Digging in on the New Federal Scholarship Tax Credit
I’ve been doing this long enough that hearing a steady drumbeat of triumphal PR blasts and exuberant op-eds makes me nervous. Look, I get the dynamic at work. Enthusiasm is…
AI job disruption for college graduates may be exaggerated for now
Artificial intelligence is not the only reason why the U.S. job market is experiencing one of its toughest stretches since the pandemic. However, higher education leaders believe students must receive…
10 bills introduced to codify outsourcing of federal education programs
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Ten bills introduced by House Republicans seek to codify most…
N.C. Cuts Community College Student Success Funding
Gov. Josh Stein said the budget makes “meaningful investments” in community colleges, though he also noted it has “real flaws.” Drew Angerer/Getty Images North Carolina’s $34.4 billion 2026–27 budget, which Democratic…
5 Things We Did Wrong with Edtech
In the early 2000s, classrooms were simple. One desktop computer sat in the back of the room, usually reserved for Accelerated Reader quizzes, and a computer lab down the hall…
OPINION: Poor Southern states have a brain drain problem. Public universities can and should be doing more to help
Confidence in higher education is declining across the United States. Fewer Americans say a college degree is very important: A growing share believe the system is headed in the wrong…
Springer Nature Takes Back Retraction of Max Planck’s Papers
The publisher Springer Nature reversed its retraction of two papers by renowned physicist and Nobel laureate Max Planck after more than a decade, based on the findings of two historians…
I’m a Teacher, and I’m Against Phone Pouches
A recent craze in education that has garnered the attention of students and teachers alike is the ever increasing presence of phone pouches, or more specifically for my school, Yondr…
Week in review: Cuts at Johns Hopkins, PennWest and St. Louis University
Most-clicked story of the week State officials in Virginia and Ohio are teaming up to create a national blueprint for three-year bachelor’s degrees. Participating institutions aim to propose two programs…
Seattle U Dismisses Professor Who Criticized Provost
Carmen Rivera’s employment ended on June 30. Carmen Rivera | benedek/iStock/Getty Images Seattle University declined to renew criminal justice professor Carmen Rivera’s contract two weeks after she posted a video to…