Teachers in England vote overwhelmingly to accept pay rise offer
NEU snap poll shows 95% of members voting for 5.5% pay rise, ending months of industrial action Read more
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Confidence in college: Has it collapsed? Better think again
Americans have completely lost confidence in college. That’s the common narrative in a seemingly never-ending scroll of media reports and surveys raising the alarms about falling enrollment and political controversies on campus. Read more
Dept. of Ed. funds LGBT teen ‘affirmation’ study
A professor at Boston College will study ways to promote the “empowerment” of LGBT teens with nearly $2 million from the Department of Education. Read more
Art show lifts lid on the use of AI in photography
An art exhibition showcasing the past and future of the art of photography will also press viewers to be more "critical and informed" about the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Read more
Helene’s Aftermath: Classes Canceled, Students Relocated
Colleges in western North Carolina have little cell service and are cut off from the rest of the state after historic flooding caused power outages and wiped out roads. Read more
Chinese university closes Israel campus as relations ‘sour’
Beijing’s University of International Business and Economics closes Israeli outpost as faculty are unable to travel to the Middle East Read more
Portland State considers divestment after protesters cause $1.23 million in damages to library
Portland State University just reopened its library after pro-Palestinian protestors took over and vandalized the building in April, causing $1.23 million in damages. Read more
New Laws in 27 States Could Keep Students From Voting
Dozens of restrictive laws passed since 2020 could impact student voters this year, from shortened timelines for absentee ballots to new restrictions on using student IDs. Read more
How pen and paper comes to the rescue in an IT crisis
When the CrowdStrike software bug bricked 8.5 million computers around the world on 19 July, some of the first people to notice the effects were air travellers. Read more
The Department of Ed is as much to blame for the botched FAFSA as you think
An investigation released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office has released in painstaking detail the extent of mistakes, miscommunication and technical errors made by the Department of Education during its Simplified FAFSA rollout last fall. Read more
