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Micah Ward

Micah Ward is a University Business staff writer. He recently earned his master’s degree in Journalism at the University of Alabama. He spent his time during graduate school working on his master’s thesis. He’s also a self-taught guitarist who loves playing folk-style music.
Access and Enrollment

More high school grads are going to college—and staying

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New research delivers slim but welcome news for college leaders about students' enrollment habits. Here's what you need to know.
Access and Affordability

Case for college remains strong among high school seniors

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Higher ed remains the dominant postsecondary pathway, despite heightened concerns about debt and career uncertainty.
Leadership

Senators vote to block Education Department split-up

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Education Department officials call the move "premature" and an effort to "sabotage" the agency's mission to eliminate bureaucratic barriers.
Rankings

3 reasons Colorado touts the nation’s best education systems

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Plus, New Jersey now boasts the No. 1 spot for PreK through 12 education, according to a U.S. News & World Report ranking.
Leadership

Education Department removes ‘weaponized’ civil rights rule

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Without disparate impact provisions, a school that disciplines higher rates of minority students will face less federal scrutiny.
Leadership

New legislative package would dramatically downsize Education Department

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If it passes through the Senate, which officials predict Democrats will overwhelmingly contest. Here's what's in the package.
Policy and Legal Affairs

Education Department hands off civil rights and special education

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Disability rights advocates are worried that support for students with disabilities will worsen under HHS.
Leadership

Feds say they are now rooting out ‘anti-Christian bias’ in education

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The U.S. Department of Education accuses the Biden administration of enforcing policies that restrict religious expression.
Leadership

McMahon pressed on plans to scrap college prep programs

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Education spending plan blasted by Democrats as education secretary touts efficiencies of dismantling her agency.
Career Pathways

New research tracks AI’s early footprint on graduate employment

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Entry-level hiring into AI-impacted occupations has dropped 14% for workers under 25 since ChatGPT launched.
Access & Affordability

Yale report blames Ivy League for declining trust in higher ed

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A scolding report self-critiques the university's vague admissions process, high sticker price and campus culture.
Finance

Declines in tuition revenue signal budget risks

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Enrollment surges but funding lags, forcing universities to rethink budgeting and tuition strategies.
Leadership

Deals protecting transgender students rescinded by Education Department

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Title IX protections under the Trump administration operate based on sex, not gender ideology, the agency's Office for Civil Rights says.
Edtech/Innovation

Q&A: A leader must now possess these tech skills

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Here's how you can upskill at the pace of tech innovation, says one edtech expert.
Leadership

Education Department to abandon its mostly vacant headquarters

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The move marks another step in the Trump administration's plans to shrink the government's role in education.
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