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‘We will hold institutions accountable,’ top US education official vows
Listen to the article 7 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. WASHINGTON — […]
February 28, 2026
Former Harvard president Summers’ soft landing after Epstein revelations is case study of economics’ trouble with misbehaving men
Economist Larry Summers will resign from his tenured job as a professor at Harvard University, the school announced on Feb. […]
February 27, 2026
Teachers struggle to afford housing. What are districts doing about it?
Listen to the article 8 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. As some […]
February 27, 2026
Test yourself on the past week’s K-12 news
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February 27, 2026
Coaching Works—if Colleges Invest in Quality
As colleges face mounting pressure to improve graduation rates with limited resources, a new peer-reviewed literature review of 36 studies […]
February 27, 2026
Community College District Settles With Adjuncts
The Long Beach Community College District agreed to pay $18 million to settle a class action lawsuit brought by adjunct […]
February 27, 2026
DHS Detains and Releases Columbia University Student
A Columbia University student detained by ICE was released later in the day after New York mayor Zohran Mamdani said […]
February 27, 2026
ED Changes Timeline to Recognize New Accreditors
In an executive order last April, Trump directed the Education Department to accelerate the process to recognize new accreditors. Saul […]
February 27, 2026
Hang Your Paper on Your Office Door (opinion)
Last year, after finally publishing a paper I had been working on for months, I did something I had never […]
February 27, 2026
Leading Diversity Officers in Turbulent Times
Emelyn A. dela Peña doesn’t shy away from a challenge. She’s taking over the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher […]
February 27, 2026
Repeated Sexist Disregard for Women’s Championships
Two U.S. hockey teams won gold medals at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. The women’s team was first to defeat […]
February 27, 2026
Robot Overlords and Red Herrings
A few days ago, a single blog post tanked the stock market. I had to check it out. It’s about how […]
February 27, 2026
The Case for Centers for Teaching and Learning (opinion)
When the University of Texas at Austin closed its Center for Teaching and Learning earlier this year, it joined a […]
February 27, 2026
The View from This Year’s Annual ACE Meeting
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Higher education can’t afford to back down and surrender its independence. That’s the message American Council on Education president […]
February 27, 2026
Buzzy UCSD Math Readiness Report Failed to Mention Calculator Ban
The largest spike in precollege math enrollment occurred between fall 2023 and fall 2024—the same time the university changed its […]
February 27, 2026
University of Iowa seeks to cut 7 degrees
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February 27, 2026
UNC board approves contested academic freedom definition
Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The University […]
February 27, 2026
UNC Board OKs Definition of What Academic Freedom Is—and Isn’t
The UNC system Board of Governors has now defined academic freedom in its policies. Ryan Herron/iStock/Getty Images The University of […]
February 26, 2026
It’s never too late to learn a language – adults and kids bring different strengths to the task
There’s a common assumption that if someone starts learning a language when they are very young, they will quickly become […]
February 26, 2026
Six signs of student press censorship
When student journalism came under fire last year, those sparks caught the public’s attention. With the ousting of The Indiana Daily Student’s […]
February 26, 2026