The SAT exam will move from paper and pencil to a digital format.
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Snopes→ Pause on Student Loan Payments is Extended Through May 1
The Biden administration extended a student loan moratorium that has allowed tens of millions of Americans to put off debt payments during the pandemic.
Snopes→ ‘Sesame Street’ Debuts Ji-Young, First Asian American Muppet
What's in a name? Well, for Ji-Young, the newest muppet resident of “Sesame Street,” her name is a sign she was meant to live there.
Snopes→ Foreign Students Returning to US, but Below Pre-COVID Levels
International students are returning to U.S. colleges in stronger numbers this year, but the rebound has yet to make up for last year’s historic declines as COVID-19 continues to disrupt academic exchange.
Snopes→ Man Earns Ph.D., Fulfills Dream of Being Physicist — at 89
Manfred Steiner recently defended his dissertation successfully at Brown University in Providence.
Logically→ Public and Private schools in Punjab are closed until September 30 due to COVID-19.
Because of the festive season, Punjab extended COVID-19 limitations till September 30; however, the restrictions did not affect school operations.
Logically→ Sonia Gandhi did not study at the University of Cambridge.
Sonia Gandhi, president of the Indian National Congress, graduated from Lennox Cook School in Cambridge, where she studied English and French.
Logically→ The Taliban say they will allow Afghan girls to go to school.
According to the Taliban-appointed Provincial Education Department Chief, girls can attend schools provided they wear hijab and follow sharia laws.
Logically→ A new law requires universities in Florida to survey the political views of faculty and students.
The new bill signed by Governor Ron DeSantis requires state universities to survey students, faculty, and staff on their political perspectives.
Snopes→ Biden Admin Extends Protections to Transgender Students
The move reverses Trump-era policy and stands against proposals in many states to bar transgender girls from school sports.
Logically→ A viral image shows a 29-year-old man from Lucknow who failed the UPSC exams due to the reservation system.
The photo used in the viral post is of Sayeed Rimon, which is part of a Bangladeshi unemployment campaign. The caption about the cut-off is baseless.
Snopes→ Is Columbia University Planning Graduation Ceremonies Based on Race, Background?
It is common for higher education institutions to organize various events in celebration of the annual milestone.
Logically→ The Modi government has made teaching the Bhagavad Gita and the Ramayana mandatory in madrasas.
One hundred madrasas accredited by the NIOS will have the option to teach the Ramayan and the Gita. It is not mandatory.
Logically→ Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have shut schools till May 2021 due to a spike in COVID-19 cases.
Both states have reopened schools again, and officials have denied news of shut down due to an increase in COVID -19 cases.
Logically→ Joe Biden withdrew support for a lawsuit in Connecticut seeking to ban transgender students from taking part in sports.
The Biden administration has withdrawn its support for a federal lawsuit that seeks to ban transgender students from competing in high school sports.
Logically→ Teachers are going to carry out medical examinations on students to ensure they are not trans.
Several bills have been introduced on state and federal level against transgender students, but none of them says teachers would examine students.
Snopes→ Did Oregon Officials Say ‘Showing Work’ in Math Class Is White Supremacism?
We reached out to the Oregon Department of Education about a newsletter it sent to math teachers statewide.
Logically→ Any federally funded educational institution must allow students to participate as their identified gender in sports teams.
Title IX of Education Amendments of 1972 states that institutions should not exclude any person based on sex or gender from sports activities
Logically→ It is illegal for women who wear a hijab to study higher education in Belgium.
Belgian universities are allowed to ban the hijab, but some universities have resisted the court ban and have not imposed a headscarf ban.
Logically→ Starting schools at 10 a.m instead of 8:30 a.m. showed significant benefits in student’s health and performance.
Significant changes were noticed by delaying school timings in adolescents. But, further studies are required to assess the time and other factors.
Logically→ You need to pass NEET-PG to get an MBBS seat.
NEET (PG) is a single entrance examination for admission to various MD/MS and PG Diploma courses.
Logically→ Nepal halts the distribution of new textbook with revised maps incorporating Indian areas.
