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Universities offer careers help to 40s and 50s — lifelong access grows

December 31, 2025

More UK universities are extending careers-services access to alumni in their 40s and 50s, institutional leaders report, as older graduates increasingly seek midcareer transitions. Career centers...

Teachers union sues Education Dept. — community-school grants cut off

December 31, 2025

The American Federation of Teachers and the Brighton Park Neighborhood Council sued the U.S. Department of Education after the agency halted funding for active Full‑Service Community Schools...

Justice Dept. sues Virginia over in‑state tuition — court asked to bar enrollment rules

December 31, 2025

The U.S. Department of Justice filed suit against Virginia to challenge state laws that allow certain undocumented students to qualify for in‑state tuition, asking a federal court to bar...

Science-of-reading deepens policy reach: states advance K–12 reading reforms

December 31, 2025

Education Week reviews show the science‑of‑reading movement continued to reshape state and district curricula in 2025, as policymakers and educators revised instructional materials and teacher...

CTE demand surges — programs strain for funding and teachers

December 31, 2025

Career and technical education (CTE) programs saw rising interest as students seek cost‑effective pathways to skilled work, but educators report persistent resource shortfalls. An EdWeek Research...

Currency collapse sparks campus protests in Iran — universities in turmoil

December 31, 2025

Widespread protests over a currency crash and runaway inflation have spread to Iranian universities, where students have taken to campuses to press economic and political grievances. University...

District hiring shifts: EdRecruiter survey flags AI, politics and retention

December 31, 2025

The EdWeek Research Center’s EdRecruiter 2026 survey finds districts are recalibrating recruitment and retention strategies amid teacher shortages, political headwinds and new technology....

AI reshapes campus cloud strategy: governance now front and center

December 31, 2025

Colleges and universities are changing where and how they run workloads as artificial intelligence moves beyond research labs into enrollment, advising, campus safety and administrative systems....

AI at scale... India shows institutions struggle to absorb it

December 31, 2025

New analysis of India’s effort to operationalize AI at national scale highlights a central lesson for universities worldwide: invention outpaces institutional absorption. Researchers and industry...

Business schools' 2026 bet: judgment, not answers

December 31, 2025

Leading business‑school deans and thought leaders laid out a unified forecast for 2026: as AI supplies instant answers, competitive advantage will shift to human judgment and decision framing....

Five evidence‑informed strategies: succeed in business education without burning out

December 31, 2025

A practical column for educators and program directors synthesizes cognitive science and classroom practice into five strategies aimed at reducing student burnout while improving outcomes....

MIT Sloan rebounding — offers rise, pay picture more nuanced

December 31, 2025

MIT Sloan’s Class of 2025 saw a hiring rebound: offers at three months post‑graduation rose to 91.0% and acceptances climbed to 87.1%, reversing last year’s soft employment outcomes. The school’s...

Online MBA ranking: acceptance rates signal shifting selectivity

December 31, 2025

The latest online MBA ranking reports show shifting acceptance rates across top programs, a sign that admissions standards and cohort design remain central to program value. Indiana University’s...

Texas A&M stands by firing — university won't reinstate instructor

December 31, 2025

Texas A&M affirmed its dismissal of an instructor who was fired after a viral classroom confrontation over a gender‑identity lesson, rejecting a faculty panel’s finding that academic freedom was...

AFT sues Education Department — grants halted mid‑project

December 31, 2025

The American Federation of Teachers and a Chicago nonprofit sued the U.S. Department of Education after the agency cut funding to active Full‑Service Community Schools grants mid‑project,...

UK universities extend lifetime careers services — midcareer grads seek help

December 31, 2025

More UK universities are offering lifelong careers support to graduates in their 40s and 50s as alumni seek midcareer pivots and reskilling. Career centers that historically focused on new...

AI in CTE... schools retool career and technical programs

December 31, 2025

Career and technical education programs are rapidly integrating AI into curricula as districts and states retool CTE to prepare students for AI‑augmented workplaces. Surveys cited in the reporting...

AI in higher ed: campuses rethink cloud and governance

December 31, 2025

Colleges and universities are reshaping cloud strategies as artificial intelligence workloads move beyond research into admissions, advising and campus services. IT leaders from multiple...

Texas A&M firing upheld – campus free-speech fight persists

December 31, 2025

Texas A&M will not reinstate Melissa McCoul, the instructor dismissed after a viral classroom confrontation over a gender-identity lesson, the university announced in a memo. The system’s vice...

MBA hiring rebounds – pay mix shifts at top programs

December 31, 2025

MIT Sloan reported a rebound in offers for its Class of 2025 with 91.0% of job seekers holding offers three months after graduation, but compensation showed a mixed picture: median total pay fell...