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After student mental health bills stalled at the statehouse, schools search for a plan B – Chalkbeat
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Emojis are an important part of morning check-ins for students at some Marion County schools.
After they pick a smiling, neutral, or sad face, they also write a few words to explain their choice. If they skipped breakfast or didn’t get a good night’s sleep, that signals to school staff that they may need a snack or a talk with a trusted adult.
Students in a southern Indiana district learn that not getting basic needs met can cause someone to “flip their lid,” and lose control of their behavior. But they also learn how to reset from that state, and come back fresh the next day.
These are examples of social-emotional learning programs in Indiana schools. Educators say they provide a common language for students, teachers, administrators, and parents to understand a student’s well-being, and in turn improve academic performance, attendance, and school culture.
“You can’t teach a child anything if they don’t feel safe and cared for,” said Tricia Hudson, director of K-8 curriculum at North Lawrence Community Schools.
But putting these programs in place and maintaining them in the current political climate is increasingly challenging for Indiana schools despite persistent needs: Indiana schools saw a 41% increase in bullying incidents from 2023 to 2024, according to the Indiana Youth Institute. And feelings of hopelessness remain higher among Hoosier girls than boys despite an overall decline in self-reported rates of depression.
Indiana legislators this year left several bills on the table that sought to address student mental health, bullying, and counselor shortages, and dropped some requirements related to social emotional learning in teacher training. In April, the Trump administration announced an end to federal grants that supported mental health professionals. And conservative state and national politicians and groups have criticized social-emotional learning as inappropriate in a school environment.
Uncertainty about state and local funding is also an ongoing concern, said Brandie Oliver, a professor in the graduate counseling program at Butler University, because it affects schools’ ability to offer proactive rather than reactive resources.
While most schools offer some mental health support, a much smaller portion effectively address the needs of all students, she said. Without that kind of help, growing anxiety and school refusal can affect students’ attendance and academics.
“The capacity to be able to adequately resource the needs of our students is just not there,” Oliver said. “We’re trying to triage what we see rather than get to the root causes.”
The legislative session was “devastating” for student mental health initiatives, said Rachel Van Alstine, a parent and advocate for anti-bullying legislation.
Three bills about the issue championed by her group, the Parent Coalition for Child Safety and Wellness, failed to advance this year. One of them would have changed the definition of bullying to include isolated incidents, and also would have required more tracking and reporting of bullying.
Another bill would have compelled parents and the state Department of Child Services to address bullying behavior by seeking resources for the perpetrator, and the the final bill would have specified that officials must assume students’ mental health is endangered if they learn that their parent or guardian uses illegal substances.
Van Alstine said her group was told by legislators that these initiatives were scrapped due to a tight state budget. But addressing bullying early could save the state money it spends on mental health issues, she said.
“We have the money — but where are we choosing to put it?” Van Alstine said.
Other bills that failed this year would have created ways for victims or perpetrators of bullying to transfer schools.
Proposals that sought to increase the time that counselors can spend with students, or relieve them of other non-counseling duties, also failed to pass despite years of advocacy from counseling groups. Indiana already has much higher ratios of students to counselors than recommended.
When those counselors spend their time overseeing testing or making attendance calls, they’re not able to “help a student change their behavior, or find a reason to wake up and be there,” said Jan Desmarais-Morse, executive director of the Indiana School Counselor Association.
“They may struggle emotionally, have discipline issues, or not meet their full potential because of all the other things getting in their way,” Desmarais-Morse said. “That’s our job, to help remove barriers.”
Indiana lawmakers again tried to allow chaplains to serve as public school counselors, but the bill failed.
One of the few proposals related to mental health that passed the state legislature focuses on how quickly schools must report bullying to parents. The new rule going into effect July 1 says schools must make a “reasonable attempt” to notify parents that the school is investigating a bullying incident “before the end of the next school day after the school becomes aware of the possible incident.”
The school must also report the conclusion of the investigation to parents before the end of the next school day. Current law gives schools five days to report a bullying incident to parents and does not address investigations.
Lawmakers also increased the Secured School Safety Grant Program by $2.6 million in each of the next two years. The program can fund mental health programs, along with school resource officers and other safety initiatives.
In a last-minute move, Republican legislators removed teacher training requirements related to social-emotional learning, cultural competency, and restorative justice, arguing that they were not relevant to schools’ core purpose.
“Teachers should focus on academic rigor, math, science, reading, and writing, technical skills, instead of this emotional regulation, empathy, and etcetera,” said Republican Sen. Gary Byrne.
But the move drew significant pushback — even in one instance from a fellow conservative legislator, Sen. Ron Alting, who said that “the best counseling I’ve had in my whole life was from my teachers and my coaches.”
Despite the hostile political environment, some schools are proceeding with mental health programs, often through community partnerships, although these are easier to form in urban districts than rural ones, Desmarais-Morse noted.
Districts may also turn to discretionary grants, but these don’t offer the same reliable funding for counselors and mental health initiatives as consistent state aid.
Offering these services in schools removes transportation, scheduling, and access barriers for families, said Oliver, the Butler professor, and students are more likely to complete a series of counseling sessions.
But on the flip side, fully implementing these programs can take years — much longer than the life of a typical grant.
North Lawrence Community Schools in Bedford, Indiana was among five districts to receive funding and support from Butler University to sustain in-school social emotional and mental health programs. Providing mental health services in every school was a promise the district made to the community made in 2020 when it underwent school consolidation, said Hudson, the curriculum director.
The district tries to funnel grant funding into support for several longstanding programs: The district has since 2018 trained all staff — certified and not — in Trust-Based Relational Intervention, or TBRI, a framework to address student behavior. TBRI provides a common language for educators and students to understand their emotional state, said Megan Shipley, the district’s school health coordinator.
Teachers also practice the principles of TBRI, like recognizing when they’re “flipping their lids,” a term for becoming overwhelmed.
The district also uses grant funding to place specialists in schools from Centerstone, a community mental health system. These specialists can help identify students who need more comprehensive interventions, and offer it at school.
But now the district may need to seek alternative funding sources to sustain a family engagement specialist position. It’s currently funded by the federal Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, but the grants associated with that law were recently discontinued by the Trump administration.
“Our job is to make such a strong case that these roles are essential that you can’t say, ‘oh we’ll be fine without that,’” said Hudson.
In Indianapolis, 13 schools use the Building Dreams platform from the Fight for Life Foundation, which allows educators and parents to communicate about student behavior, both positive and negative. The program has been provided for free to some schools via fundraising and grants. But at least one of those schools will need to find new funding to sustain the program beginning next year.
The system allows students to report both their own mood — via the morning check-ins — as well as concerns or conflicts with peers that trigger a series of interventions from school personnel, said Fight for Life founder Marlin Jackson.
“We want to create an environment where students feel, ‘they’re paying attention to me. They support me. I feel understood so I want to be here,’” said Jackson, a former Indianapolis Colts player.
At a recent panel discussion about Building Dreams, educators observed that regular check-ins had reduced negative behavior and helped students learn to articulate and cope with their feelings.
“It gives you a chance to express your emotions,” said Joshua Lopez-Martinez, a fifth grade student recognized at the panel for his consistent use of the platform. This in turn builds trust with teachers, he added: “Everyone should be able to do that.”
