What’s Really at Stake if Fewer People Study the Humanities

Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic

Why the University of Chicago’s decision to pause admissions to some doctoral programs hurts so much

Too MAGA For MAGA: Ryan Walters Preps For Criminal Defense, Gets Shunned By Linda McMahon

Timothy Geigner, Techdirt

The volume of stories about Ryan Walters, State Superintendent of Oklahoma, seems to be increasing. Walters is a Christian Nationalist by name, though the first of those words goes against all of what I learned about Christianity as a Catholic minor and curio…

A Harvard professor on why AI 'evangelism' is harming students' career prospects

asheffey@businessinsider.com (Ayelet Sheffey), Business Insider

"We need actual committed educators who are not the bible salesman version of AI at the front of the room," said Harvard professor Alex Green.

As DEI collapses, billionaires fund radical woke math

Lee Fang, TheBlaze

Jim Simons’ mathematical skills helped transform him from a prize-winning academic at Harvard and MIT into a legendary financier whose algorithmic models made Renaissance Technologies one of the most successful hedge funds in history. After his death last yea…

Cornell University Warns More “Urgent Action” Needed To Rein In Costs

Michael T. Nietzel, Senior Contributor, Michael T. Nietzel, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/, Forbes

Amid ongoing rumors of a $100 million settlement offer with the Trump administration, Cornell University is preparing for more spending cuts to cope with fiscal problems.

OK Superintendent Plans To Give Transplant Teachers From NY, CA Woke Tests Developed By Prager U

Timothy Geigner, Techdirt

When the Techdirt community has had to hear so much about a single state’s education superintendent, you know something has gone horribly wrong. The horribly wrong in this case is Ryan Walters of Oklahoma. Walters appears to be doing some sort of combo-impres…

These programs help poor students with college. Trump wants to pull the funding

Michael Vasquez, NPR

For 60 years, TRIO has helped millions of people along the path to a degree, but the administration says it is no longer needed.

Why South Korea's AI rollback in classrooms is a cautionary tale for the US

Ayelet Sheffey, Business Insider

South Korea tried to enforce AI textbooks in all classrooms. Parents and teachers pushed back.

Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut $783 million of research funding in anti-DEI push

LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Yahoo Entertainment

The Trump administration can slash hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion...

I did 98,000 Anki reviews. Anki is already dead

Miguel Conner, Substack.com

what 98,000 flashcard reviews and japanese taught me about learning with llms

MAGA Billionaire Is Latest to Champion Anti-DEI School, This One With More AI

Lucas Ropek, Gizmodo.com

The educational model of the future is AI-led, and involves less time in the classroom.

Trump set to bar college graduates from debt relief program if employers undermine ‘American values’

Yahoo Entertainment

Trump says Smithsonian museums only cover ‘how bad Slavery was’ in US

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

US President says a review of the national museums will be similar to those he has ordered for universities.

The End of Niche College Sports

Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic

Letting schools pay revenue-generating athletes is long overdue. If that means letting squash and water polo die, so be it.

Immigrant families fear Trump's deportations as children return to school

Arthur Jones II, ABC News

Attendance has fallen in some school systems since the crackdown began.

Trump releases new rules to limit a major student-loan forgiveness program for public servants

Ayelet Sheffey, Business Insider

Trump's proposal to narrow eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness is now open for public comment.

Trump Administration Move Will Destroy The Lives Of Countless Kids

Ryan W. Powers, HuffPost

"The legal landscape shifted sharply with the return of the Trump administration, and I found myself with a front-row seat to an unsettling reality."

Seven Weekend Reads

Rafaela Jinich, The Atlantic

Explore stories about how why friendship could be the foundation of lasting love, the elite-college students who can’t read books, and more.

Oklahoma to begin controversial test to weed out 'woke' teachers...

Sunlen Serfaty, CNN

Teachers from “liberal” states who have relocated to Oklahoma and are seeking to work there must take a controversial new assessment developed by conservative media company PragerU.

Judge strikes down Trump administration guidance against DEI programs at schools

The Associated Press, NPR

A federal judge on Thursday struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the nation's schools and universities.

Trump Threatens Bayh‑Dole March‑In To Punish Harvard—After Refusing It For COVID

Mike Masnick, Techdirt

For years we’ve talked about the serious problems of the Bayh-Dole Act, which encouraged universities to patent every damn idea that anyone associated with the university came up with in the hopes of “commercializing” it. In practice this has been a total dis…

More student-loan borrowers are falling behind on payments — and their paychecks are at risk

Ayelet Sheffey, Business Insider

Borrowers in default should know about three options to return to good standing, along with Trump's repayment plan overhaul.

Over 4 Million People Have Watched This Woman Perfectly Explain How Predatory Student Loans Truly Are In America

Kelley Greene, Buzzfeed

"A TikTok that explains the student-loan crisis better than any politician or journalist can, in 93 seconds."View Entire Post ›

Teachers Have Become AI Super-Users

Lila Shroff, The Atlantic

The chatbot takeover of education is just getting started.