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The Higher Ed CFO’s Guide to Building a High-Performing IT Operation [eBook]
Lead technology transformation with confidence, clarity, and control. IT isn’t just a cost center. It’s a critical enabler of your institution’s strategic goals. But […]
December 18, 2025
New federal alert warns that 132 schools and colleges in California produce ‘lower earnings’
Federal data shows Barstow Community College graduates earned less than the statewide median for high school-only graduates, but college officials […]
December 18, 2025
Judge weighs arguments on whether new antisemitism law will tread on teachers’ rights
Students in a Los Angeles Unified School District classroom. Credit: Los Angeles Unified / X Top Takeaways AB 715, set […]
December 18, 2025
Festive Ideas to Engage Students and Alumni
Reading Time: 15 minutes The holiday season offers a valuable opportunity for schools to foster connection and celebrate community. Each […]
December 18, 2025
What AI Integration Really Looks Like in Today’s Classrooms
In late 2022, when generative AI tools landed in students’ hands, classrooms changed almost overnight. Essays written by algorithms appeared […]
December 17, 2025
Digital Tools for Note Taking and PKM – Teaching in Higher Ed
My friend Kerry left me one of her infamous voice messages today. These are the fancy kinds that go beyond […]
December 17, 2025
Building a Data-Informed Strategic Plan for 2026
Using Data to Inform Your Institution’s Year-in-Review Process Strategic organizational development, when applied to higher education institutions, demands setting accountability […]
December 17, 2025
Avoiding pitfalls in math curriculum adoption
Credit: Courtesy Partnership for LA Schools In early November, the California Department of Education released its list of approved curricula […]
December 17, 2025
Walk on by: the dilemma of the blind eye
by Dennis Sherwood Forty years on… I don’t remember much about my experiences at work some forty-odd years ago, but […]
December 17, 2025
Rethinking What We Choose to Measure in Schools
This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here. Sitting in a recent […]
December 17, 2025
Ideas for improving California’s school funding formula come with billion-dollar costs; here’s why
A teacher leads fourth graders in a lesson at William Jefferson Clinton Elementary in Compton on Feb. 6, 2025. Credit: […]
December 17, 2025
The New Rules of College Digital Advertising
This post was co-authored with Vaughn Shinkus. Digital advertising in higher education recruitment: 2020–2024 trends and student perspectives Colleges are […]
December 17, 2025
Judge could halt California antisemitism school law ahead of Jan. 1 rollout
Credit: Alison Yin / EdSource A federal judge could decide as early as Wednesday whether to put a hold on […]
December 17, 2025
Five Data-Informed Steps for Optimizing College Student Retention
Where do you start as you are creating a student retention plan? The answer is with data. Simply put, data […]
December 17, 2025
School shootings dropped in 2025
Active shootings represent a very small percentage of on-campus university violence. But among those that do happen, there are patterns. […]
December 17, 2025
How Teachers Can Support High School Students Interested in Military: ASVAB Prep and All!
Remember the teachers who made an impact on your journey? They may have been the ones to display belief in […]
December 17, 2025
A, B, C or D – grades might not say all that much about what students are actually learning
Grades are a standard part of the American educational system that most students and teachers take for granted. But what […]
December 16, 2025
Districts provide more career education, so students can find their passion sooner
George Mavrikis, the instructor for Clovis Unified School District’s firefighter training program, tells students about the requirement to climb a […]
December 16, 2025
Rob Reiner: Filmmaker and champion of early childhood
Sitting, from left, film director Rob Reiner, teacher Janice Hall, and Assemblywoman Wilma Chan, D-Oakland, read a story to 5-year-old […]
December 16, 2025
San Diego math decline reveals need for statewide strategy
Credit: Pexels A report about declining math preparation at UC San Diego has been generating hysterical headlines in national news […]
December 16, 2025