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You must use AI! Don’t use AI!
But even when people are encouraged to use AI, that use comes with restrictions and these restrictions will differ from […]
December 15, 2025
In a year that shook the foundations of education research, these 10 stories resonated in 2025
by Jill Barshay, The Hechinger Report December 15, 2025 This year, a lot of my reporting focused on the dismantling […]
December 15, 2025
Week in Review: Public college systems eye — and make — academic cuts
Most clicked story of the week The U.S. Department of Education is warning students who fill out the Free Application […]
December 15, 2025
What’s at stake as the Trump administration targets Harvard’s patents?
Setting off another high-stakes dispute between the Trump administration and Harvard University, the U.S. Department of Commerce threatened this summer […]
December 15, 2025
Why every middle school student deserves a second chance to learn to read
Key points: Between kindergarten and second grade, much of the school day is dedicated to helping our youngest students master […]
December 15, 2025
California teachers unions consider strikes amid ongoing contract disputes
Courtesy of the California Teachers Association Top Takeaways Teachers unions across California are rallying for higher pay and better benefits. […]
December 15, 2025
California teachers unions consider strikes amid ongoing contract disputes
West Contra Costa Unified educators and supporters picket outside El Cerrito High School on Dec. 4, 2025. Credit: Michelle Quinn […]
December 15, 2025
A Tumultuous Tenure Leading the Nation’s Diversity Officers
Paulette Granberry Russell is stepping down as president of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) after […]
December 15, 2025
Grad Programs Brace for Loan Caps
Most of the colleges with the largest graduate programs in the country don’t have clear plans for how they’ll deal […]
December 15, 2025