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Apple removes Wordle clones from App Store
Multiple copycat versions of the hugely popular word game Wordle have been removed from the App Store, Apple has confirmed to BBC News. Read more
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University cancels plan to pay professors to create CRT curricula
The University of Memphis has scrapped plans for a social-justice program that would have paid some professors $3,000 to add critical race theory principles to their curricula, according to a new report. Read more
‘The science shows that classroom learning is safe’: University commits to in-person learning
While many universities are shifting back to online learning this semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one university is standing strong in their decision to resume classes in-person. Read more
Lloyd Webber calls for more music tuition funding in schools
Andrew Lloyd Webber is calling for the government to recognise the transformative effect that classical music tuition can have on the lives of children in disadvantaged communities. Read more
U. Tennessee to launch CRT center, require professors commit to DEI for tenure
A slate of diversity plans filed by individual schools within the University of Tennessee-Knoxville will require some professors to commit to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion practices to gain tenure, create a new critical race center on campus, and embed diversity-based curricula throughout the university Read more
Perceptions of affordability
High school juniors who believe they can’t afford higher education are about 20 percentage points less likely to attend college within the first three years after high school than peers who don’t think affordability is a barrier. Read more
People devote third of waking time to mobile apps
People are spending an average of 4.8 hours a day on their mobile phones, according to app monitoring firm App Annie. Read more
16 top universities sued over allegations of conspiring to lower financial aid
A class-action lawsuit claims price-fixing occurred at institutions for nearly two decades, costing students millions. Read more
Cambridge ends Learning Together after London Bridge attack
Review recommends end of prison education programme following ‘unimaginable grief’ caused by 2019 killings of two delegates Read more
Class Action Suit Filed Against Top Private Colleges
Five students say leading colleges and universities are acting as an illegal “cartel” in violation of antitrust law. One of the students’ lawyers is a former prosecutor in the Varsity Blues case. Read more
