Global Youth Unemployment Climbs to 12.4% as ILO Warns of a Generation Locked Out of Decent Work
The International Labour Organization's newest report finds 67 million young people out of work worldwide, with the youth jobless rate rising again after a brief…
Eight Months In, Australia's Under-16 Social Media Ban Faces a Reckoning With the Data
Australia's landmark ban was meant to keep children off Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat. The government's own regulator says more than eight in ten under-16s are…
System Failure: Why Millions of Punjab Students Were Sacrificed for an Educational 'Reform' Illusion
The Punjab Education Department's sudden enforcement of rigorous conceptual testing without prior classroom upgrades has unfairly resulted in mass student failures, sacrificing academic futures to…
Inside the Network: The Digital Extortion Syndicates Weaponizing the May Exam Cycle
A deep dive into the shadow networks weaponizing academic pressure. YNC investigates how automated Telegram syndicates exploit student data and turn leaked exams into a…
US Eliminates Grad PLUS Loans From July 2026: What Every Graduate Student Needs to Know
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act eliminates Grad PLUS loans for students enrolling after 1 July 2026 — the most significant US student lending restructure…
UK Rejoins Erasmus+: Everything Young Britons Need to Know About European Study in 2026
The UK has signed the legal agreement to rejoin Erasmus+, ending a five-year post-Brexit exclusion. British students can now access EU study placements and youth…
HRW "Algorithms of Exploitation": Gig Workers in 9 Countries Face Abuse and Zero Legal Protection
A new Human Rights Watch report documents how platform workers in India, Kenya, UK, Lebanon, Pakistan and the UAE face sudden deactivation, unpredictable pay and…
Canvas Data Breach: 30 Million Students' Records Exposed at 9,000 Schools During Finals Week
The hacking group ShinyHunters compromised Canvas between 25 April and 8 May 2026, exposing student data at over 9,000 institutions.