The practice of giving their classmates compliments made students kinder and more self-aware over the course of the year, said Daria Parham, executive director of schools at IPS who used to be the principal of Frederick Douglass School 19, which uses Building Dreams.
“It creates a sense of belonging, and that sets the tone for learning,” Parham said.
Aleksandra Appleton covers Indiana education policy and writes about K-12 schools across the state. Contact her at aappleton@chalkbeat.org.
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How Republicans’ massive budget bill impacts the Affordable Care Act – PBS
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The Affordable Care Act faces significant rollbacks if President Trump’s big spending and tax cut bill is approved by the Senate. The proposed changes could affect many of the 24 million Americans enrolled in that insurance marketplace and could leave millions of people without coverage. Sarah Kliff, health policy reporter with The New York Times, joins Geoff Bennett for more.
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The Affordable Care Act faces major rollbacks if the president’s big spending and tax cut bill is approved by the Senate. The proposed changes could affect many of the 24 million Americans enrolled in that insurance marketplace and could leave millions of people without coverage.
The House and Senate versions of the so-called one big, beautiful bill differ, but they have key changes in common, including shortening enrollment periods, requiring additional verification and effectively ending automatic renewals of insurance, making health premiums more expensive and higher cost-sharing, and blocking subsidies for many legal immigrants, refugees and those on student visas.
For more, we’re joined now by Sarah Kliff, health policy reporter for The New York Times.
Sarah, thanks so much for being here.
So these changes we mentioned, help us understand how significant they would be for people who rely on the Affordable Care Act for insurance coverage.
Sarah Kliff, The New York Times:
They would be quite significant.
It’s estimated by the Congressional Budget Office that about four million people would lose health coverage. That’s about one-sixth of the people who currently get Obamacare. And it’s not this big sweeping repeal that Republicans used to talk about. It’s really a suite of policy tweaks that kind of add — one source that we talked about this, kind of described it as repeal by paper cut, a lot of small tweaks that add up to millions of people likely losing their insurance under this legislation.
Geoff Bennett:
And Republicans make the case that these changes are necessary because they say there’s so much fraud in the marketplace. What have you found on that front in your reporting?
Sarah Kliff:
Yes, the marketplace has struggled a little bit with certain kinds of fraudulent enrollment. A lot of this had to do with brokers kind of enrolling people in ways that weren’t quite OK.
The Biden administration did on its way out issue some regulations to crack down on that behavior. And I think what worries advocates with the Affordable Care Act is that this quest to kind of tamp down on fraud, collect a ton of documents, that it’s going to mean a lot of people who really should qualify and do qualify are going to kind of get caught in the crosshairs and lose their insurance because there’s just so much more red taping being added in the name of kind of rooting out fraud.
Geoff Bennett:
The four million people who are estimated to lose their coverage, who are they?
Sarah Kliff:
Yes, about a quarter of those are legal immigrants who currently purchase on the marketplaces. Under the new legislation, these folks, who include asylees, refugees, they would no longer be able to purchase on the market or to use the subsidies on the marketplace to find affordable coverage.
And then there’s a pretty big group of people who just aren’t going to comply with the paperwork requirements. One of the really big changes is just a lot more work to get insurance. So you have to submit all your original documents to the marketplace, versus how it works currently, where the marketplace will ping all these government databases, kind of check for you if you’re eligible.
You have to reenroll each year. Right now, there’s an automatic reenrollment. So the other folks who are likely to lose coverage are really people who are buying their coverage, but they might not be as on top of their paperwork. They might not see the renewal notice, and they could end up uninsured that way.
Geoff Bennett:
Those subsidies you mentioned, many people started getting those tax credits during the pandemic. What’s the Republican argument for discontinuing those?
Sarah Kliff:
Yes, I think the idea is, they feel like it’s become too subsidized, that it’s almost become too cheap to get insurance, that people should have to pay a little bit more for their coverage.
This was meant to be a pandemic era support, and obviously we have moved on to a different period. So I think the idea is it got a little too subsidized, and that they want to pull that back, ask folks to chip in a little bit more for their coverage.
Geoff Bennett:
To your earlier point that the GOP tried to kill the Affordable Care Act legislatively, that didn’t work. I think there were more than 70 votes in the U.S. Congress during President Trump’s first term.
Now this effort to dismantle it piece by piece, how effective might that be?
Sarah Kliff:
I think it’ll be decently effective. I don’t think it’ll disappear. I think Obamacare is still going to be here. Enrollment right now is at an all-time high. It’s at 24 million people, which is about quadruple where it was the first year it launched in 2014.
So it’s really working quite well right now, a lot of people getting coverage. I think it’ll just get smaller. You will see fewer people getting coverage. Premiums might go up, because the people who are most likely not to fill out their paperwork are kind of younger, healthier people who are going to be less attuned to their health insurance, whereas the people who really need it are going to jump through the hoops.
So you might see some destabilization to some level by the fact that you have more expensive people in the marketplaces. And that drives up premiums for everybody.
Geoff Bennett:
And when you add these changes to the potential changes coming to the Medicaid system, I mean, what does the health care landscape, the health insurance landscape look like for people who are low to moderate income?
Sarah Kliff:
Yes, you layer in the Medicaid changes and then we’re talking about like a fundamental change to our social safety net. We’re getting up to 10 million or so people losing insurance because of the House legislation and because of the expiration of those extra tax credits you mentioned, another five or so million.
So really we’d be looking at the first increase in the uninsured rate in the United States in over a decade. I think it’d be quite significant when you pair it with the really significant nearly trillion-dollar Medicaid cuts that are contained within this legislation.
Geoff Bennett:
Sarah Kliff, health policy reporter for The New York Times, thanks again for your time this evening. We appreciate it.
Sarah Kliff:
Thank you.
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Stock Market today | Share Market Highlights – Find here all the highlights related to Sensex, Nifty, BSE, NSE, share prices and Indian stock markets for 20th June 2025.
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded sharply by over 1 per cent on Friday after sliding for the past three sessions, propelled by bargain hunting in financial, telecom and tech stocks amid a correction in global crude prices.
After a flat start, the 30-share BSE Sensex later found its mojo back and surged 1,046.30 points or 1.29 per cent to settle at 82,408.17. During the day, it jumped 1,132.62 points or 1.39 per cent to 82,494.49.
The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 319.15 points or 1.29 per cent to 25,112.40.
From the Sensex firms, Bharti Airtel, Nestle, Mahindra & Mahindra, Power Grid, Reliance Industries, NTPC, Eternal and HDFC Bank were among the biggest gainers.
In contrast, Axis Bank and Maruti were the laggards.
Global oil benchmark Brent crude dropped 1.93 per cent to USD 77.33 a barrel.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 934.62 crore on Thursday, according to exchange data. Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) also bought equities worth Rs 605.97 crore. (PTI)
Rupee strengthens against US dollar on domestic equity market performance and FII inflows, aided by falling oil prices.
Subex announced a major leap forward in telecom intelligence with the integration of Embedded Generative AI (GenAI) into its HyperSense Revenue Assurance & Fraud Management (RA & FM) platform.
