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- 1Trump administration gutted US education data collection●Trump administration gutted data collection on US education
The Trump administration has sharply cut federal data collection on US education, including the testing and reporting that tracks student math and reading scores nationwide. The Guardian reports that researchers, educators and policymakers now have far less reliable information on how American students are performing, raising concerns that declining achievement will go unmeasured and unaddressed.
- 2Pakistani robotics startup holds hackathon at UC Berkeley▼Pakistani robotics startup holds UC Berkeley hackathon to boost US tech ties
A Pakistani robotics startup organized a hackathon at the University of California, Berkeley, aimed at strengthening technology ties between Pakistan and the United States. The event brought students and engineers together to collaborate on robotics challenges, highlighting growing cross-border cooperation in the tech sector and showcasing Pakistani innovation on a leading American university campus.
- 3American students blamed for classism at St Andrews●‘It’s like the Scottish Upper East Side’: shame and snobbery as American students blamed for St Andrews classism
Students at the University of St Andrews in Scotland say the institution has become 'like the Scottish Upper East Side', with wealthy American students blamed for fuelling snobbery and a culture of shame around class. Critics describe an elite social scene dominated by rich internationals, squeezing out local and less affluent British students.