World Book Day: cost of living pushes schools to ditch dress-up plans
Some schools report that the annual call for children to wear book-themed costumes has been dropped to avoid further stretching family budgets Read more
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UCSB Black Studies faculty plan ‘day of interruption’ to protest protections for Jews
The UC Santa Barbara Black Studies Department has organized a “day of interruption” for March 7 and subsequent “work slowdowns” to protest steps administrators recently took to support Jewish students and quell antisemitic protests on campus. Read more
After “exhausting all avenues” to avoid going under, Notre Dame College closes
Administrators from Notre Dame College in Ohio have announced that the century-old Roman Catholic school in Ohio will be closing its doors at the end of the semester. The college has already coordinated Teach-Out agreements with several neighboring colleges and universities to ensure the closure does not hurt its students. Read more
California Offers Stipends to Financially Vulnerable Community College Students
A new pilot program gives students who were formerly incarcerated or in the foster care system, and some low-income parents, money to help pay their living costs. Read more
New PA legislation would block colleges from requiring DEI courses
Republican State Rep. Stephenie Scialabba introduced a bill in Pennsylvania to stop universities from mandating DEI-based courses and trainings. Read more
‘Disinformation’ expert professor: U.S. needs ‘common sense’ speech restrictions
The University of Michigan law professor who claimed Donald Trump could be charged with manslaughter for the January 6 “insurrection” and that the Hunter Biden laptop was all “Russia” recently proclaimed we need “common sense” speech restrictions. Read more
More Latinas are going to college than ever before. But they still face a wage gap.
The University of California, Los Angeles’ Latino Policy and Politics Institute analyzed data from the 2021 American Community Survey and found that more Latinas are pursuing a bachelor’s degree or higher than ever before. Read more
Untangling the bungled FAFSA launch
Politics, priorities and a set of unforced errors unraveled the Education Department’s best-laid plans for a federal aid overhaul. Critics say they should have seen it coming. Read more
Standardised testing bounceback alarms critics
Yale and Dartmouth moves to mandate SAT and ACT submissions have long-time opposition alliance getting testy about possible reversals across academia Read more
London secondary school applications down by 4,000 after fall in birthrate
Eight in 10 nationally get first choice of school while capital’s falling numbers are likely to squeeze budgets Read more