Sensex rallied 1046.30 pts or 1.29% to end at 82,408.17, and Nifty 50 zoomed 319.15 pts or 1.29% to 25,112.40. All sectoral indices ended in green. Realty, banking, financial and metal stocks outperformed.
Dreamfolks Services stock traded 1.72% lower on the NSE at ₹232, hitting an intraday low of ₹220.30.
The company denied report regarding alleged shifting of clients from company.
Stocks advanced on BSE at 3 pm on June 20, 2025, were 2,513 against 1,399 stocks that declined, and 139 remained unchanged. Total stocks traded were 4,051. The number of stocks that recorded a 52-week high was 80, and those that hit a 52-week low was 80. A total of 173 stocks traded in the upper circuit, and 226 in the lower circuit.
RVNL has received a Demand Notice in the form of DRC-07 from the Office of the Deputy Commissioner of State Tax, Pune, Maharashtra, for a total demand of ₹1.99 Lakh.
RVNL shares traded 1.69% positive on the NSE at ₹388.40.
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd has won the bid to privately make India’s small satellite launch rockets, the country’s space regulator said on Friday, the government’s biggest step yet to open its fast-growing space industry to private players.
Shares up 1.22% on the BSE, trading at ₹4,960.
Innov8, a co-working firm, raises funds from high-profile investors, plans to expand to 100 centres by year-end.
BEML (+8.83%), Kfin Tech (+4.66%), Kaynes (+4.45%), GRSE (+4.45%), IFCI (+3.97%)
Waaree Energies board has approved the change in location for implementation of the 6 GW Capacity Ingot-Wafers, Solar Cells and Module manufacturing facility as previously disclosed in the Prospectus to 3 GW Modules at Samakhiali, Gujarat, 3 GW Modules at Gujarat/ Tamil Nadu/any other location, 6 GW Cells at Unn, Gujarat, 6 GW Ingots and Wafers at Nagpur, Maharashtra.
Stock jumped 9.09% on the NSE to ₹2,914.
Equity benchmark indices rebounded on Friday after a three-day decline amid escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Investor sentiments were influenced by positive trends in Asian markets and foreign fund inflows.
Sensex rallied 906.52 pts or 1.11% to 82,268.39 as at 1.30 pm, close to day’s high of 82,297.36. Nifty 50 soared 275.65 pts or 1.11% to 25,068.90
Sambhv Steel Tubes on Friday set a price band of ₹77-82 per share for its upcoming ₹540-crore initial public offering (IPO).
Sambhv Steel Tubes sets IPO price band at ₹77-82 per share, aims to raise ₹540 crore, listing on July 2.
Electronics manufacturing services company Kaynes Technology on Thursday announced the floor price at ₹5,625.75 per share for raising ₹1,600 crore though issue of equities on a qualified institutional placement basis.
Kaynes Technology sets floor price for equity issue at Rs ₹5,625.75 per share to raise Rs ₹1,600 crore. Expanding globally.
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The Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust (LKMM Trust) has filed a ₹1,000-crore civil defamation lawsuit against Sashidhar Jagdishan, Managing Director & CEO of HDFC Bank, over a series of malicious, false, and defamatory statements made against the Trust and its Permanent Trustee, Prashant Mehta. The legal action aims to counter what the Trust views as a coordinated campaign to malign its reputation and obstruct its operations as a public charitable institution.
Delhivery announced the full launch of Ondemand Intracity shipping on the Delhivery Direct app in Delhi-NCR and Bengaluru, following the pilot launch in Ahmedabad.
The service offers pick-ups within 15 minutes of booking for local deliveries using two-wheelers for parcels as well as three- and four-wheeler vehicles for larger consignments.
Shares traded flat on the NSE at ₹354.40.
Markets gained momentum on Friday afternoon, with the Sensex climbing 625.56 points or 0.77 per cent to 81,987.43 and the Nifty rising 185.05 points or 0.75 per cent to 24,978.30, as selective buying emerged despite ongoing geopolitical uncertainties in West Asia.
Markets gained momentum on Friday afternoon, with the Sensex climbing 625.56 points or 0.77 per cent to 81,987.43 and the Nifty rising 185.05 points or 0.75 per cent to 24,978.30, as selective buying emerged despite ongoing geopolitical uncertainties in West Asia
“Gold’s prices rally took breather this week on profit-booking, after U.S. Fed’s hawkish comments on interest rates and easing geo-political risk premium following reports that U.S. President Donald Trump likely decide on entering the Iran-Israel war in two weeks – leaving some room for Iran to negotiate on its nuclear program.
On charts prices may find some resistance around Rs. 99,300/ 99,650, while on the downside support is seen at Rs. 98,000/ 97,650”
As DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran levelled charges of corporate fraud against his brother and Sun TV executive chairman Kalanithi Maran, the company on Friday refuted the claims in the legal notice.
As DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran levelled charges of corporate fraud against his brother and Sun TV executive chairman Kalanithi Maran, the company on Friday refuted the claims in the legal notice.
Ola Group’s artificial intelligence arm Krutrim on Friday announced the acquisition of AI platform BharatSah’AI’yak from technology consultancy firm Samagra for an undisclosed amount.
Krutrim acquires AI platform BharatSah'AI'yak from Samagra to enhance offerings and scale up pan India.
Cohance Lifesciences inks agreements with Chromo Laboratories India Pvt Ltd for the sale of assets pertaining to its standalone Clinical Research and Bio-analytical unit (‘CR Bio’), for a consideration of ₹16 crore. Cohance Lifesciences stock trades at ₹981.50 on the NSE
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Sun TV Network has issued clarification to news articles appearing in various media in relation to certain matters between the promoter of Sun TV Network Ltd and his family member. The alleged matter dates back to 22 years when the company was a closely held private limited company. The statements allegedly made in the articles are incorrect, misleading, speculating, defamatory and not supported by facts or law. We wish to inform that all acts have been done in accordance with legal obligations and the same had been duly vetted by concerned intermediaries before the public issue of the company. The matters alleged in the articles do not have any bearing on the business of the company or its day-to-day functioning and being a family matter of the promoter are purely personal in nature.
Westlife Foodworld’s wholly-owned subsidiary (i.e. Hardcastle Restaurants Pvt Ltd) has declared payment by such subsidiary (final) dividend of ₹165 per equity share of face value of ₹1,000 each i.e. of over 16.5%, for the financial year 2024-25, to the members of such subsidiary.
Stock dipped 0.80% on the NSE to ₹690.70
Sun TV Network has issued clarification pertaining to reports on matters between the promoter of Sun TV Network Limited and his family member.
“The alleged matter dates back to 22 years when the company was a closely held private limited company. The statements allegedly made in the articles are incorrect, misleading, speculating, defamatory and not supported by facts or law,” it said in a stock exchange disclosure.
Sun TV shares tank 5% amid legal clash between Maran brothers
Sun TV Network shares drop 5% due to legal feud between Maran brothers over alleged unlawful share transfers.
Sun TV Network shares drop 5% due to legal feud between Maran brothers over alleged unlawful share transfers.
