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National dyslexia and reading‑science organizations are advancing a unified push for structured literacy in K‑12 settings and offering updated screening tools and implementation blueprints. The...

The U.S. Department of Education and its negotiated-rulemaking committee agreed this week on new definitions and borrowing limits that reclassify which postbaccalaureate programs qualify as...

The College Board’s annual report shows published tuition and fees rose modestly for 2025–26: in-state public four‑year sticker prices increased about 2.9 percent while private four‑year published...

A wave of sophisticated phishing attacks has exposed sensitive information at high‑profile universities and renewed scrutiny of campus cybersecurity. Recent incidents at Ivy League institutions...

Federal scrutiny and partisan oversight are creating new governance pressures at American universities. A federal judge flagged that a White House pressure campaign has affected University of...

Trinity Christian College announced it will close after the 2025–26 academic year, citing persistent operating deficits, enrollment declines and a failed path to sustainable finances. The board...

Talladega College, an Alabama HBCU with a small endowment, sold several Hale Woodruff murals to major museums and foundations to shore up its finances while preserving public access to the works....

A new study found that negative academic events — such as a poor grade — disproportionately derail first‑generation college students, increasing their risk of stop‑out or dropout. Researchers...

K‑12 districts and colleges are moving fast to define how artificial intelligence will be used in classrooms, operations and policy. A national forum and education reports emphasize teacher...

The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) has launched an endorsement pathway for short‑term credential providers, opening a formal route for nontraditional programs to receive accreditor backing. The...

Multiple public universities are reporting declines in international graduate enrollments this cycle, with master’s programs particularly affected. Campus leaders attributed the drop to visa...

Trinity Christian College announced it will close after the 2025–26 academic year, the board and acting president said, citing sustained operating deficits, falling enrollment and failed rescue...

The University of Pennsylvania confirmed a social‑engineering attack compromised information systems tied to development and alumni operations and said it is working with the FBI and CrowdStrike...

Public records show former Texas A&M president Mark Welsh received an exit package exceeding $3.5 million after stepping down in September amid an academic‑freedom controversy. Welsh—who had a...

Centenary University president Dale Caldwell won election as New Jersey’s lieutenant governor while a slate of colleges announced presidential appointments, signaling rapid leadership churn across...

U.S. graduate programs are reporting declines in international master’s‑level enrollment amid tighter visa issuance and immigration challenges, according to campus reports and surveys. Some...

The Higher Learning Commission announced a new process to evaluate and endorse short‑term credential providers, marking a meaningful expansion of formal accreditation activity into non‑degree and...

A new national survey of student‑success administrators finds leaders broadly confident that student success is prioritized on campus, but reveals persistent gaps in data use, AI literacy and...

At EDUCAUSE 2025 higher‑education leaders and technology advisers urged institutions to accelerate AI adoption while strengthening change management and governance. Panels stressed that AI is...

The U.S. Department of Education abruptly discontinued remaining years of Hawkins Centers of Excellence grant funding at multiple institutions, jeopardizing tuition support for...