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FocusDismantling DEI on campus is messy. Here’s how it looks at one university.The Trump administration has made ridding U.S. college campuses of diversity, equity, and inclusion a top priority. What can be learned from a university in Texas, where a state DEI ban is already in place?
FocusUniversity of Austin was founded on free speech. How’s its first year?Would being able to say whatever you want, whenever you want, make a difference in where you attend college? In Texas, the University of Austin experiments in its first year with blending radical free speech with higher education.
Pelican Bay offers a model for prison education. Its future is in doubt.Among the second chances offered in U.S. prisons is the first in-person bachelor’s program inside a maximum security yard. Early in the spring semester, its future is suddenly in doubt.
FocusNeed a job? Try majoring in the humanities, more colleges say.With survival of the humanities on the line, colleges are pivoting to make offerings like languages and philosophy more relevant to job seekers. Are students – and their parents – buying in?
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‘The news is not good.’ Nation’s report card shows US students slipping further behind.Every two years, America’s schoolchildren get a report card on math and reading. The latest results show students falling further behind. But officials say it can’t all be blamed on the pandemic.
With Trump returning to the White House, what’s next for school choice?Voters rejected a trio of school choice ballot measures in November. But momentum seems anything but stalled, especially with an advocate returning to Washington.
The ExplainerWhy does Trump want to dismantle the Department of Education?When Donald Trump takes office Jan. 20, his agenda includes disbanding the federal Department of Education. What is his motivation – and what would that change mean?
Small-town students can be overlooked. Colleges are now looking their way.Rural students enroll in and complete college at lower rates than their urban and suburban peers. What are colleges and universities doing to get more of them to apply?
Cover StoryReading, writing, and the Ten Commandments? Why some public schools teach the Bible.As states mandate Bible lessons and posting the Ten Commandments in public schools, religious conservatives challenge separation of church and state.
First LookIn Oklahoma, purpose and care from teachers coax Indigenous students back to schoolNationwide, Native American students miss school far more frequently than their peers, but not in Oklahoma. At Watonga High School, educators collaborate with several Cheyenne and Arapaho programs that aim to lower Native student absenteeism.
First LookAfter the pandemic, more Native American students don’t want to return to schoolWhile the pandemic caused lasting absenteeism among all schoolchildren, the problem has been most pronounced among Native American and Alaska Native students. Of 34 states, half had absenteeism rates for Indigenous children at least 9% higher than average.
In the race to attract students, historically Black colleges sprint out frontFreshman enrollment declined at colleges for the first time since 2020. But some historically Black colleges and universities are experiencing record increases. What’s behind their success?
Howard University hoped to make history. Now it’s ready for a different role.Kamala Harris hoped to declare victory at Howard University on election night. Today, students at one of America’s top HBCUs wrestle with the fallout.
Intel is coming. Ohio community colleges say the state’s workers will be ready.Intel is building two plants at a cost of $20 billion and estimates they will bring 3,000 new jobs to Ohio. To prepare for its arrival, the the company wants to be sure that it has workers ready to go when the new campus opens.
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In Florida, vouchers win ground, but courts may have ultimate sayLegal challenges to Florida’s new voucher law are already looming. What role will an increasingly conservative judiciary play in school funding?
When counselors are in short supply, students step in to helpSchool districts interested in addressing mental health issues are recruiting savvy students to help supplement the work of counselors.
Tulsa experiment tests how tightly woven a safety net has to beBillionaire George Kaiser's child-centered philanthropy could provide a beacon of hope for other cities grappling with deep inequities.
Q&A: Sociologist takes on myths about wealth and moralityWhat does the college admissions scandal tell us about the morals of the rich? Sociologist Rachel Sherman looks at the ethics of America's wealthy.
For state schools, diversity isn’t just about fairness. It’s also about the bottom line.Louisiana’s flagship public university, LSU, has a checkered past on integration. A black student president helps students of color find a home.
The end of amateurism? What’s behind calls to pay NCAA athletes.Many student athletes serve a key role as ambassadors for universities. But how the players benefit educationally or financially isn’t aways clear. A growing coalition is rethinking that relationship.
America to elite colleges: Shape up (but please let us in).Analyzing what’s wrong with college admissions became a pastime for Americans this week. At the heart of the discussion is a desire for fair opportunities to get ahead.
This city is short of teachers. It’s tapping immigrants to help.A path to certification for foreign-born teachers is intended to help diversify Portland’s teaching staff as well as reduce ‘brain waste.’
We asked. You answered. Did a teacher change the way you saw yourself?We asked our readers to send in their stories of incredible teaching. And they delivered.
Schools help teachers with a new kind of homework: finding a place to liveA year of teacher walkouts in the US has been forcing communities to face school underfunding and low pay. But some school districts are offering housing to attract and retain new teachers.
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