Education news archive — Page 8
Explore 185 stories on the decisions, evidence, and tools shaping education.
California study: Dual enrollment’s bigger problem is support, not access
Using records for about 1.74 million California public high school students, a new working paper found that low-income students were more likely to fail dual-enrollment courses at every achievement level. But students who tried dual enrollment and failed still enrolled in college at higher rates than similar peers who never took it.
Yale confirms DOJ resolution talks over admissions investigations
President Maurie McInnis said Yale is in the federal voluntary-resolution process after DOJ findings involving the medical school, while Yale College and Yale Law School investigations remain pending. The disclosure offers colleges a live look at how post-SFFA admissions scrutiny can move into negotiations with operational and governance consequences.
OMB grant-rule comments close as colleges warn of political review
The proposed rewrite would affect federal assistance across agencies, and universities say it could slow awards, expand compliance screening, and make terminations easier if finalized.
Education Department Seeks Emergency Review of PSLF Form After Court Ruling
After a judge vacated the rule behind a new employer attestation, the department asked OMB to quickly clear another revised PSLF form, adding fresh paperwork uncertainty for colleges and public-service employers.
Education Dept. launches K-12 sexual-misconduct initiative, opens 20 probes
The Office for Civil Rights said the investigations stem from 2023-24 civil-rights data and will examine reporting systems, response timelines, and whether districts move accused employees instead of fully investigating.
Fifth Circuit closes latest bid to restore Texas Dream Act tuition
A July 9 appeals ruling leaves the 2025 consent judgment intact, meaning Texas public colleges must keep charging affected students out-of-state rates as admissions, aid, and counseling teams plan for the next cycle.
Wearable AI is changing the exam-security conversation before schools are ready
May 2026 exam warnings from Ofqual and researchers show wearable AI is becoming a real assessment-design problem.
The largest U.S. phone-ban study finds that benefits take time
A major May 2026 phone-ban study suggests schools need rollout plans and student support, not just pouches, to see long-term benefits.
Seattle's new phone procedure shows school bans live or die on implementation details
Seattle's May 4, 2026 cellphone rollout offers a useful playbook for districts designing enforceable school phone bans.
The Instructure breach is forcing schools to revisit vendor-risk and parent communication plans
The May 2026 Instructure breach shows why schools need vendor-risk plans, phishing response, and fast parent communication.
SUNY just turned AI policy into a 64-campus governance test
SUNY's May 2026 AI framework offers one of the clearest large-system governance models yet for higher education.
Graduate loan caps are now final, and campus pricing models will feel the shock first
The final April 30, 2026 federal grad-loan rule will force colleges to revisit pricing, aid counseling, and enrollment strategy.
The DOJ lawsuit over New Jersey tuition rules could reset how colleges talk about access
The April 30, 2026 DOJ lawsuit against New Jersey raises immediate access, advising, and messaging questions for colleges.
The Stanford civil-rights probe puts teacher-development partnerships under a compliance lens
The April 29, 2026 Stanford Title VI probe is a warning sign for teacher-development partnerships and targeted support programs.
New York's math-test outages are a warning shot for digital assessment operations
New York's April 29, 2026 math-test disruption is a useful warning for districts running high-stakes assessments online.
Trump administration opens investigation into LAUSD sexual misconduct policy - L drives a fresh education workflow shift
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President Trump’s U.S. Department of Education Opens Title IX Investigation into drives a fresh education workflow shift
Source Sierra Sun Times signals a concrete update around 'President Trump’s U.S. Department of Education Opens Title I', with implications for educators and operations.