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Parent Plus Loan Calculator – Road2College
Parent PLUS Loan Cap Calculator Only enter values in the yellow-tinted fields. Annual Cost of Attendance (COA): Number of years […]
February 19, 2026
NIH Director Will Be Acting CDC Chief; O’Neill to Head NSF
Jay Bhattacharya is now also acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images The National […]
February 19, 2026
Why District Leaders Are Rethinking Education Research and Policy
Today, district leaders are being asked to make irreversible budget decisions with fewer dollars and less margin for error than […]
February 18, 2026
What’s behind explosive student behavior?
Last summer, I was visiting a Head Start center in rural Ohio when a teacher offhandedly mentioned to me that […]
February 18, 2026
ACT Grammar Rules You MUST Know for Testing
The ACT English section has hidden patterns, and some of the most common mistakes—comma splices, run-ons, and subject-verb agreement—are exactly […]
February 18, 2026
YouTube for Student Recruitment in 2026
Reading Time: 13 minutes For years, YouTube sat at the edge of higher education recruitment strategies. Institutions uploaded campus tours, […]
February 18, 2026
STEM Education Takes Center Stage in South Carolina and Nationwide Through the NLGA
By Lt. Governor Pamela Evette, South Carolina, Chair of the National Lt. Governors Association, 2025-2026
February 18, 2026
Scholarship Sponsor Q&A: Charles L. Shor Foundation Epilepsy Scholarship
The CLS Foundation, rooted in Cincinnati and driven by the leadership of Charles L. Shor, channels private philanthropy into medical […]
February 18, 2026
I asked students whether they’d want to be teachers? They quickly responded, ‘Why would I?’
I spoke in January 2026 with 150 high school students about career options. After explaining my own career as a […]
February 18, 2026
Meet Darshana Patel, the scientist shaping education in the California Legislature
Top Takeaways Patel replaces Al Muratsuchi, whom Speaker Robert Rivas removed. A data-driven former cancer researcher, Patel is polite but […]
February 18, 2026
Clarifying transitional kindergarten’s curriculum keeps kids playing
Top Takeaways The definition for transitional kindergarten would no longer include “modified kindergarten curriculum.” Early education experts herald the proposed […]
February 18, 2026
A Tribute to Jesse Jackson
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., on April 4, 1968. […]
February 18, 2026
Labouré College to Close
Labouré College of Healthcare will shut down in August but some elements will live on; nearby Curry College plans to […]
February 18, 2026
Louisiana Board Faces Allegations of Enrollment Discrimination
The investigation was announced Feb. 13. JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial/Getty Images Plus The Trump administration is investigating an enrollment initiative in Louisiana […]
February 18, 2026
National Institute on Transfer Finds a New Home
The National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students is moving to USC’s National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience. […]
February 18, 2026
Should Degrees Come With Lifetime Professional Education?
On Medium, futurist Jim Carroll writes, “In 1900, knowledge doubled approximately every 100 years. By 1945, this rate accelerated to […]
February 18, 2026
How to: make sure your job description and person specification articulate what you actually need
Author: Julia Roberts Published: 18 February 2026 This blog was kindly authored by Julia Roberts, Founder and Principal Consultant at […]
February 18, 2026
Building the College Recruitment Journey Students Want
Today’s prospective students want options, not funnels. I still remember the first time I “reached out” to a college. I […]
February 18, 2026
LAUSD approves reduction in force that could affect 3,200 employees
Top Takeaways The reduction is part of L.A. Unified’s Fiscal Stabilization Plan to save around $250 million. The district expects […]
February 18, 2026
What needs to change to make evidence-based teaching the norm?
UK higher education increasingly demands evidence‑based, inclusive, competence‑focused teaching, while refusing to fund the research needed to make that possible. […]
February 18, 2026