A deluge of misinformation online about back-to-back hurricanes in the US has been fuelled by a social media universe that rewards engagement over truth. Read more

U.S.-based education support site taken to court by regulator in first test of nascent legislation. Read more

Kalwant Bhopal claims senior academics of colour succeed by ‘performing whiteness’ Read more

Nearly one in three graduate students do not finish their degree within six years, a new study found. Read more

A college degree can help you financially get ahead, compared to a high school diploma alone. Read more

Schools in Liverpool are being offered the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to help teachers tailor lessons to individual children and mark their homework. Read more

A new report shows institutions are turning away from beleaguered online program managers en masse. Is it the end of the road for a once-thriving sector? Read more

A video recording shows high-ranking Republican elected officials threatening to pull federal funding from universities and strip their official accreditation as punishment for campus protests. Read more

Under more favourable policies, ‘I could spin out probably four or five companies for every one I can’ currently, says Oxford vice-chancellor Read more

English primary schools having to help infants catch up on speech and language to cope with lessons Read more