Education

“Kota Student Kriti who committed suicide had written in her suicide note:-" I want to tell the Indian government and the Human Resource Ministry that if they want no child to die, then they should close down these coaching institutes as soon as possible, These coaching institutes leave the students hollow.”

“H-1B guest workers are “being employed as dog trainers, massage therapists, cooks, and English teachers.”

“Kejriwal Sheeshmahal Vs. Delhi Govt. School No amount of PR can change the reality.”

“A photo depicting the dire conditions inside a Delhi government school classroom, where students are sitting on the floor with inadequate lighting.”

FACTLY says: This photo was taken at a government-run primary school in Brahimpur village, Chapra district, Bihar, on 19 July 2013.

“BREAKING - Elon lands in India early this morning to meet Arvind Kejriwal. Discussions are set on Delhi’s transformative education and healthcare reforms, with plans to adapt these policies in the US and discuss them with Trump. Kejriwal personally welcomes him at the airport. Follow for more such BREAKING updates.”

“ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro was kicked out of the House of Representatives.”

Vera Files says: While a senator urged the House of Representatives to remove her from office, Castro is not facing any motion to expel or suspend her from Congress.

“link being shared within WhatsApp groups in Uganda purporting to advertise international student scholarships in Norway”

“Video shows President-elect Donald Trump announcing “free college education” in November 2024.”

“CHED is offering scholarships for elementary, high school and college undergraduate students”

“75% of Filipino students failed the 2018 Program for International Student Assessment”

FactRakers says: It's 78% for science and 81% for reading the math

“Tim Walz abused a second student while he was a high school teacher”

“A video shows students walking on flooded roads at Sathyabama University in Chennai following the October 2024 floods.”

FACTLY says: The video is from December 2023 and was shared on Instagram on 5 December 2023. It was posted after Cyclone Michaung affected Tamil Nadu in December 2023. This video is not related to the recent floods in Chennai.

“A Muslim boy returning home from school with his sister was brutally attacked in Ghaziabad. According to reports, the incident happened when the boy first protested against the derogatory comments against the Prophet, even though the sister was not spared by the terror beasts.”

“Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz gave a college football crowd “the bird.”

“All students who knelt during the national anthem were rounded up and removed from scholarships” at the University of Texas.”

“When Haitians go to school in Springfield, Ohio, they “take the place of our children in school” and “each one will have a private interpreter.”

PolitiFact says: The school district hired about teachers who are certified to teach English as a second language and Haitian-Creole interpreters. But every students doesn't get a private interpreter.

“An American University played the National Anthem of Pakistan when Rahul Gandhi visited it to deliver a speech.”

FACTLY says: The news article that is being shared along with this claim was published on a ‘satirical web portal’ named ‘the fauxy.’

“Kamala Harris is lying about being the second integrated class at her school, because there was no school segregation in California.”

“Project 2025 would defund K-12 schools.”

PolitiFact says: Project 2025 would phase out some, if not all, federal funding for public K-12 schools and return the responsibility to the states. Schools also get a lot of their funding from state and local sources.

“BREAKING: Apalachee High School shooter has been identified as non-binary trans girl Samantha Hyde.”

PolitiFact says: The name "Samantha Hyde" is a variation of Sam Hyde, a name we have seen social media users resurface as a meme when shootings occur. The Apalachee High School shooting suspect is 14-year-old Colt Gray.