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

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 ...

Posted 2025-06-15 05:00:00

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

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 ...

Posted 2025-06-06 05:00:00

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

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 ...

Posted 2025-06-12 05:00:00

Young kids with and without disabilities can learn side by side. One state has instead kept them apart for years

CINNAMINSON, N.J. — Terri Joyce believed that her son belonged in a kindergarten classroom that included students with and without disabilities. The year before, as a 4-year-old, he happily ...

Posted 2025-06-05 05:00:00

Education researchers lose to Trump administration in first round of court challenge

The courts have pushed back against much of President Donald Trump’s agenda, but he did win a small victory this week in a dispute with education researchers. On June 3, a federal judge in ...

Posted 2025-06-05 14:48:31

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

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 ...

Posted 2025-06-10 18:02:19

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

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 ...

Posted 2025-06-10 05:00:00

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

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 ...

Posted 2025-06-10 05:00:00

A week of breaking news in education research

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 ...

Posted 2025-06-09 13:45:00

STUDENT VOICE: A moment of reckoning for higher ed

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 ...

Posted 2025-06-09 05:00:00