Of 3,891 stocks traded on the BSE at 12.05 pm on June 20, 2025, 2,498 advanced against 1,224 stocks that declined, and 169 remained unchanged. While 64 stocks recorded a 52-week high, 73 hit a 52-week low. A total of 141 stocks traded in the upper circuit, and 207 in the lower circuit.
Shares of Oswal Pumps Ltd traded in positive territory after listing at over 3 per cent premium on bourses against the issue price of ₹614.
Shares of Oswal Pumps Ltd traded in positive territory after listing at over 3 per cent premium on bourses against the issue price of ₹614.
Suzlon on Friday said it has secured its third successive order from AMPIN for a 170.1 MW wind project in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.
Suzlon secures third order from AMPIN for 170.1 MW wind project in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, emphasizing sustainability and innovation.
Dilip Buildcon Limited has received the letter of acceptance (LOA) for “Construction of Twin Tube Unidirectional Tunnel (2-Lanes in each Traffic Direction) in the Kozhikode and Wayanad Districts of Kerala State on Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) Basis including Four Lane approach Road for Direct Connectivity Between Anakkampoyil – Kalladi – Meppadi from Km 0.460 to Km 8.735 – (Project length=8.275 km)- Package-II.
Shares soared 3.20% on the NSE to ₹503.05
Ugro Capital baord approved raising of funds via CCDs, having face value of ₹10 each to the non-promoter allotees by way of a preferential allotment for an amount upto ₹911.40 Crore at an issue price of ₹185 each.
Shares rose 1.34% on the NSE to ₹169.70
Schloss Bangalore Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Demise of Naresh Asawa, Senior Vice President Real Estate & Greenfield Projects, a member of the senior management of the Company, on June 14, 2025.
Mirza International has sold clear and marketable titles of land admeasuring approximately 840.18 sq. mtr. Or 1,004.88 sq. yds., located at A 7, Mohan Cooperative Industrial Estate, Mathura Road, New Delhi 110 044, for a total consideration of ₹23 crore.
Stock surged 3.93% on the NSE to ₹29.87
Precious metals have reversed as support from growing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East is offset by a stronger dollar overall and the possibility of fewer interest rate reductions from the US.
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LTIMindtree introduces BlueVerse, an AI ecosystem for enterprises, offering pre-built solutions and a marketplace with 300+ AI agents.
Krishna Shalby Hospital, Ghuma, Ahmedabad, has received Accreditation certification which complies International Accreditation Standards for Healthcare Organisations V6.) from AACI America LLC, USA, an International Society for Quality in Healthcare External Evaluation Association.
Shalby stock inched up 0.67% on the NSE to ₹182.63
Nifty Bank index continues to hover below 56,000 in a narrow range. The trading range has been 55,457-56,100 over the last couple of days. The index is rising within the range today and is currently trading at 55,843, up 0.48 per cent.
Nifty Bank index hovers below 56,000, with potential to break 56,100; trade cautiously with supports at 55,770, 55,500.
Top gainers: M&M (+2.41%), Jio Financial (+2.13%), Power Grid (+1.94%), HDFC Life (+1.88%), Bharti Airtel (+1.81%)
Top losers: Hero Motocorp (-2.28%), Bajaj Finance (-0.78%), Wipro (-0.43%), Tech Mahindra (-0.36%), TCS (-0.15%)
Nifty 50 continues to oscillate up and down. Although the near-term picture remains unclear, failure to break below 24,700 indicates the absence of strong sellers in the market. Nifty has risen in the early trades today and is now currently trading at 24,857, up 0.27 per cent.
Nifty 50 continues to oscillate up and down. Although the near-term picture remains unclear, failure to break below 24,700 indicates the absence of strong sellers in the market.
Shares of Sun TV Network tanked 5 per cent in early trade on Friday amid legal feud between the Maran brothers.
DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran served a legal notice on his brother and Sun Network Executive Chairman Kalanithi Maran alleging that the latter along with seven others was involved in unlawful share transfers concerning Sun TV Network Limited and affiliated companies.
Sun TV Network shares drop 5% due to legal feud between Maran brothers over alleged unlawful share transfers.
Markets opened marginally higher on Friday morning as investors remained cautious amid escalating Middle East conflicts, with the Sensex gaining 177.46 points to 81,539.33 and Nifty rising 43.70 points to 24,836.95 in early trade.
Markets open higher amid Middle East tensions, with Sensex up 177.46 points and Nifty rising 43.70 points.
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Some adjustments in India portfolio
Investments in L&T, Thermax & Godrej Prop will be removed & replaced by TVS, Home First Fin & Manappuram Fin with 4% each
Additional 1% each will be added to existing investments in PB Fin & Bharti Airtel
Bernstein on Project Financing Norms
RBI eases provisioning norms for under-construction projects
Standard asset provision cut to 1% – major relief for lenders
Relaxed norms + rate cuts + liquidity = lending boost ahead
Guidelines lift sentiment for infra lending across sectors
Specialized NBFCs like REC, PFC among key gainers
PSU banks also poised to benefit from lower capital strain
CITI on Project Financing Norms
RBI relaxes general provisioning norms for project finance
Final norms seen as lender-friendly; effective from Oct 1, 2025
Provisioning eased for infra & non-infra projects, incl. CRE
Big relief for corporate lenders, especially PSU banks & infra NBFCs
Eases concerns over cost overruns, potential pullback in funding
Supports continued lender interest in project finance space
EMKAY on Project Financing Norms
RBI takes pragmatic route with final project finance norms
Provisioning for under-construction infra/CRE projects at 1-1.25% vs 5% draft
Eases pressure on project lenders like REC and PFC
Flexible stance on DCCO delays, cost overruns, resolution triggers
Limited PAT/net worth impact; regulatory capital hit only from FY27
Rate cuts + liquidity + relaxed norms may spur project lending
Large PSBs, PFC, REC seen as key beneficiaries
Jefferies on SBI
Maintain Buy with target price of Rs 960
Growth soft now and expected to pickup in Q2/Q3
Aiming to sustain 1% ROA despite rate cuts
Credit growth can stay higher than deposit growth; ramping-up on wealth offering
Subsidiary businesses can improve
MS on Banks
Play The Growth Recovery Via The ‘High Five’
A Broad-Based Rally Post-RBI Easing Of Liquidity, Interest Rates & Regulations
FY27 Would Be A Confluence Of Multiple Positives
Next 2 Quarters Are Tough – A Buying Opportunity
Believe Strong Banks Will See Significant Re-Rating
Prefer ‘High Five’: ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra, AU SFB, HDFC Bank & Axis Bank
At Large Private Banks, Expect Core Pre-Provision Operating Profit CAGR OF 16-18% Starting In FY27
Citi on Jubilant FoodWorks
Maintains buy with target price Rs 805
Free delivery bundled with accelerated product innovation is driving higher frequency and new customer acquisition
Company to build 5 platforms of Rs 10 billion each
For Popeyes, gross margin at 100 stores will be broadly at par with competition
Citi on Swiggy
