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Four years on, research excellence in wartime is not a luxury – it is infrastructure
When war breaks out, the instinct is to protect what is immediately visible: people, buildings, energy grids, borders. Research rarely […]
February 24, 2026
California is missing an opportunity by not integrating community schools and teacher residencies
California has made enormous investments in two programs that genuinely improve various aspects of life in the highest-needs public schools: […]
February 24, 2026
What the first National Disabled Staff Survey tells us
Disabled staff in UK universities are delivering a clear and urgent message: inclusion is still too often an aspiration rather […]
February 24, 2026
The Office of the Independent Adjudicator is reviewing its Scheme rules, and it wants you involved
There is a familiar tension in any public service. Do you keep improving step by step, or occasionally pause, look […]
February 24, 2026
NY attorney general threatens to remove school board members over trans comments
Jacob Roth is a third-year law student at Villanova University and a FIRE legal intern. Last May, New York Attorney […]
February 23, 2026
FIRE statement on the University of Texas System Board of Regents adopting guidelines for ‘controversial’ topics in class
On Feb. 19, the University of Texas System’s Board of Regents approved new rules governing how faculty members can and cannot […]
February 23, 2026
Student AI Use Is a Demand-Side Problem
Einstein is here. Einstein is an AI bot described this way: “Einstein is an AI with a computer. He logs […]
February 23, 2026
Bad cop
Brendan Carr’s bid to weaponize the FCC’s equal-time rule against late-night TV shows shows why regulators can’t be trusted with […]
February 23, 2026
Why Strategic Plans Fail—and What Leaders Can Do Instead
Higher education is facing threats on many fronts in 2026. The disruptive effects of AI, governmental interference, demographic decline, and […]
February 23, 2026