Thousands of former college athletes will be eligible for payments ranging from a few dollars to more than a million under the $2.78 billion antitrust settlement agreed to by the NCAA and five power conferences, a deal that also paves the way for schools to directly compensate athletes while attempting regulate payments from boosters. Read more

The department says it needs more data about online education to hold those programs accountable. Institutions say the agency is overcorrecting. Read more

New government told to consider post-92s’ legal obligation to participate in scheme as some consider setting up subsidiary companies to opt out Read more

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts Readv more

A Bakersfield College professor who was investigated and disciplined after he questioned the use of grant money to fund social justice initiatives at his school has agreed to a $2.4 million settlement to resolve his lawsuit. Read more

A week after a faulty update caused a global IT outage that grounded flights and knocked TV stations off-air, the boss of CrowdStrike has revealed nearly all systems are back online. Read more

The publisher didn’t give authors any notice before selling access to its data to Microsoft for $10 million. The agreement could improve academic research, but it further entrenches the predatory nature of academic publishing, experts say. Read more

Warning of risk of serious harm as synthetic drug spice found in vapes in 28 of 38 schools tested Read more

Two House Republicans this month launched a Merit Caucus to work to prioritize excellence in classrooms and combat growing trends in K-12 and higher education advancing diversity, equity and inclusion. Read more

British comedian Karen Hobbs tells jokes written by generative AI to an audience to see how they land. Will it be belly-laughs or tumbleweed? Beyond the entertainment value lies a deeper question: what does it mean for technology to replicate something as inherently human as humour? Can algorithms truly grasp the nuances of comedic timing and cultural references that elicit genuine laughter from an audience? Read more