President and Administration
Microsoft has released a new Digital Equity Data Dashboard to help create a better understanding of the economic opportunity gaps in towns, cities and neighborhoods across the United States…
Nearly two months after the first case of monkeypox was identified in the U.S., the pace of the nation’s response continues to echo mistakes made in the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak…
On Wednesday, 7/20, President Joe Biden announced a series of climate change actions as heatwave records topple in the U.S. and Europe and his climate goals drift further out of reach…
President Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, 7/21…
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Education Department’s Title IX guidance , which prohibits discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation…
Congress
Congress is gearing up for August break…
The House passed the $405 billion six-bill spending package Wednesday, 7/20, but there is still an increasing chance that a continuing resolution will be needed come October…
Some members of Congress are trying to codify changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program that would make it easier for teachers, social workers, and other public service workers to get debt relief…
Last week, a bipartisan group of senators finalized a deal to reform a 135-year-old law that governs the peaceful transition of power, hoping to pass it before the end of the year…
Education
A new report explores how Hispanic-serving institutions are serving Latino graduates after they earn their degrees…
A new report by Lightcast, a company that provides labor market data, found that going back to college is an especially good investment for adults learners…
High school students among the class of 2022 completed 4.6 percent more FAFSA applications this year than in 2020, an early indicator of possibly more high school grads headed to college this fall according to the National College Attainment Network…
With the Supreme Court poised to reduce or even eliminate affirmative action in college admissions, a recent study has offered a unique window into the magnitude of racial preferences in America’s elite colleges…
Colleges and universities worldwide experienced a surge in ransomware attacks in 2021, and those attacks had significant operational and financial costs, according to a new report from Sophos, a global cybersecurity leader…
According to a new survey of higher education employees from the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources, 57.2 percent of respondents were somewhat likely (22.3 percent), likely (12.5 percent) or very likely (22.4 percent) to seek work elsewhere within the next year…
The Education Department released new guidelines for colleges to follow when requesting a change in accrediting agencies…
The American Federation of Teachers’ national Teacher and School Staff Shortage Task Force released a report outlining solutions to retain teachers…
Schools should “redouble” their efforts to keep students with disabilities from being removed from the classroom for behavior problems and modify their discipline policies to avoid discrimination, according to new Department of Education discipline guidance released last week…
New federal data show chronic absenteeism - defined as missing 10 percent or more of school days - has continued to rise among both students and teachers in public schools…
New NWEA research found that initial signs of academic rebounding were evident in 2021-22 with academic gains (fall to spring) that paralleled pre-pandemic trends, especially in math and among younger students…