UK university leaders defend benefits of overseas students

University leaders and politicians have defended the benefits of international students to UK research and economic growth, as the government considers curbing numbers in a growing dispute over immigration. Rishi Sunak’s government is grappling with ways to cut net migration to the UK after the Office for National Statistics on Thursday found it had hit … Read more

Philadelphia shooting: 4 students shot near Overbrook High School

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Four Overbrook High School students were shot late Wednesday morning right as the school was dismissing early, according to police. The shooting happened at about 11:30 a.m. near the intersection of 60th and Oxford streets, about a block from the school, outside of The Beauty Lounge. According to police, people inside a … Read more

De Smet High School students collect 11 tons of food to donate

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) – For the last six weeks, De Smet Jesuit High School has been competing with other Jesuit high schools around the country for the Great Ignatian Food Drive challenge. The goal was to raise nine tons of non-perishable food to be donated to a local pantry. And, well, De Smet blew … Read more

West Boca High School students get hands-on experience in hospital

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — From the classroom to a hospital room, students at West Boca Raton Community High School are putting on their scrubs to get hands-on experience in the Medical Sciences program. Their rotations in the hospital were on pause during the COVID-19 pandemic, but now the program is back to its full … Read more

UW-Madison offers returning students $5K to live off campus

MADISON, Wis. (CBS 58) — UW-Madison’s record-high freshman enrollment presents a double-edged sword — a renewed interest in getting a degree, but a real issue on where to put all those students. The school has enough dorm rooms for about 9,000 people. There were nearly 8,000 new freshmen students alone this year. The housing office … Read more

Students, staff revive teacher after heart attack at school

A Charles County teacher’s life lesson not to give up may have saved his life.Frank Holiday’s students are inspired by his lessons in welding class at North Point High School in Waldorf.”He doesn’t sugarcoat stuff. He tells us the truth about life,” said Kayden Chavers, a student.But while playing a game of 3-on-3 basketball on … Read more

Fire departments teach lifesaving skills to students through mobile safety house

MASSILLON, Ohio — As the temperatures drop across Northeast Ohio and we begin to crank up the heat and flip on our space heaters—fire safety is on the minds of many. According to the U.S. Fire Administration, at least 1,800 home fire deaths have already happened so far this year. More than 100 occurred here … Read more

University of Idaho: Police identify 4 students found dead outside campus

CNN — Four University of Idaho students who were found dead Sunday night in a house near campus have been identified, the city of Moscow’s police department said Monday. The slain students were 20-year-old Ethan Chapin of Conway, Washington; 21-year-old Madison Mogen of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; 20-year-old Xana Kernodle of Avondale, Arizona; and 21-year-old Kaylee … Read more

4 University of Idaho students killed in ‘crime of passion’

Written by Rachel Sun, Mike Baker, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Serge F. Kovaleski Four students at the University of Idaho were found dead near campus in what a local official described Monday as a “crime of passion.” Art Bettge, mayor of Moscow, Idaho, said in an interview that authorities were still investigating what had transpired but … Read more

Kentucky school bus crash: More than a dozen students injured, officials say

CNN — All 18 students and a driver have “varying degrees of injuries” after their bus crashed in eastern Kentucky early Monday, a school official said. No fatalities have been reported, Magoffin County School District Superintendent Chris Meadows said in a statement. The students range from elementary to high school, according to the Kentucky Department … Read more