AEI Preston Cooper January 15, 2026 Colleges which fail to deliver a return on investment for their graduates have been put on notice. Last week, the Education Department convened a negotiated rulemaking committee to draft implementing regulations for a section of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) that holds colleges accountable […]
AEI Preston Cooper January 15, 2026 The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) created a new system of accountability for higher education programs that depend on federal subsidies—colloquially known as the “Do No Harm” principle. Degrees and certificates which fail to increase their graduates’ earnings potential are on notice—within a […]
Governor Gavin Newsom January 14, 2026 What you need to know: A workforce development program funded through Governor Newsom’s LA Rises initiative,the Walter Family Foundation and state workforce recovery funding will help train construction workers and speed up rebuilding and recovery in Los Angeles. SACRAMENTO – A workforce development program funded through Governor […]
Inside Higher Ed Joshua Bay January 15, 2026 From Mississippi to South Dakota, states are seeing increased enrollment in courses that rely on at least one form of technology as colleges expand online and hybrid options. Mississippi led the nation in distance education enrollment growth, according to a recent analysis […]
Higher Ed Dive Ben Unglesbee January 12, 2026 Gov. Gavin Newsom’s fiscal 2027 budget proposal represents a sharp turnaround from last year, when he advocated for big higher ed cuts. Dive Brief: California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2026-27 budget proposal, released Friday, would devote hundreds of millions of dollars in new funds […]
Campus Technology Mary Grush January 12, 2026 Conversations about AI in higher education will now shift, from a focus on new functionality and experimentation, to accountability and the best strategic uses of the technology to solve problems. In higher education implementations of AI, student data privacy is a hard and […]
U.S. Department of Education Casey K. Sacks January 12, 2026 Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant concept; it’s already reshaping how we live, work, and learn. But in education, the path forward isn’t linear. Some educators embrace AI enthusiastically, others reject it outright, and many more find themselves in […]
Real Clear Education Goldy Brown January 12, 2026 When I read the jobs reports in recent months showing consistent labor shortages, I don’t react like an economist. I react like a former classroom teacher, K–12 principal, who most recently served as a professor of education. After 25 years of watching […]
Stacker Daniel Donovan January 12, 2026 Going to college used to be a defining milestone in the classic American Dream. But as costs rise and returns on investment shrink, many young people are rethinking what “success” looks like and redefining the traditional path altogether. A new study by Skillit finds that a […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott January 9, 2026 One committee member abstained from the final vote, saying it was made clear that blocking consensus could put protections for students in undergraduate certificates at risk. After a week of talks and a final compromise from the Education Department, an advisory committee […]