An international-education group is warning that “harmful policies and anti-immigrant rhetoric” are keeping international students from enrolling at American colleges, hurting the economy. “Prospective international students and their families are concerned about U.S. federal policies and rhetoric on immigration, along with apprehensions of personal safety and tense race relations,” says…

The police investigation into the case, which included similar attacks on another student, garnered national attention and resulted in criminal charges against seven students. Tijana Martin/The Canadian Press The family of a 14-year-old victim of a locker-room sexual assault has filed an intention to bring a lawsuit against St. Michael’s…

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THE Jandakot air traffic controller who successfully talked down a student pilot after his instructor became incapacitated has been commended by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. ATSB chief commissioner Greg Hood presented the controller with a Certificate of Commendation during a presentation at the Safeskies conference in Canberra on Thursday….

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) — A 15-year-old Fayetteville girl is safe and unharmed after being missing for 22 days, police say.North Carolina Department of Public Safety issued the Amber Alert for Nevia Nixon, a freshman as Westover High School, on Thursday morning at 5:57. Fayetteville Police did not say where Nevia…

Confusion among Mashpee School Committee members over goals arose at their Wednesday, October 16 meeting at Quashnet Elementary School. A number of members thought the goals being discussed would take effect as soon as possible, therefore representing current work the committee was already doing, whereas others thought they were creating…

Chanting “make school safe,” about 300 students at Alexander Galt Regional High School in Lennoxville, Que., abandoned their afternoon classes Thursday to protest against what they say is the school’s bullying problem. The demonstration was in response to what they call a lack of action from the administrators at the school and school…

GARFIELD PARK — Thousands of teachers took to the streets in a strike Thursday after the city failed to reach an agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union, leaving around 300,000 students out of class. Though classes were canceled, school buildings remained open during regular hours so students would still have…