Biden Administration wants Accreditors to set benchmarks for student outcomes
Advocates have argued for years that accreditors aren’t doing enough to ensure that students get the education they're paying for. Read more
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University presses rack up legal bills over AI copyright breaches
London Book Fair discussion dominated by concern over large language models using published works without citations or remuneration to authors or publishing houses Read more
Students suspended even for short spells fare worse at GCSEs, study finds
Charity says findings from schools in England show need for early intervention and fewer exclusions Read more
The politics of College choice
Research shows that students care a great deal about the policies of the state in which they attend college, especially on issues like gun control and abortion. Read more
New Indiana higher ed law mandates intellectual diversity, enacts post-tenure review
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb on Wednesday signed a sweeping higher education reform bill that cracks down on mandatory diversity, equity and inclusion ideologies, requires intellectual diversity, and puts in place post-tenure review. Read more
Why does the US want to ban TikTok, and when could it happen?
US politicians are debating new legislation which would ban TikTok in the US unless its Chinese owners sell the company. Read more
Northland College needs $12M or faces closure
Leaders of Northland College, a private environmental college in Ashland, said the school will close unless it raises $12 million by April 3. Read more
Pro-Hamas statement quietly scrubbed from MIT website as school faces congressional investigation
The statement was deleted around the same time that the House Committee on Education and the Workforce asked on March 8 for documents from MIT relating to anti-Semitism on campus. Read more
‘Children are being failed’: why more English parents are home educating
Fines, health needs, and a poor learning environment are among the reasons for the rise in children taken out of school Read more
New California law results in 400 abortions on campus
California pro-life leaders are raising concerns about coercion and a lack of family support after a report showed more than 400 abortions resulted from a new state law. Read more