The Nepal government has instructed the Ministry of Education not to distribute textbook with a revised map, as it contains several factual errors.
Logically→ There is a risk of transmission of the virus if students gather in one place.
Students would be at risk of spreading the COVID-19 if they do not maintain social distancing, and if hygiene measures are not followed in schools.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Crying Baby’ Ethics Question Causes Viral Controversy
In September 2020, screenshots of a virtual lesson about the ethics of smothering a crying baby (which was purportedly posed to students in Stevenson, Washington) spread virally on Facebook and Twitter. A September 17 2020 post from user Chellie Anne
Logically→ Trump: Biden vowed to oppose school choice and close all charter schools.
Trump has distorted Biden’s position on education. Biden wants to end voucher programs and opposes for-profit and low-performing charter schools.
Logically→ Universities around the world have started online coaching classes.
COVID-19 has forced schools and universities around the world to adopt online learning.
Logically→ IIT Delhi prescribes graduation including B.Tech as a minimum qualification for the post of Dog Handler
The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi has clarified that by mistake it had copied B.Tech as the minimum qualification for the post of Dog Handler.
Logically→ Trump ended restorative justice in schools
In December 2018, Trump administration formally scrapped restorative justice in schools, after the Education and Justice Dept. finalised the rollback.
Logically→ Trump signed into law historically high funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and a bill for their permanent funding.
Trump signed the FUTURE Act in 2019 ensuring HBCUs receive funding for the next 10 years, but the Congress appropriated the historically high funding.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Betsy DeVos Say ‘Only .02 Percent’ of Students Would Die if Schools Reopened?
On July 11 2020, the following tweet claimed that the United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos — in the course of arguing in favor of reopening schools during the COVID-19 pandemic — asserted that “only 0.02 percent” of
Truth or Fiction?→ Are Japanese Students Exempt from Taking Exams Until the Fourth Grade?
Some social media users and blogs looking to criticize the American educational system have seized on citing its Japanese counterpart as an aspirational example. But at least one widely-circulated example hinges on a lack of context. The claim has bee
Snopes→ 1st Parent Agrees to Plead Guilty in College Bribery Scandal
The case is the biggest college admissions scheme ever prosecuted by the U.S. Justice Department.
Snopes→ Did Second Lady Karen Pence Work at a School That Bans LGBT Teachers and Students?
The wife of Vice President Mike Pence resumed her work as an art teacher at the Immanuel Christian School in Northern Virginia in January 2019.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Leeds Trinity University Ban Capital Letters to Avoid Frightening Students?
In November 2018, an odd little article about a leaked internal memo at Leeds Trinity University appeared in the British tabloid the Express. According to the story, the university told professors not to use all capital letters in order to avoid R
Snopes→ Are California Parents Barred From Withdrawing Their Children From Sex Education?
Conservative web sites inaccurately describe the provisions of California's Healthy Youth Act.
Truth or Fiction?→ Principal Muhammad al-Salad Forced Halal Menu on West Virginia Elementary Students-Fiction!
Principal Muhammad al-Salad Forced Halal Menu on West Virginia Elementary Students-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Muhammad al-Salad, the principal of Pratchett-Kline Elementary School in Bluefield, West Virginia, forced a halal menu on students as “
Truth or Fiction?→ President Trump: Community College is 13th Grade, Not Real College -Fiction!
President Trump: Community College is 13th Grade, Not Real College –Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A tweet from President Trump calls community college 13th grade and asserts it’s not real college and is for dummies. The Truth: President Trump
Snopes→ Did Ditching Common Core Cause a Florida School’s Test Results to Improve?
Articles criticizing the Common Core curriculum draw causal connections where none exist.
Truth or Fiction?→ California Law Bans Teachers from Shooting Back at Gunmen-Truth! & Fiction!
California Law Bans Teachers from Shooting Back at School Shooters-Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Following the February 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, rumors surfaced that California Governor Jerr
Snopes→ Did a Pennsylvania Teacher Assign Math Homework That Referred to Sexual Assault?
Students at Pennridge High School were asked to solve algebra formulas using vignettes from the difficult early life of Maya Angelou; Internet outrage ensued.