Category: Politics
Are microschools a solution to falling public school enrollment? One district thinks so
GREENFIELD, Ind. — Seventh grader Taitym Lynch plans most of her school day herself, mapping out a schedule each morning […]
March 2, 2026
The Green win in Gorton and Denton signals a shift to the left for Labour
By now, you’ll have read a dozen or more pieces opining on what last week’s byelection result in Gorton and […]
March 2, 2026
1000 days later, will Labour’s woes on student loans have changed?
The date is March 1st, 2029. Keir Starmer hangs on, convinced he’ll turn things around at the last minute. Torsten […]
March 1, 2026
Immigration policy and higher education staff
Labour’s manifesto attempted to win the argument on immigration policy without either alienating its base or ramping up xenophobic rhetoric. […]
February 27, 2026
Podcast: Student finance, graduate premium, mental health
This week on the podcast the government has struggled to defend its position on Plan 2 student loans in a […]
February 26, 2026
Conservative-leaning civic centers now teach courses at public colleges
COLUMBUS, Ohio — One glossy insert stuck out from the orientation packet handed to hundreds of Ohio State University freshmen […]
February 24, 2026
Inside the fight to save Texas’ Native American studies course
Savion Horn watched as “before” and “after” images appeared on a screen at the front of his classroom: black-and-white photos […]
February 20, 2026
Podcast: Student group claim, PRES, high streets
This week on the podcast UCL has settled with the Student Group Claim over pandemic-era teaching disruptions. But with 36 […]
February 19, 2026
When education stopped making sense
In late September 2025, young people began gathering in the streets of Rabat, Oujda, Casablanca, Agadir and other Moroccan cities. […]
February 19, 2026
Inside one state’s approach to fighting antisemitism in schools
The town of Concord, famed for its Revolutionary War history, has highly rated public schools, standing out even in the […]
February 14, 2026
Podcast: MI5, Labour, free speech
This week on the podcast MI5 has warned universities that UK higher education has become a “prime target for foreign […]
February 12, 2026
Jacqui Smith’s secret service | Wonkhe
It’s hard to imagine that the universities that we are so familiar with could be a frontier of international power […]
February 12, 2026
Without school vaccine mandates, many kids may never see a doctor
Every December brings an end-of-year crush to Washington, D.C.’s pediatric clinics. In addition to the usual culprits — colds, the […]
February 11, 2026
OPINION: Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance should last well beyond halftime and extend to classrooms
During Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show, my family, a mix of Filipinos and Cubans, was a hot and beautiful mess. […]
February 10, 2026
Funding cuts, shifts in aid could make college harder to afford for low-income families
It was in the quiet of the summer when Jeff Kahlden heard that a promising young student he advised in […]
February 9, 2026
Podcast: Student loans, research funding, Wales
This week on the podcast student finance has exploded into the headlines – but is the English student loan system […]
February 5, 2026
Parental stress, raids, and isolation: How immigration raids traumatize even the youngest children
Last year, Susana Beltrán-Grimm was visiting Hispanic families for a research project about parents and math, when she started to […]
February 4, 2026
Is Abbott going to destroy Texan Higher education?
Grok generated image On January 27, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a directive freezing all new H-1B visa applications for […]
February 2, 2026
OPINION: On a college campus in Minneapolis, a sense of danger and anxiety prevails
Spring semester at Augsburg University in Minneapolis, where I serve as president, began with the sound of helicopters on January […]
January 30, 2026
5 big questions to help you understand the current state of student loans
Washington is sending confusing and even contradictory signals to people with student loans. New repayment plans, reversals on wage garnishment […]
January 28, 2026