This week SA Money Report discusses how well-respected Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke recently faced a barrage of allegations from an employee who also allegedly attempted to blackmail her, and how she ended up being vindicated.

Discovery Health Medical Scheme's (DHMS) 2023 cancer claims payouts were almost 19% higher than the previous year though the scheme says screening rates in South Africa have mostly returned to pre-pandemic levels.

After a fire devastates a Bangladesh slum, the OM team distributes food, cooking items, plastic tarps and hope to hurting families.

As families devastated by the recent fire in a Bangladesh slum rebuild their lives, the team helps, and individuals tell their stories.

A poor family's dreams are dashed by a father's illness but brought back to life by OM Bangladesh's tailoring programme.

Two adults were significantly impacted by learning to read and write in recent adult literacy classes run by OM in Bangladesh.

One man's encounter with an OM team leads to his son’s discovery of his talent as a tailor and desire to know God.

A man thought he understood how life worked until he had a conversation with OM workers in Bangladesh. Then Jesus changed his life.

Jane's Skype conversations with Fariha across the world in Bangladesh helped Fariha learn English while providing an opportunity to share the love of Jesus.

Nita faced challenges in the way of reaching her dream. Now she teaches at OM's village primary school, bringing hope to Bangladesh's next generation.

The faith of two young Bangladeshi men in 1976 served as a catalyst to OM’s focused outreach and the training of hundreds of new workers.

After suffering a traumatic injury from childbirth at a young age, Dina's life was restored through OM's tailoring skills training.

Before OM's emergency aid reached a single family, one life was changed forever.

Massive distribution efforts by OM teams in Bangladesh over more than 10 years sowed gospel seeds and made the Bengali New Testament a #1 best seller.

The Penn State Board of Trustees’ Finance and Investment Committee advanced a proposal on Nov. 7 to construct a new Applied Research Laboratory Building on the University Park campus.  

The Penn State Center for Human Evolution and Diversity is currently accepting proposals for grants to support projects occurring during the 2024-25 academic year.

A consistent bedtime may be more important to a child’s ability to control their emotions and behavior than the duration or quality of their sleep, according to a new publication by researchers in the Penn State College of Health and Human Development and Penn State College of Medicine. 

Loneliness and cognitive performance were related in the short term for older adults, according to a new study from researchers in the Penn State College of Health and Human Development.

The new U.S. Department of Education guidance creates a federal process for individuals and organizations to file complaints under the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit turned aside a challenge to California's history and social science content standards and curriculum framework.

Religious liberty, school choice, teachers' unions, and educational equity all came up at Amy Coney Barrett's high court confirmation hearing. She wasn't always asked to answer.

Small outreach teams will share the life-changing message of the gospel with hundreds of women in brothels and on the street this Easter.

Children's club at the church in Tkvarcheli, which is held by MDT students, impacts lives of local children and gives them hope.

Ali Geake, Internal Communications Director, discusses the change living in another culture has had on her life and outlook.

A short-term creative outreach team helps long-term workers connect with several young men in a least-reached area.

Santa Cruz, Bolivia :: God surprises a Logos Hope crewmember with birthday treats and new perspectives as she serves with a team on shore.

Algeria could transform missions in the Middle East, with a new ministry seeking to send 1,000 Algerian missionaries by 2025.

Rachel reaches out to Arabs through a mums and toddlers group based in her community in England.

These four evidence-based suggestions can help educators offset learning loss for young English learners, write Leslie M. Babinski, Steven J. Amendum, Steven E. Knotek, and Marta Sánchez.

When teachers have experienced stressful events in their own childhoods, it could shape the way that they build classroom climate for their students, a study suggests.

Spending more on public education—and less on law enforcement—is gaining traction as the Black Lives Matter movement fuels broader calls for racial justice and police reform.

As schools prepare to reopen, they must address another public health crisis: exclusionary school discipline, argue Thalia González, Alexis Etow, and Cesar De La Vega.

A new book argues that building a nonviolent school climate is the responsibility of every school leader. The authors suggest how this might be achieved.

A breakdown of four key features of a healthy school culture and how principals can build and sustain them.

The percentage of U.S. public school teachers participating in unions has been declining steadily over the last two decades—and the numbers are soon likely to take an even steeper dive.

The donation from cryptocurrency startup Ripple funded every open campaign on education crowdfunding platform DonorsChoose.org.

The Department of Education has denied 99 percent of applications for public service loan forgiveness under a temporary expanded program funded by Congress, a report finds.

Just 16 states require incoming teachers to provide evidence of successful prior job performance, a National Council on Teacher Quality analysis found.

Penn State Sustainability is wrapping up its semester of programming with both a Sustainability Showcase Series and an Intersections Film Series centered on Indigenous food and foodways. Chef Tawnya Brant — a Kanyen’kehá:ka (Mohawk) woman, Indigenous food sovereignty leader, restaurant owner, and recent "Top Chef Canada contestant" —will join SustainPSU for a series of events.

The Penn State community is invited to participate in the annual Thanksgiving Basket Drive, a tradition aimed at supporting local families in need and the on-campus Lion’s Pantry.

On Oct. 12, Penn State Global hosted a multi-campus synchronous Day of Service aimed at getting students involved in sustainability work in their communities. More than 80 students from five campuses – Abington, Berks, Brandywine, Great Valley and University Park – participated in four service experiences, which conclude with the Global Sustainable Action Conference on Nov. 16-17.

Lara Fowler, chief sustainability officer at Penn State, director of Penn State Sustainability, and teaching professor of law, will give the talk, “Decarbonizing Penn State: How Does Law, Policy, and Financing Fit In?” at 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 18, in 112 Walker Building on the University Park campus, as well as via Zoom.

Penn State’s Commonwealth Campuses and Westmoreland County Community College, building upon a long-standing relationship, have entered into a new articulation agreement designed to enhance educational opportunities and improve the rate at which students obtain undergraduate degrees in Pennsylvania.

Penn State Scranton held an official ribbon-cutting ceremony for its newly renovated Library Building and Nursing Suite on Wednesday, Oct. 2.

Penn State Scranton has announced the establishment of the Lambda Omicron Chapter of Alpha Alpha Alpha (Tri-Alpha) Honor Society, a national organization dedicated to recognizing the achievements of first-generation college students.

Developed by a team in the College of Arts and Architecture's Office of Digital Learning, HAX, or Headless Authoring eXperience, is a content management system that structures content in a ubiquitous format for simple web publishing.

Scientists have spotted microplastics, tiny pieces of plastic smaller than 5 millimeters, in some of the most pristine environments on Earth, from the depths of the Mariana Trench to the snow on Mt. Everest to the mountaintop clouds of China and Japan. Microplastics have been detected in human brains, the bellies of sea turtles and the roots of plants. Now, new research led by Penn State scientists reveals that microplastics in the atmosphere could be affecting weather and climate.

Join Invent Penn State’s "Dare to Disrupt" for a live podcast recording in the newly renovated Nittany Lion Inn’s 1855 Lounge at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 22, featuring Scholar Hotels Founder and CEO Gary Brandeis.