How Trump is changing higher education: The view from 4 campuses

Posted 2025-06-15 05:00:00 by: Melinda King

A Black History Month event, canceled. A lab working to fight hunger, shuttered. Student visas revoked, then reinstated, uncertain for how long. Opportunities for students pursuing science careers, fading. The first six months of the Trump administration have brought a hailstorm of changes to the nation’s colleges and universities. While the president’s faceoffs with Harvard […] The post How Trump is changing higher education: The view from 4 campuses appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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Help us tell the story of how the Trump administration is changing higher education

Posted 2025-06-15 05:00:00 by: Melinda King

Since January, President Donald Trump has taken countless steps to transform the nation’s colleges and universities. His administration has cut scientific and medical research, ended efforts to promote diversity equity and inclusion (DEI), introduced newly aggressive policies on loan repayment, revoked visas for international students, and more. While Trump’s battles with Harvard and Columbia have […] The post Help us tell the story of how the Trump administration is changing higher education appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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How I knew this was the state to show what inclusion can do

Posted 2025-06-12 05:00:00 by: Melinda King

It was 2 degrees below zero and almost midnight when I arrived at my hotel in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, earlier this year after a treacherous drive on what seemed to be a solid sheet of ice from the closest airport. As I checked in at the front desk, the young woman working that night asked what […] The post How I knew this was the state to show what inclusion can do appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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OPINION: Every child deserves to see themselves represented on their classroom bookshelves and during discussions

Posted 2025-06-10 18:02:19 by: Melinda King

At first glance, the request from parents who don’t want their children to take part in discussions of LGBTQ+-themed picture books in the classroom might not seem so objectionable. Six parents complained that the content of books like “Pride Puppy,” an alphabet book that follows a family as they temporarily lose their dog in a […] The post OPINION: Every child deserves to see themselves represented on their classroom bookshelves and during discussions appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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A new way to help some college students: Zero percent, no-fee loans

Posted 2025-06-10 05:00:00 by: Melinda King

HONOLULU — Joshua Alferos was two semesters away from a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering when he ran out of money. Because engineering often takes longer than four years, Alferos had used up his financial aid and the savings his family had put aside for him. He was about to change his major or drop […] The post A new way to help some college students: Zero percent, no-fee loans appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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OPINION: Starting a school newspaper transformed the learning experience of my students and gave them joy

Posted 2025-06-10 05:00:00 by: Melinda King

Misinformation is rampant and increasingly dangerous. Americans are losing trust in journalism and turning away from legacy media. Local newspapers are closing at an alarming rate, while national news organizations are capitulating to government pressure. There is a great way to address these challenges: School newspapers. Working on a student news publication teaches critical thinking, […] The post OPINION: Starting a school newspaper transformed the learning experience of my students and gave them joy appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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A week of breaking news in education research

Posted 2025-06-09 13:45:00 by: Melinda King

When I was covering education research in the Before Times, I rarely worried about following the latest news. But the Trump administration has upended my beat. Last week was one of the busiest I’ve had in my 14 years at The Hechinger Report. Some highlights: a bewildering email, contradictory court rulings and a missed deadline. […] The post A week of breaking news in education research appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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Nebraska invested in having special education students learn alongside their peers — and is seeing promising results

Posted 2025-06-09 05:00:00 by: Melinda King

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. — When Bethany Jolliffe started teaching kindergarten 15 years ago, she picked up on what seemed like a long-standing pattern: Teachers mostly stayed in their lane, with general education teachers focusing on “their” students, and special education teachers honed in on students deemed to be their responsibility. Instead of keeping children with disabilities […] The post Nebraska invested in having special education students learn alongside their peers — and is seeing promising results appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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STUDENT VOICE: A moment of reckoning for higher ed

Posted 2025-06-09 05:00:00 by: Melinda King

Most education graduate students return to school so they can contribute to the public good. They’re willing to forgo the higher wages of their similarly educated peers because they believe education has intrinsic value, can make people’s lives better and can be transformative. In 2019, I enrolled in a doctoral program in economics and education […] The post STUDENT VOICE: A moment of reckoning for higher ed appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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New Jersey sends kids with disabilities to separate schools more than any other state

Posted 2025-06-06 05:00:00 by: Melinda King

New Jersey students with disabilities are the least likely in the nation to spend their days surrounded by peers without disabilities.  One underlying reason: a sprawling network of separate schools that allows districts to outsource educating them. New Jersey has more than a hundred private schools, plus eight county-run districts specifically for students with disabilities.  […] The post New Jersey sends kids with disabilities to separate schools more than any other state appeared first on The Hechinger ...

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