Retains Buy Swiggy with a target price of Rs 425
Some leveling off on competitive spends in quick commerce in the last few months but remains early to call a trend
QC marketing spends may stabilize here on Swiggy will likely prioritize MTU growth
Food Delivery margins expansion hereon will be led by operating leverage, ad-monetization and operating efficiencies
Jefferies on Infosys
Maintain Buy with target price of Rs 1,660
Delivery aligned by service lines to efficient scale up
Delivery – a key source of competitive advantage
Intensified focus on Risk management for large deals
Al to usher in workforce transition
BofA on Dr Reddy
Maintain Buy; Hike target price to Rs 1,500 from Rs 1,450
Path to 25% margin – not as uphill
Believe base business momentum & ability to optimize elevated cost base is underestimated
H2CY25 has some key catalysts that will improve visibility on the high-value launches
Tariff announcement is a near-term risk
Nuvama on Aurobindo
Buy, target price Rs1,460 (cut from Rs1,485)
Over the medium term, Aurobindo has triggers like resumption of the Pen-G unit, launches in Europe from China unit, injectable drug launches from Eugia-5, normalisation of supplies from Eugia-3, and volume growth in oral products
Dip in gRevlimid shall be offset by growth in Europe and US launches
Building in revenue/EBITDA/PAT CAGR of 7%/8%/15% over FY25-27E
Stock is trading at 13.9x FY27E EPS, 16% discount to its five-year average
Antique on Shilpa Medicare
Buy, target price Rs1,090
Believe SLPA is entering a pivotal growth phase with both near-term execution and long-term strategic bets aligning to
drive a multi-year growth cycle
In the near term, SLPA is poised to capitalize on its differentiated formulations pipeline across key global markets
Within its API segment, SLPA has been filing dossiers in regulated markets where volume offtake is likely to improve along with significant improvement in realization and profitability
The biosimilars and CDMO biologics businesses have the potential to meaningfully contribute from FY28E onwards with a robust development pipeline and EU-GMP approved facility
Company’s pipeline monetization can lead to revenue growth
CAGR of ~34% over a two-year period with EBITDA margin of ~34% by FY27E and EPS CAGR of over 100%
Jefferies On Pharma
Cipla Regains Share In Albuterol, Gains In A Low-competition Injectable
Lupin Faces New Rivals In Rivaroxaban (2.5mg)
Sun Pharma Sees YoY Growth In Ilumya, Cequa; Gains In Vyvanse
DRL Loses Share In gVascepa, gCiprodex
gAptiomsees Multiple Generic Entries Despite 180-day Exclusivity
BOFA Sec On Siemens
Maintain Underperform, TP Rs2,564
Siemens Energy India Trades At A Premium Vs Peers
Siemens (Ex-Energy) Is Expensive At 56x FY27; Maintain Underperform
Core Business Faces Weak Private Capex
Growth Driven By Public Capex & Mobility Despite Execution Challenges
Digital Margin Under Pressure, Recovery Depends On Mobility & Smart Infra Growth
Biocon (BIOS): Biocon closes QIP, allots 136.36M shares at Rs 330 each
Brigade Enterprises (BRGD): Says workspace brand Buzzworks in deal with Infor India for a 24,000 sq. ft. workspace at Auro Orbit, HITEC City to strengthen its presence in Hyderabad
InterGlobe Aviation (INDIGO): Introduces direct flights from Hindon to eight Indian Cities
ITD Cementation India (ITCE): Gets two contracts worth INR9.6b
Nestle India (NEST): To consider free shares issue plan on June 26
United Spirits (UNITDSPR): Board approves purchase of 37,683 NAO shares, NAO to be unit of United Spirits
UNO Minda (UNOMINDA): To set up aluminium die casting plant in Maharashtra to support growing EV demand
Bloom Code : KAYNES IN
– ISIN: INE918Z01012
– Selling Restriction: Reg S
– Securities Offered: Equity Shares of face value of INR 10 each
Indicative Issue Size:
>> Value : Up to INR 16,000 mm / c. US$ 184.5 mm
>> Shares : 2,851,033 share (At Upper End of Price Range)
Last Closing Price : INR 5,612 per share on NSE as of June 19th, 2025
SEBI Floor Price: INR 5625.75 per Equity Share
Indicative Offer Price Range : INR 5344.50 (Lower end) To INR 5612.00 (Upper End) per Eq. Share
Implied Discount to Closing Price: 0% to 4.8% to last closing price as on 19th Jun ‘25
Share Issue Type (Primary/ Secondary): 100% Primary
Dilution: 4.45% to 4.67% of pre-issue outstanding equity share capital
Exchange Rate Used: US$ 1 = INR 86.6994
# Company & Promoter Lock-up Period:
– Company – 90 days, subject to certain exceptions.
– Promoter – 90 days, subject to certain exceptions.
# Indicative Timelines
– Launch: Thursday, 19th Jun, 2025 (after market close)
– Close of EOI: Friday, 20th June, 2025 by 8.45 AM IST (Option to Close Earlier)
– Send numbered Application Form (with escrow account details) and numbered PPD to investors: Friday, June 20, 2025
– Receive filled-in application form along with pay-in of subscription money: Tuesday, 24th June, 2025 by 3:00 PM IST
– Pricing / Sending numbered CAN to investors i.e., “Trade Date”: Tuesday, 24th June, 2025
– Credit of Equity Shares i.e. “Settlement Date” : On or around Thursday, 26th June, 2025
– Listing & Trading Approval from exchange: On or around Thursday, 26th June, 2025
– Trading Commences: On or around Friday, 27th June, 2025
# Book Running Lead Manager:
Motilal Oswal Investment Advisors Limited, Axis Capital Limited and Nomura Financial Advisory and Securities (India) Private Limited
1• Record Date for Shareholder is 19 June & Size is 1,250 Crore ₹ (10% of Issue Size)
2• Those holding HDFC Bank on Record Date are Considered Eligible Shareholders
3• Maximum Amount to be Applied in Shareholder is 2,00,000 ₹ (Excluding Retail / HNI)
4• Shareholder can also apply in Retail or HNI Along with Shareholder Category
5• Allotment in Shareholder Category will be on Proportionate Basis subject to minimum lot
Sun TV shares traded 3.30% lower on the NSE at ₹591.95, after hitting a low of ₹580 from the previous close of ₹612.15. Dayanidhi Maran has served a legal notice on his brother and Sun Network Executive chairman Kalanithi Maran alleging that the latter along with seven others was involved in unlawful share transfers concerning Sun TV Network Limited and affiliated companies.
Suzlon Group and AMPIN Energy Transition have come together once again to fast‐track the nation’s transition to a low‐carbon economy by decarbonising DISCOMs.
Suzlon has secured its third order from AMPIN for a 170.1 MW project to be developed in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.
Shares traded at ₹62.93 on the NSE, up 0.64%
Aegis Logistics, CRL Terminals execute pact wherein CRL will acquire specialised storage terminal assets at CRL-4 (NDDB) at Kandla with the capacity of 94,148 cbm (“Project”) constructed and developed by the Company
Aegis Logistics stock traded flat on the NSE at ₹801
Crude oil futures traded lower on Friday following reports that US will decide within two weeks whether to intervene in escalating tensions between Israel and Iran. At 9.28 am on Friday, August Brent oil futures were at $76.91, down by 2.46 per cent, and August crude oil futures on WTI (West Texas Intermediate) were at $73.69, down by 0.26 per cent. July crude oil futures were trading at ₹6385 on Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) during the initial hour of trading on Friday against the previous close of ₹6449, down by 0.99 per cent, and August futures were trading at ₹6245 against the previous close of ₹6300, down by 0.87 per cent.
