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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
New collaborative models of knowledge exchange are needed
For decades, knowledge exchange and commercialisation infrastructure in UK higher education have been framed through a dominant and largely unquestioned […]
February 12, 2026
Professors in the Epstein Files Begin to Face Consequences
Nearly two weeks after the largest trove of Epstein files was released, some of Jeffrey Epstein’s regular academic pen pals […]
February 12, 2026
The walls are closing in on our doomed student loan system
Exciting times! HM Treasury has published its Supplementary Estimates for 2025-26. These are the documents through which government departments ask […]
February 12, 2026
Content Refresh Strategy for Higher Education: Win Rankings
Reading Time: 14 minutes For years, the default response to declining organic performance in higher education marketing was simple: publish […]
February 12, 2026
When Machines Think, Human Thinking Must Go Higher
Not long ago, I participated in an exercise that asked educators to define thinking and learning. It was a familiar […]
February 11, 2026
The Higher Ed Recruitment Playbook Has Reached Its Breaking Point
Colleges and universities are pouring more budget and bandwidth into recruitment and not seeing the return. Funnels are stalling. Costs […]
February 11, 2026
Spain considers banning teens from social media and holding tech executives criminally responsible for ‘hate speech’
FIRE’s Free Speech Dispatch covers new and continuing censorship trends and challenges around the world. Our goal is to help readers […]
February 11, 2026
Spain considers banning teens from social media and holding tech executives criminally responsible for ‘hate speech’
FIRE’s Free Speech Dispatch covers new and continuing censorship trends and challenges around the world. Our goal is to help readers […]
February 11, 2026
Statement on grand jury’s refusal to indict lawmakers over video urging troops to ignore illegal orders
On Tuesday, a federal grand jury declined to indict a group of Democratic lawmakers who posted a video urging servicemembers to […]
February 11, 2026
Statement on grand jury’s refusal to indict lawmakers over video urging troops to ignore illegal orders
On Tuesday, a federal grand jury declined to indict a group of Democratic lawmakers who posted a video urging servicemembers to […]
February 11, 2026
ADA Title II Final Rule for Higher Education
The countdown has officially begun. As of early February 2026, we are fewer than 80 days away from one of […]
February 11, 2026
Daniel R. Porterfield named incoming CEO of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Posted February 11, 2026 | By Laura Karwoski National education and civil society leader Daniel R. Porterfield—the current president and […]
February 11, 2026
FIRE sues Bondi, Noem for censoring Facebook group and app reporting ICE activity
The First Amendment protects the right to discuss, record, and criticize what law enforcement does in public. The federal government […]
February 11, 2026
FIRE sues Bondi, Noem for censoring Facebook group and app reporting ICE activity
The First Amendment protects the right to discuss, record, and criticize what law enforcement does in public. The federal government […]
February 11, 2026
Reading to young kids improves their social skills − and a new study shows it doesn’t matter whether parents stop to ask questions
In 2024, 51% of families read aloud to their very young children, while 37% read aloud to their kids between […]
February 11, 2026
What George Washington Can Teach Us About Grace in the Wake of Violence
This year, Americans are celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. That statement of foundational political principles and […]
February 11, 2026
Most California districts are shrinking, but Elk Grove is growing. How the new superintendent plans to lead
Elk Grove Unified Superintendent David Reilly engages with students in the classroom as he begins his leadership at Elk Grove […]
February 11, 2026
West Contra Costa scrambles to cut payroll by 10% or face insolvency
Under the West Contra Costa Unified redesign plan, elementary school students at West County Mandarin School, a public school now […]
February 11, 2026
The Tyranny of Disciplines
RST: Good morning, my dear hard-boiled egg. Did you have a good trip to Austin, upholding the patriarchy and extolling […]
February 11, 2026