Ministers have quietly shelved plans for a £100m online learning platform intended to form the centrepiece of Rishi Sunak’s push to improve adult numeracy. Read more

New York University in Manhattan will cover elective abortions under its student health plan beginning this fall, joining several other universities on both coasts in ensuring that enrolled undergraduates and graduates can get the procedure. Read more

A recent, rapid heating of the world's oceans has alarmed scientists concerned that it will add to global warming. Read more

Divided University of Arkansas system trustees vote down affiliation with the for-profit giant, appearing to nix a possible arrangement. Read more

Connecticut’s regional university and college system could eliminate more than 3,500 full and part-time jobs — including 654 layoffs — while boosting student tuition and fees by as much as $1,000 by 2025, based on funding in the latest state budget proposal. Read more

The Society of Pediatric Psychology recently held its annual conference in Chicago. Materials and presentations given to attending child psychologists taught them how to be political activists. Read more

Key Trump adviser warns party backers about the dangers they now face from easier registration and voting processes on campuses Read more

Students report that difficult course materials and exams, required attendance and deadlines are all impediments to their college success, according to a nationwide student survey recently conducted by Inside Higher Ed. Read more

Over the past 20 years or so, individuals and organizations both at an institution and outside have sought retribution against a scholar for something they said at an alarmingly increasing rate. In the last three years specifically, sanctions have exploded, according to a new report by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. Read more

Twitter gave a fake Disney account verification status at the weekend. Read more