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Dept. of Ed. funds LGBT teen ‘affirmation’ study
A professor at Boston College will study ways to promote the “empowerment” of LGBT teens with nearly $2 million from the Department of Education. Read more
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Helene’s Aftermath: Classes Canceled, Students Relocated
Colleges in western North Carolina have little cell service and are cut off from the rest of the state after historic flooding caused power outages and wiped out roads. Read more
Chinese university closes Israel campus as relations ‘sour’
Beijing’s University of International Business and Economics closes Israeli outpost as faculty are unable to travel to the Middle East Read more
Portland State considers divestment after protesters cause $1.23 million in damages to library
Portland State University just reopened its library after pro-Palestinian protestors took over and vandalized the building in April, causing $1.23 million in damages. Read more
The Department of Ed is as much to blame for the botched FAFSA as you think
An investigation released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office has released in painstaking detail the extent of mistakes, miscommunication and technical errors made by the Department of Education during its Simplified FAFSA rollout last fall. Read more
Labour scraps UK’s planned national academy for mathematics
Body proposed by former government was seen as a way of upskilling workforce and growing the economy Read more
Italy revives policy of failing badly behaved pupils to ‘bring back respect’
Grades for conduct’, similar to a law introduced by Mussolini, aims to tackle rising aggression towards teachers Read more
The View From the FAFSA Trenches
A government investigation offered a look behind the scenes of the federal aid fiasco this week. Financial aid professionals say it confirmed their most cynical suspicions. Read more
Arizona State U. scholars condemn ‘white ownership’ of Shakespeare
Two faculty members condemned “white ownership” of Shakespeare and the state’s manipulation of black history during an “Appropriation Series” at Arizona State University last week. Read more
Only 1 in 5 California community college students makes it to a university, audit says
Many students start community college with the hope of getting an associate degree and then transferring to a four-year institution, such as a California State University or University of California campus. Read more
