Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University find that giving students more control increases the time they spend studying and improves their performance in tasks Read more

Teachers struggling with disruptive and violent behaviour as record 787,000 pupils suspended in 2022-23 Read more

The Supreme Court recently overturned the Chevron deference, which gives states more power against federal authority and means the 26 Republican state attorneys general working to block President Joe Biden’s pro-transgender Title IX revisions will have a much harder time now, law professors say. Read more

An emergency stay issued Thursday prompted calls for the Education Department to pause student loan payments for borrowers. The agency says it is assessing its options following the ruling. Read more

Summer schools are sometimes dismissed as money-spinning playgrounds for rich overseas students. But with academic life increasingly characterised by heavy workloads and regulation, faculty should cherish the freedom they offer to deliver truly excellent learning experiences, says James Gazzard Read more

Social mobility experts welcome change in which students will instead be asked to answer three questions Read more

Georgetown University, the oldest Catholic higher education institution in the U.S., has not received much pushback on campus over a change allowing “gender-inclusive” dorm options, a student leader told The College Fix. Read more

New requirements for reporting cyberattacks would put undue stress on both small and large institutions, 16 organizations told the Department of Homeland Security in a letter. Read more

Higher ed wasn’t a top priority for Donald Trump when he first took office. But now that he and the GOP see attacking elite institutions and regulating colleges as winning political issues, a second term is likely to bring more aggressive policies. Read more

In his search for a job, North Jersey resident and recent college graduate Colin Logsdon sometimes sends out up to a hundred applications a week. Read more