Australian debt forgiveness schemes progress despite concerns
Doubts over effectiveness fail to douse enthusiasm from duelling governments and businesses Read more
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Law school abruptly yanks conservative professor from classroom, refuses to say why
A law professor at Ohio Northern University said he was recently removed from his classroom by school security officers and banned from campus—and administrators refuse to explain why. Read more
A Recruitment Partnership Falls Apart
A public-private venture for international student recruitment ended in lawsuits filed by both sides. It’s not the first such collaboration to come undone in recent years. Read more
AI scanner used in hundreds of US schools misses knives
A security firm that sells AI weapons scanners to schools is facing fresh questions about its technology after a student was attacked with a knife that the $3.7m system failed to detect. Read more
Texas Senate approves bill to invest $430M in additional funding for community colleges
The Senate’s version of House Bill 8, authored by Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, would award money to colleges based on the number of students who earn “credentials of value,” complete at least 15 hours of courses and transfer to a four-year university, enroll in dual credit courses, or take courses that “apply toward academic or workforce program requirements.” Read more
Biden claims ‘white supremacy’ is ‘most dangerous terrorist threat’ to US in commencement speech at HBCU
President Joe Biden recently delivered the keynote address for Howard University’s commencement ceremony. Read more
Cambridge urges end to talks impasse as marking delays loom
Vice-chancellor and union rep make rare joint statement appealing to national negotiators to resolve dispute Read more
Earned Admissions offers student second chance at college
The Earned Admissions program at ASU gives prospective students like Galica the opportunity to enroll in first-year ASU college courses, all online. Students only pay if they pass the course, and class fees are deeply discounted. If students complete all required Universal Learner Courses with a GPA of 2.75 or higher, they become eligible for admission to ASU. Credits can also be used toward other universities if students wish. Read more
Florida first state to accept Classic Learning Test as alternative to SAT, ACT
Florida has become the first state in the nation to officially accept the Classic Learning Test as an alternative to SAT and ACT, the latter of which are considered ideologically slanted to the left. Read more
Meta: Facebook owner fined €1.2bn for mishandling data
Facebook's owner, Meta, has been fined €1.2bn (£1bn) for mishandling people's data when transferring it between Europe and the United States. Read more
