Tag: Education
What the right’s war on college is really about
Project 2025 laid out the battle plan pretty clearly: Get rid of the Department of Education, shut off federal funding, take control of the...
Gen Z content creators are bringing in millions from their side hustles—and questioning the need for a college degree
When Gen Alpha dreams about the future, fewer and fewer are imagining the white lab coat or briefcase wishes of their parents. Instead, they...
Judge issues temporary injunction against Trump administration cancellation of humanities grants
WASHINGTON – A district court judge in New York issued a preliminary injunction Friday night stopping the mass cancellation of National Endowment for the...
With Columbia as a model, White House seeks fines in potential deals with Harvard and others
WASHINGTON – The White House is pursuing heavy fines from Harvard and other universities as part of potential settlements to end investigations into campus...
Education Department says it will release billions in remaining withheld grant money for schools
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in grants to schools for adult literacy, English language instruction and other programs, the...
Are college athletes employees of their schools? Trump signs executive order asking labor authorities to figure it out
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order mandating that federal authorities clarify whether college athletes can be considered employees of the schools they play for in...
Trump signs executive order seeking to clarify college athletes’ employment status
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order mandating that federal authorities clarify whether college athletes can be considered employees of...
Trump’s settlement with Columbia could become a model for his campaign to reshape higher education
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration’s milestone settlement with Columbia promises to bring stability to a university in crisis. It also delivers a crucial win...
Stanford dropout Sam Altman says college is ‘not working great’ for most people—and predicts major change in the next 18 years
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is so skeptical of college he doesn’t think his own kid will attend.
Having dropped out himself—from Stanford University in 2005—the...
STAAR testing elimination on Texas Legislature Special Session agenda
AUSTIN, Texas - Back on the agenda during this legislative special session: eliminating the STAAR exam. The backstory:...