Crude oil futures drop amid US-Iran tensions, Trump to decide on intervention within two weeks, impacting oil prices.
The Biocon board had approved the issue and allotment of 136,363,635 equity shares of face value of ₹5 each to eligible qualified institutional buyers at the issue price of ₹330 per equity share (including a premium of Rs. 325 per equity share), aggregating to ₹4,500 crore.
The Issue opened on Monday, June 16, 2025 and closed on Thursday, June 19, 2025.
Shares dipped 0.85% on the NSE to ₹345.65
TRack share price of Oswal Pumps live here
The board of Nestle India will meet on June 26 to consider its first-ever bonus share issue
Buzzing stocks: Nestle maiden bonus meet; Sun TV imbroglio, Diageo-NAO Spirits deal Order wins by TD Power, Hindusan Power, USFDA note to Natco Pharma
NeoGrowth, a leading fintech NBFC, announced the roll out of its flagship CSR initiative, NeoShakti. As the inaugural edition of its purpose-driven CSR strategy, NeoShakti is dedicated to advancing women’s economic and personal empowerment. The initiative is designed to foster resilience and self-reliance by focusing on three core areas: skill development, livelihood generation, and workplace sensitization within women across diverse socio-economic backgrounds. With a long-term vision to bridge the gender gap in enterprise, NeoGrowth aims to scale NeoShakti’s impact by doubling its reach over the next 3–5 years.
The CSR programme, ‘NeoShakti’, is built around two key pillars – skill development & livelihood enablement, and promoting workforce participation and wellbeing for women. This is done through initiatives such as vocational training, entrepreneurial skill development, mentorship programs, and Through its partnership with infrastructure enhancement, safety, and wellbeing initiatives.
ICRA on the Indian Oil and Gas Industry analysing the potential implications of escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz (SoH) on global energy markets and India’s economy. Given the strategic importance of the SoH — a critical chokepoint facilitating nearly 20% of global oil and LNG trade— the report highlights key risks and opportunities for stakeholders.
Key findings:
· The Strait of Hormuz (SoH) is a key energy choke point through which almost 20% of global oil and LNG is traded.
· Any escalation in the conflict in the area could significantly impact global supplies and prices. Increase in crude oil and gas prices will be positive for the profitability of upstream companies even as marketing margins of downstream players are adversely impacted.
· Iran’s crude oil production is around 3.3 mbd, of which it exports 1.8-2.0 mbd. While Iranian oil and gas facilities have reportedly been attacked, the extent of damage is not clear. However, any disruption of Iranian production and supplies or a wider regional conflict impacting other large producers in the region could push energy prices higher.
· Crude oil imports from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE that pass-through SoH account for ~45 50% of total crude imports by India. About 60% of the natural gas imports by India pass through SoH. At these elevated crude oil prices, while the profitability of upstream players will remain healthy and their capex plans will remain intact, the marketing margins of downstream players will be impacted along with the expansion of LPG under-recoveries.
· ICRA expects crude prices to average between $70-80/bbl for FY2026. A sustained flare-up in the conflict poses upside risks for our estimates of crude oil prices, and consequently of net oil imports and the current account deficit (CAD). A $10/bbl increase in the average price of crude oil for the fiscal will typically push up net oil imports by ~$13-14 billion during the year, enlarging the CAD by 0.3% of GDP
EDITOR’S SYNOPSIS
· Ambuja Cements and ACC are the two leading Indian cement companies to have their near-term and net-zero emission targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
· The Companies’ near-term targets to be achieved by 2030, and net-zero targets by 2050.
· This will enable the two Companies to contribute toward India’s commitment to reach net-zero by 2070.
· This validation will facilitate both Companies to comply with Carbon Credit and Trading Scheme of Government of India and participate in carbon markets.
Background: Manual, line-by-line examination of the DRHP by human reviewers has historically been labor-intensive and time-consuming, frequently resulting in extensions to the IPO timeline.
Quote: BSE’s initiative to provide merchant bankers with a generative AI-based pre-check facility marks a progressive shift in the SME IPO ecosystem. Validation of draft offer documents before this move used to take approx. a week. This may now be done in around 30 to 40 minutes approx. This initiative may reduce IPO listing timeline to this extent. This facility is advisory in nature initially. This move empowers intermediaries to identify and resolve potential compliance gaps at an early stage in the IPO process.
JSA Advocates and Solicitors, is advising Lalithaa Jewellery Mart Limited and M. Kiran Kumar Jain, the Promoter Selling Shareholder, in relation to the proposed initial public offering (IPO) of equity shares aggregating to ₹1,700 crore. The IPO comprises a fresh issue of ₹1,200 crore and an offer for sale of ₹500 crore by the Promoter Selling Shareholder.
JSA’s team was led by Arka Mookerjee (Lead Partner), along with support from Equity Capital Markets team, including Pracheta Bhattacharya (Partner), Anshu Bansal (Partner), and Kairav Parikh (Principal Associate), Vatsla Varandani (Associate), Shreya Sharma (Associate), Anvita Sinha (Associate), Ritu Jaiswal (Associate), Bernedict Rozario (Associate), guided the clients through the complex IPO process, ensuring regulatory compliance and a smooth transaction.
“Final guidelines on project finance comes as a relief to the lenders, as for operational projects the extant requirement continues at 0.4%, which is lower than 1%/2.5% indicated in the earlier draft. For under construction project finance provisions are kept at 1% vis-a-vis 5% suggested in the draft. This is however higher than 0.4% applicable at present for banks. Limited impact expected on NBFCs as sufficient provisions are provided as per the expected credit loss assessment and provisioning at present is closer to the requirement as per the guidelines. Also, the provisions are applicable prospectively, from Oct 2025 and, thus overall impact for lenders shall be limited.”
The board of Kaynes Technology has announced a floor price of ₹5,625.75 per share to raise ₹1,600 crore though issue of equities on a qualified institutional placement basis. The fundraise plan was approved by the company’s board on January 22 and by shareholders on February 14, the company said in regulatory filing. The QIP issue opened on Thursday.
Kaynes Technology sets floor price for equity issue, TPG Asia to divest stake, Privi Speciality Chemicals promoters sell shares.
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HDFC BANK ; HDB Financial Sets IPO Price Band at ₹700–₹740 Per Share
Fresh Issue ; 2500 Cr
OFS By HDFC BANK ; RS 10,000 Cr
IPO Open ; 25-27 June
FIIS : BUY +1,008 (11,965-10,957)
DIIS : BUY +365 (10,710-10,345)
Mahindra & Mahindra share price has been oscillating in a sideways range since May this year. Broadly, the trading range has been ₹2,930-₹3,170.
Mahindra & Mahindra stock price analysis suggests bullish bias, with potential breakout above ₹3,140 targeting ₹3,300.
