Lottery revenue for the HOPE college scholarship is down after lawmakers decided to divert sports gambling tax revenue as part of the private school voucher deal.

A new study suggests weather during campus visits can influence whether students apply to a college, with rainy or very hot tour days linked to fewer applications. Researchers say the findings are limited but highlight how campus experiences can shape enrollment decisions.

California’s free online community college is growing quickly after years of scrutiny and failed efforts to shut it down. Even so, lawmakers and faculty groups continue to question Calbright’s cost, effectiveness and whether it is serving the students it was created to reach.

Trustees voted unanimously to appoint Executive Vice President and Provost Ravi Bellamkonda as the successor to former President Walter “Ted” Carter Jr., bypassing the traditional nationwide search and making Bellamkonda Ohio State’s fourth president since 2020.