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Education districts are revisiting classroom technology policies after concerns that screens and device access coincided with flat or declining academic outcomes. A report on schools such as...

The U.S. Department of Education is moving toward 2026 negotiated rulemaking under its Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization (AIM) committee, targeting how accreditation will be recognized...

The Universities of Wisconsin system board of regents voted unanimously to fire President Jay O. Rothman after he declined to resign quietly, according to reporting on the decision and follow-up...

A new State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) finance analysis shows that per-student funding for public colleges dipped for the first time in more than a decade, even as...

In England, Student Finance England began telling about 22,000 students in weekend courses that they must repay maintenance loans and grants because their universities provided incorrect course...

A federal court extended deadlines for dozens of colleges required to submit race- and sex-disaggregated admissions and enrollment data to the U.S. Department of Education. U.S. District Judge F....

Districts are increasingly pairing data-driven student support systems with AI tools to redesign interventions and reduce workload for teachers. In one session, North Kitsap School District...

A new educator wellness scorecard framework is being promoted to help school leaders and principals operationalize self-care practices amid mounting pressures such as chronic absenteeism, rising...

Oregon lawmakers provided Southern Oregon University a $15 million emergency funding provision after the state’s governor signed it into law. The appropriation routes money through Oregon’s Higher...

Boston University President Melissa Gilliam apologized after the university removed Pride flags from office windows of faculty in its Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department. BU said the...

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) reported that average salaries for full-time faculty fell 0.4% in real terms between fall 2024 and fall 2025, marking the first real-dollar...

The U.S. Department of Education is moving to reshape how accreditation is overseen, with draft regulations released alongside a negotiated rulemaking process. The proposal includes easing...

State and local funding per full-time equivalent student declined in fiscal 2025 for the first time since 2012, according to SHEEO’s annual State Higher Education Finance report. While total...

The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents moved to oust system president Jay O. Rothman after he declined to resign quietly, voting unanimously to terminate him following performance-review...

The U.S. Department of Education rescinded parts of Title IX resolution agreements connected to LGBTQ+ inclusion following Title IX investigations under prior administrations. The change,...

A federal court order extended deadlines for dozens of colleges to submit race- and sex-broken admissions data required by the Department of Education. U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor...

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed an emergency funding provision to send $15 million to Southern Oregon University after the institution warned of looming liquidity risks. The appropriation flows...

Beyond federal rulemaking, the DEI-accreditation dispute is also spilling into campus governance debates and institutional compliance strategies. Texas-based course-content disputes at Texas Tech...

More than 20,000 students in England enrolled on weekend courses at 15 universities and colleges have been told to repay maintenance loans and grants they received in error. Student Finance...

AGB is warning campuses about early FY 2027 budget proposals that could reduce or eliminate multiple federal student-aid and student-support programs. The AGB policy alert cites proposed...