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Let's Talk Cincy: Spotlighting Fathers’ Uplift, a new Cincinnati program for fathers' mental health – WLWT
We spotlight Fathers’ Uplift, which is a new program in Greater Cincinnati focusing on mental health and substance abuse treatment for fathers.
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How the Department of Education spent $268 billion last year – Straight Arrow News
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order that takes steps to dismantle the Department of Education on Thursday, March 20. The move culminates decades of efforts by Republicans to shut down the agency, and will take an act of Congress to permanently close it.
Trump’s latest order builds on a promise he made on Inauguration Day.
“We have an education system that teaches our children to be ashamed of themselves, in many cases, to hate our country, despite the love that we try so desperately to provide to them,” Trump said during his inaugural address in January. “All of this will change, starting today, and it will change very quickly.”
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The current Department of Education has technically only existed since 1980, but its origins date back to 1867.
President Andrew Johnson created the first Department of Education to collect information and statistics about schools throughout the country. However, because some worried it would have too much control over local schools, the government downgraded the agency to the Office of Education a year later.
Starting in the 1950s and continuing into the late 1970s, countless factors contributed to the expansion of federal education funding. In October 1979, Congress passed the Department of Education Organization Act, which consolidated several federal agencies. The Department of Education officially reopened its doors in May 1980.
“The mission of the Department of Education (ED) is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access for students of all ages,” the agency website reads.
The Department of Education essentially oversees education policy and provides funding for programs and individuals in need.
Globally, the U.S. ranks ninth in reading, 16th in science and 24th in math, according to the latest figures from the Program for International Student Assessment.
For fiscal year 2024, the Department of Education’s gross cost for its programs and operations reached roughly $252 billion. Total outlays, which account for certain spending adjustments, totaled $268 billion.
The expenditure accounts for a total of 4% of federal government spending for the year.
The Department of Health and Human Services takes 25.4% of the total budget due to Medicare and Medicaid costs. The Social Security Administration makes up about 22.4% of the budget, while the Treasury Department takes up 19.5%. The Department of Defense comes in at 13.5%, followed by Veterans Affairs at 4.8% and then the Department of Education at its 4% mark.
Most of the funding for the Department of Education goes toward colleges and universities.
Sixty percent, or $160.7 billion of the budget goes straight to the office of Federal Student Aid. The higher education chunk pays for Pell Grants, work-study programs and loans.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday, March 20, the department would continue managing federal student loans under Trump’s action.
Roughly 25%, or $68.1 billion, gets transferred to states. Another $39.9 billion goes to elementary and secondary education grants.
The department sent $18.8 billion to schools with a large number of poor, neglected or “educationally disadvantaged” students; it spent $15.5 billion on special education programs across the country and it allocated $5.5 billion to general school improvement programs, like after-school programs and classroom technology.
The agency provided roughly 14% of funding for the nation’s public schools in fiscal year 2022, according to the most recent Census data. Not all of that federal funding comes from the Department of Education — some of it supports school meals from the Department of Agriculture — but the majority is Department of Education funding.
The state that received the largest share of its funding from the federal government is Mississippi at 23.3%, according to a Pew Research Center analysis. Mississippi was followed by South Dakota, Montana and Alaska. As far as individual school systems go, Detroit receives nearly 50% of its funding from the federal government.
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to dismantle the Department of Education. Not only is the president critical of the state of education, but Republicans have tried for decades to get rid of the agency.
In this video, we’re going to look at how much money the Education Department gets in a year, where the money goes from there, and how its budget stacks up with other agencies. But first, a bit of history you’ll find interesting. Did you know this country has shut down the Department of Ed before?
This Department of Education has technically been around since 1980, but its origins date all the way back to 1867.
I’ll make it quick. President Andrew Johnson created the first Department of Education to collect information and stats about schools throughout the country. But because some worried it would have too much control over local schools (sound familiar?), they downgraded it to the Office of Education a year later.
Starting in the 1950s into the late 70s, countless factors contributed to the expansion of federal education funding. In October of ’79, Congress passed the Department of Education Organization Act, which consolidated several federal agencies. The Department of Education was officially reborn in 1980. Adjusting for inflation, the agency’s budget has gone up fivefold since that year.
So … What does it do today?
According to the Department of Education, its mission is “to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access for students of all ages.”
And how are we doing? Taking the latest figures from the Program for International Student Assessment, the U.S. ranks 9th in reading, 16th in science and 24th in math.
Now to the money. In Fiscal Year 2024, the Department of Education spent $268 billion.
The agency’s budget accounts for 4% of overall federal spending. The Department of Health and Human Services is about a fourth of the total budget, mostly because of Medicare and Medicaid. The Social Security Administration makes up about 22%, while Treasury takes up nearly 20%. The Department of Defense comes in at 13%, Veterans Affairs at nearly 5%, and then we come to the Department of Education at its 4% mark.
So what do they do with more than a quarter of a trillion dollars in one year? While a lot of the criticism of the Department of Ed focuses on its influence on primary and secondary education, that’s actually not where most of the money goes.
Sixty percent of the budget goes straight to the Office of Federal Student Aid ($160.7 billion). That’s higher education and pays for things like Pell Grants ($34.7 billion), work study programs and loans.
I’ll note, the number of college students receiving federal aid has fallen 23% since 2017.
The next big chunk of the budget, about a quarter of it, gets transferred to states ($68.1 billion, 25%). We’ll dig into which states rely on this funding the most in just a minute.
Another $40 billion ($39.9 billion) goes to elementary and secondary education grants.
$18.8 billion was sent to schools with a large number of poor, neglected or “educationally disadvantaged” students.
$15.5 billion was spent on Special Education programs across the country.
And $5.5 billion went to general school improvement programs, like after-school programs and classroom technology.
President Trump says the decision to close the Department of Education is meant to “return education authority to the States, while continuing to ensure the effective and uninterrupted delivery of services, programs, and benefits on which Americans rely.”
The agency provided about 14% of funding for public schools in fiscal 2022, according to the most recent Census data. Not all of that comes from the Department of Ed, some of it supports school meals from the Department of Agriculture. But the majority is education funding.
So which states rely on this funding the most?
Here are the top 10 states with the largest share of school funding from federal sources, according to a Pew Research Center analysis. Mississippi tops the list at 23.3%, followed by South Dakota, Montana, and Alaska.
Among the 100 largest public school systems, Detroit gets nearly 50% (48.6%) of its funding from the federal government. Shelby County, Tennessee, which includes Memphis is next on the list at 28.5%.
As the president looks to dismantle the Department of Education, he’s targeting one of the least popular federal agencies. According to a Pew survey from last summer, 44% had a favorable outlook on the agency, while 45% viewed it unfavorably.
That might seem like a tight margin, but only the Department of Justice and IRS scored worse. Education fell behind the CIA and Federal Reserve! While nearly everyone loves the National Park Service. For SAN, I’m Simone Del Rosario.
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The 10 Hottest Data Science And Machine Learning Tools Of 2025 (So Far) – CRN Magazine
Here’s a look at 10 data science and machine learning tools that solution and service providers should be aware of. 
The data science and machine learning technology space is undergoing rapid changes, fueled primarily by the wave of generative AI and—just in the last year—agentic AI systems and the large language models that power them.
