Educational institutions will now revert to the Title IX regulations first issued during President Donald Trump’s first presidency, the U.S. Department of Education wrote in a “Dear Colleague” letter on Friday. Read more

Billions of dollars have been spent on researching Alzheimer’s disease, which afflicts more than six million Americans and is the fifth-leading cause of death among the nation’s elderly. Yet there is no cure, and the few treatments available show only modest evidence of slowing cognitive decline. Read more

"It's easier to get forgiveness than permission," says John, a software engineer at a financial services technology co Read more

News reports about the potential executive order come after the Trump administration suspended dozens of department staff. Read more

The union for federal employees said at least 60 staffers were affected by a decision to suspend Education Department officials. Read more

Lack of cooperation from publishers blamed for failure of transparency service that many hoped could drive down prices Read more

Florida State University is removing hundreds of courses from its general education catalogue to comply with a state law that cracks down on critical race theory curricula. Read more

In recent years, much attention has been directed to declining college enrollment and the growing public disconnection from higher education—and for good reason. But beneath these headlines lies a sneakier problem, one that’s easier to miss but just as troubling. Read more

History shows that there’s nothing sacred about these big pots of money. Read more

When Donald Trump claimed US scientists split the atom in his inaugural speech, even he could not have imagined the chain reaction of online debate his boast would cause. Read more