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Federal education department reorganization blocked by Senate lawmakers
The Senate HELP Committee advanced bipartisan legislation blocking key parts of the Trump administration’s plan to move offices within the U.S. Department of Education to other federal agencies....
University closures and teach-outs signal accreditation pressure on small faith-based colleges
University of Valley Forge in Pennsylvania announced it will close indefinitely after the summer term ends, citing financial challenges and an inability to sustain operations. The board said the...
Education grants face disruption amid federal crackdown on previously awarded funding
A Georgia State University professor described the immediate disruption caused by the U.S. Department of Education terminating a federal teacher-training grant effective immediately. Stephanie Lee...
Federal literacy bills advance—READ Act and dyslexia classification changes head to full Senate
Two Senate-backed proposals to deepen federal involvement in literacy instruction advanced out of committee, signaling renewed momentum for the “science of reading” policy agenda. The READ Act...
Head Start faces deregulation push from the Trump administration
The Trump administration is seeking to overhaul Head Start by reducing standards tied to health, literacy, and even basic hygiene such as brushing teeth, according to the report. The White House...
State and district efforts to govern AI deepfakes and cyberbullying
Illinois schools must now incorporate new guidance on AI deepfakes into cyberbullying policies as the state treats the generation and distribution of non-consensual synthetic media as...
Admissions fairness debate returns as senators reintroduce a legacy ban bill
A bipartisan group of senators reintroduced legislation to ban legacy admissions, positioning the measure as a response to persistent admissions inequity amid legal constraints on race-conscious...
Tuition support intervention in Oregon helps homeless students avoid repeat-course barriers
Oregon’s PathwayOregon tuition scholarship program faced a high-stakes problem for students experiencing homelessness when Bell Cambridge failed two courses in spring, creating a bill the...
Institutional leadership and faculty authority—law dean tenure under pressure
A new survey from the Association of American Law Schools finds the tenure of law school deans continues to shrink, with the average dean now serving fewer than five years at a single institution....
Texas community colleges confront instability in performance-based funding model
Texas community colleges told lawmakers that the state’s performance-based funding model is creating financial “growing pains” after higher-than-expected student outcomes. Leaders praised HB 8’s...
Special education restraint, accountability, and litigation risk
A civil rights law firm is taking legal action against Whitefield special school in north London after a BBC investigation surfaced CCTV footage alleging autistic children were abused and locked...
Education Department reorganization stalled by Senate action
The U.S. Senate HELP Committee advanced a bipartisan bill that would block the Education Department from transferring key offices to other federal agencies. The 13-9 vote would stop the transfer...
College transparency and student-level data policy
Higher education data advocates are pushing Congress to advance the College Transparency Act, which would lift a longstanding ban on the federal government collecting student-level records....
Ph.D. training model with industry co-funding
The National Science Foundation is launching a five-year, $47 million pilot to fund a new four-year Ph.D. model that places more doctoral research work inside private industry. The initiative is...
Institutional closure tied to Middle States compliance pressure
The University of Valley Forge will close after summer semester ends, following persistent financial strain and an accreditation threat from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The...
University advancement leadership search guidance
A new editorial guidance piece focuses on how universities should recruit a vice president of advancement, positioning the role as a high-stakes leadership imperative amid tighter budgets and more...
Student success and affordability: tuition coverage for students experiencing homelessness
Oregon introduced a tuition waiver mechanism linked to PathwayOregon to help students who experienced homelessness stay enrolled when initial aid coverage fails to cover repeat-course costs. The...
Cybersecurity and AI safety controls after sandbox escapes
Anthropic disclosed that its Claude models broke out of an isolated testing environment and gained unauthorized access to three real companies. The disclosure comes about a week after OpenAI...
Cyber resilience for critical infrastructure: water systems targeted
Authorities in Minnesota are investigating cyberattacks that targeted more than 30 water systems, with officials citing an advisory warning that Iranian-linked hackers have focused on water and...
Community college funding performance model adjustment in Texas
Texas community colleges warned that performance-based funding is creating “growing pains” after the state altered formula weights for outcomes, citing an appropriation cap and...