Where data science and machine learning tools were traditionally targeted toward developing and supporting data analytics and predictive analytics systems, these tools today are increasingly supporting the development of AI agentic systems, according to The 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms.
Another major trend, according to the report, is a shift away from point-specific tools towards “full-stack data and AI platforms” that encompass model development and lifecycle management, data science tasks, data pipelines and other chores. What’s more, these platforms are themselves incorporating LLMs and GenAI assistants “to enhance the data science workflow.”
As part of CRN’s 2025 Year So Far series, here’s a look at some of the hottest data science and machine learning tools in use today. Some of the following tools are relatively new to the market while others have been around for a while and recently updated. The list also includes both commercial products and open-source software. 
Dataiku’s flagship Universal AI Platform is one of the industry’s leading AI and machine learning platforms for data scientists. In April Dataiku debuted AI Agents with Dataiku, a new set of capabilities within the platform for creating and controlling AI agents at scale.
The platform supports the central creation of agents with Code Agent for data scientists and developers and the Visual Agent no-code option for non-technical business users. Capabilities include Managed Agent Tools for maintaining the quality and validation of tools used by agents and a GenAI Registry for strategic oversight of agentic use cases.
A key technology within AI Agents with Dataiku is the Dataiku LLM Mesh architecture to manage model access across all proprietary, open-source and cloud service large language models, according to the company. Dataiku Safe Guard defines and applies guardrails while Agent Connect centralizes agent access across an organization from a single interface.
For agent observability and performance monitoring, AI Agents with Dataiku provides Trace Explorer for visibility into agent decision making, Quality Guard to continuously evaluate and monitor agent performance, and Cost Guard for real-time usage tracking, budget enforcement and internal cost allocation. 
Anaconda is well known for its data science and AI platform for developers using the popular Python programming language.
The new Anaconda AI Platform, unveiled in May, is a unified open-source platform that Anaconda says provides a comprehensive system for streamlining machine learning workflows and building, training and deploying machine learning models.
The platform provides simplified development and governance controls to boost practitioner productivity and reduce organizational risks associated with open-source AI development, according to the company.
Features and capabilities include Anaconda AI Navigator for AI application development and experimentation with large language model, and the AI-powered Anaconda Assistant chatbot that assists with coding, debugging and data visualization. It also includes Conda Package Manager for managing packages and dependencies, curated “essential” ML libraries, and MLOps for automating model deployment and management. 
In May, agentic workforce platform developer DataRobot debuted syftr, an open-source framework that’s designed to help AI developers evaluate and identify performant agentic workflows for commercial use.
According to DataRobot, syftr “empowers AI practitioners to programmatically discover and implement the best combinations of components, parameters, tools and strategies for agentic use cases” and optimize them for accuracy, processing speed and cost.
Some of syftr’s capabilities include multi-objective search and Bayesian optimization early stopping mechanism.
The syftr software is currently available as a “permissively licensed” open-source project. An enterprise edition of syftr will be available this fall. 
Domino Data Lab’s flagship Domino Enterprise AI Platform is a machine learning operations (MLOps) system that helps organizations build and operate AI at scale. The platform provides a central hub for data science teams, according to the company, offering tools and infrastructure for managing the entire data science lifecycle, from initial exploration to model deployment and monitoring.
In June, Domino Data Lab launched a new release of the platform with new capabilities, including a unified system for productivity, governance and delivery, “turning fragmented initiatives into an AI factory” for trusted, repeatable outcomes.
The release also included a new Zero-to-AI service to catalyze proven AI cultural change within an organization. 
Hex provides a collaborative data science and analytics workspace where data teams and business users can share analytical results. The platform combines the capabilities of traditional data science notebooks with integrated AI assistance, data applications and reports, and advanced collaboration functionality, according to the company.
In January, the company introduced Hex Embedded Analytics, which allows developers to build the Hex technology into data products such as applications that need customer-facing analytics.
In May, Hex raised an impressive $70 million in Series C funding. 
MLflow is an open-source MLOps platform for managing workflows and artifacts across the machine learning lifecycle, according to the mlflow.org website, assisting machine learning practitioners and development teams in handling the complexities of the machine learning process.
MLflow 3.0, introduced on June 11, “isn’t just another feature update,” according to the 3.0 release announcement, but “fundamentally expands what’s possible” with ML tooling and addresses observability and quality challenges around GenAI deployment.
The new edition provides the LoggedModel1 entity to enable better organization and comparison of generative AI agents, deep learning checkpoints, and model variants across experiments. It also offers a new GenAI evaluation suite and enhanced model tracking for lineage support.
The MLflow project was originally created by data management platform giant Databricks, which contributed it to the Linux Foundation in 2020. Databricks offers a fully managed MLflow service on its own platform.
Today MLflow has more than 30 million monthly downloads and contributions from more than 850 developers worldwide, according to Databricks. 
PyTorch is a widely used, open-source machine learning library and framework for developing and training deep neural networks. It is known for its flexibility and ease-of-use for more intuitive model building and debugging, along with its dynamic computation graphs capabilities, according to the PyTorch.org website.
The most recent edition is PyTorch 2.7.1 released on June 4, according to GitHub. The new version includes support for Python 3.12 and optimizations for AOTInductor.
PyTorch 2.7.1 is part of the PyTorch 2 series that focuses on enhancing PyTorch’s performance and the user experience through compiler-level changes. 
At its Snowflake Summit 2025 in early June Snowflake unveiled Data Science Agent, an “agentic companion” that the company said boosts data scientists’ productivity by automating routine machine learning model development tasks.
Snowflake said Data Science Agent simplifies AI and ML workflows, democratizes users’ access to data across their businesses, and eliminates technical overhead – all through a natural language interface within Snowflake, according to the company.
Data Science Agent, soon to be in private preview, uses Anthropic’s Claude large language models to break down problems associated with ML workflows into distinct steps, such as data analysis, data preparation, feature engineering and training, according to Snowflake. The product creates fully functional pipelines using such advanced techniques as multi-step reasoning, contextual understanding and action execution. 
Tecton got its start developing a feature platform that streamlines the process of building, deploying and managing machine learning features. The company expanded beyond its machine learning roots in September 2024 with a new release of its platform that delivers contextual data to the large language models that power generative AI systems.
In February, the company debuted Tecton 1.1, the latest update to the platform, with added capabilities the company says makes it simpler for AI teams to build more sophisticated features, optimize infrastructure and improve model performance.
The release includes new API resources for accessing any third-party data source in real time, a new capability for more efficiently performing the calculations needed for real-time feature views to speed up transformations during online retrieval queries, and a number of performance enhancements in the core Tecton platform. 
TensorFlow is a popular open-source machine learning platform and software library for developing and deploying machine learning models—especially sophisticated deep learning models and neural networks—for AI.
TensorFlow 2.19 was released in March with a number of technical improvements including changes to the C++ API in LiteRT and bfloat16 support for tflite casting.
While PyTorch is generally seen as an alternative platform for small-scale machine learning development projects where model experimentation and quick editing are priorities, TensorFlow is generally viewed as best for large projects and production environments that require performance and scalability, according to the TensorFlow.org website.
TensorFlow is available under the Apache License 2.0.