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Portland’s Reed College agrees to sweeping reforms as part of antisemitism settlement

July 23, 2026

School to include language in its discrimination policy that bars the targeting of Jews ‘on the basis of their Zionist identity,’ will have outside party monitor its adherence to civil rights law.

New legislative package would dramatically downsize Education Department

Micah Ward | July 15, 2026

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

Ohio GOP lawmakers’ university civics centers aren’t popular. They want to require attendance.

Ohio Capital Journal | July 09, 2026

For years, college students from around the state, specifically Ohio State, have fought back against the GOP-created higher education reform. Students say they want real education, not what Ohio State student Sabrina Estevez calls propaganda. “I think there is a fundamental misunderstanding with what indoctrination actually is,” Estevez said. In 2025, Senate Finance chair Jerry […]

The most pressing state education initiatives right now

Alcino Donadel | June 22, 2026

Workforce development has become the driving force behind some of the nation's most significant education reforms. One major higher ed initiative beginning July 1 is accelerating the trend.

Here are 5 ways colleges can build new trust in higher ed

Matt Zalaznick | June 16, 2026

Today's political forces threatening academic freedom and institutional autonomy stem from declining trust in higher education, a new analysis contends.

College applicants are now more reluctant to report their race

Matt Zalaznick | June 08, 2026

Higher education may benefit from communicating to students more clearly the value and the lack of risk associated with sharing demographic data, a new the report advises.

Feds take a big step in overhauling accreditation

Matt Zalaznick | May 21, 2026

At the heart of the overhaul is a fundamental question: what should accreditation actually measure?

DOJ accuses Yale medical school of illegally using race in admissions

The Guardian | May 15, 2026

Department of Justice said an investigation found that Black and Hispanic students have a much higher chance of admission to the medical school than white or Asian students, despite having lower grade-point averages and lower test scores.

This state-led revolution in college completion is showing results

UB Custom Publishing | May 06, 2026

Seven years after Kentucky replaced remedial education with a statewide corequisite model, the state's students are progressing farther and faster through college.