Michael Gove ignored repeated warnings that the “Trojan horse” allegations of an extremist takeover of schools in Birmingham was “bogus” and pressed ahead with divisive interventions, according to evidence revealed in a New York Times podcast. Read more

A Democratic state senator wants to give $500 a month to poor college students as a test program of universal basic income. Read more

Meta has announced a new feature to allow more personal space for people's avatars in virtual-reality worlds. Read more

The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office will send funds to the state’s 116 community colleges to create more open educational resource classes beginning next month. Read more

A group of professors at the College of William & Mary has implemented the “Decolonizing Humanities Project” in order to influence their thinking, teaching, and curriculum at the United States’ second oldest college. Read more

Freeze is for one year initially but ‘what really matters’ is long-term decision, economist says Read more

The University of Washington’s student government wants to see an American Indian enrollment quota of 24 percent by 2030.   Read more

As the Supreme Court prepares to hear challenges to affirmative action, two progressive lawmakers are moving to end legacy admissions to prestigious colleges and universities, a practice that largely benefits white students. Read more

Social media giant Facebook has seen its daily active users (DAUs) drop for the first time in its 18-year history. Read more

A spate of student deaths has deeply shaken Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Student mental health issues, worsened by the pandemic, are a concern that extends to campuses across the U.S. read more