boko Haram ransom for kidnapped pupils: intel sources
The Nigerian government paid Boko Haram militants a "huge" ransom of millions of dollars to free up to 230 children and staff the jihadists abducted from a Catholic school in November, intelligence sources told AFP.
AELF Adds Todd Freeman and Madhu Vijay to Board, Promotes Joe Cirillo to President
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS / ACCESS Newswire / February 20, 2026 / Aircraft Engine Lease Finance Inc. (AELF), a leading US-based commercial aircraft lessor, announced the addition of Todd Freeman and Madhu Vijay to its Board of Directors, and the promotion of Joe Cirillo to President, adding to his role as Chief Commercial Officer. These moves come as the company continues to grow its fleet and add key staff positions.
Regulator-Proof Compliance Checklist from A.D. Banker Helps Firms Simplify IAR CE Requirements
Stay aligned, gain clarity, and move forward with confidence in compliance oversight
Falcone Capital Holdings LLC Named to the Pacesetter Hall of Fame by Atlanta Business Chronicle
ATLANTA, GEORGIA / ACCESS Newswire / February 17, 2026 / Falcone Capital Holdings and its wholly owned subsidiaries have been inducted to the Pacesetter Awards Hall of Fame by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, an honor bestowed to the top 30 companies acknowledged with Pacesetter Awards the most times over the past 30 years. Organizations inducted into the Hall of Fame have been repeatedly acknowledged as the fastest-growing within Atlanta. Falcone Capital Holdings has received a record-setting 11 Pacesetter Awards since 2014.
Sandra Day O'Connor Institute Invites 7th & 8th Grade Students to Apply for Camp O'Connor USA 2026
A free, merit-based summer program for students across the country
Elvictor Group Secures New Crew Management Contracts
ATTIKI, GREECE / ACCESS Newswire / February 9, 2026 / Elvictor Group Inc. (OTC:ELVG) ("Elvictor" or the "Company"), a leader in maritime recruitment and crew management, today announced the expansion of its crew management portfolio following the award of multiple new crewing contracts driven by fleet growth among existing clients.