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Podcast: Free speech, Scottish budget, Mickey Mouse
This week on the podcast new polling suggests over a third of students think Reform UK should be banned from […]
January 15, 2026
House hearing: Is now a good time to regulate AI in schools?
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: […]
January 15, 2026
Thomas Paine’s rise and fall
Thomas Paine arrived in America in 1774 with little to his name and a long record of personal failure behind […]
January 15, 2026
Redefining Resilience: A Financial Wake-Up Call for Independent Institutions
For many independent colleges, the notion of “resilience” has long conjured images of tradition, legacy, and steadfast leadership. But in […]
January 15, 2026
Leslie Dunton-Downer joins FIRE’s Advisory Council
Leslie Dunton-Downer has spent much of her career asking a deceptively simple question. How do ideas travel across time, languages, […]
January 15, 2026
How can we create the conditions to inspire young leaders to say ‘yes’ to teaching careers?
Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Beatrice Viramontes […]
January 15, 2026
State Lawmakers Enacted 21 Censorship Bills in 2025
Fourteen of last year’s 21 enacted bills contain gag orders, which PEN defines as direct censorship. Last year was a […]
January 15, 2026
Cutting costs without cutting corners
Key points: With the end of federal COVID-19 emergency funding and the inherent volatility of state income tax revenues, California […]
January 15, 2026
Poll shows most teens oppose classroom cellphone bans
Dive Brief: Only 41% of teens support cellphone bans in middle and high school classrooms, according to polling by Pew […]
January 15, 2026