US universities hit science teacher training goal
Advocates fulfil 2011 Obama promise of 100,000 new science and engineering teachers in decade, citing gains in recruitment and evidence-based training Read more
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Degrees don’t guarantee outcomes – clear pathways do
Making job outcomes apparent before a learner considers enrolling is one of the best things an institution can do for student success. Read more
Major publishers sue Shopify, alleging copyright violations
Five major textbook publishers band together in a lawsuit accusing e-commerce hub Shopify of enabling digital piracy. Read more
ABA Gives Law Schools Go-Ahead to Use GRE
About one-third of law schools already accept it. Will the rest now follow suit? Read more
At UT-Austin, teaching white 4-year-olds that they’re racist is funded by taxpayer dollars
After a brief pause, UT-Austin recently restarted the GoKar program, which develops critical race theory training materials for 4- and 5-year-olds who are white. Read more
University of Akron to close its its CCP propaganda hub after pressure from Congress
The University of Akron announced that it will be closing its Chinese funded Confucius Institute effective June 2022. Read more
Women largely absent from Asian highly cited lists
Clarivate ranking ‘reflects systemic bias’ in institutions, says citation analyst Read more
Twitter will remove images tweeted without consent
Twitter has said images or video of private individuals shared without their permission are now against its policies and can be removed on request. Read more
Former Temple U. Dean found guilty of faking data for national rankings
A former dean of Temple University’s business school was found guilty on Monday of using fraudulent data between 2014 and 2018 to boost the school’s national rankings and increase revenue, federal prosecutors said. Read more
3 dead, 8 injured in shooting at Michigan high school, undersheriff says
A 15-year-old boy is in custody after three students died and eight were injured in a shooting Tuesday afternoon at a high school in Oxford, Michigan, authorities said. Read more
