Colleges spend millions on software to catch cheating. Honest students pay the price. Read more

Illinois State University just began offering a “Queer Studies” certificate – but a government watchdog group thinks that directing funds toward “boutique areas of study” ought not to be a priority. Read more

A plan to expand the Pell Grant to students in short-term workforce programs was cut from a budgetary megabill early Thursday morning despite immense bipartisan support. Read more

Excess work hours ‘consistently’ correlate with ‘moderate to severe’ anxiety and depression, Australian survey finds Read more

The FBI will not comment on the status of its investigation into racist texts reportedly sent across the country soon after the 2024 presidential election. Read more

More than 2,000 iPads are to be removed from school classrooms in Argyll & Bute to avoid the devices becoming a security risk. Read more

In November last year, Los Angeles City College student Brenda Olazava got an email notifying her that she had been selected to participate in a guaranteed income pilot program. She would receive 12 monthly stipends of $1,000 to spend however she wanted. Read more

The system no longer works for anyone except corporate publishers. Read more

Congress wants to significantly cut back on federal loans for grad students. That could decimate the highly profitable graduate degree market—and limit who has access to it. Read more

Western countries should reflect on whether their approach is privileging certain forms of knowledge, language and mobility Read more