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OPINION: Colleges should not be punished for trying to give every student a fair shot
The Treasury Department wants to strip tax-exempt status from private schools that factor race into admissions, scholarships, financial aid or athletics. That announcement this month may sound like a straightforward enforcement measure, one that targets colleges engaged in overt discrimination. If…
Offshore wind job training built for a boom is facing down a bust
BRENTWOOD, N.Y. — A former Navy sailor and union laborer from Local 1298 on Long Island, William “Billy” Bishop jumped at the chance to work on the water again when he learned two years ago about job opportunities on offshore wind construction projects. After earning a safety certification from the…
Students didn’t get answers from Khanmigo. They didn’t want its questions, either
Soon after the introduction of ChatGPT in November 2022, students figured out how to use the chatbot as an answer machine, getting it to do their school work for them. Not surprisingly, that shortcut harmed student learning and led to lower test scores. AI enthusiasts sought a solution. The…
OPINION: We need more Black professionals in STEM fields
Only 3 percent of Black professionals hold executive roles in the tech C-suite. That statistic is not just a number. It is a mirror reflecting opportunity lost, decisions never made and innovations the world will never see. It also highlights a dynamic that we believe can be changed. The three of…
The emerging fight against grade inflation in K-12 classrooms
Each spring, Patrick Kelly hears the same complaint from teachers in his state of South Carolina: Too many students, particularly in high school, stop doing any schoolwork. Students know they can pass their classes anyway because of school policies known as “grade floors.” Schools adopted grade…
Trump proposal could shift child care subsidies to stay-at-home parents
Bonnie Albrecht’s path to accessing a government child care assistance program was long (the Texas mother spent nearly two years on a waitlist) and bureaucratic (involving seven pay stubs and countless phone calls). Edythe Smith, who lives in Syracuse, New York, juggled full time work with full…
OPINION: I’m a college president, and I think higher education has to do a better job of controlling costs
Every fall, millions of American parents and caregivers make extraordinary sacrifices to send a child to college. They work overtime, postpone retirement, take on debt or set aside other priorities because they believe higher education can create opportunities they never had. Students make…
Parents of students with disabilities find private school vouchers come with a catch
CINCINNATI — The meeting with staff members of Cincinnati Christian Schools began with a prayer. Then they told Mike Grimmer and Linda Kelly that their granddaughter could no longer attend the private school. Annabelle Kelly had enrolled there three months earlier, in August 2025, in a program…
Record high waitlists for child care assistance have shut women out of work, promotions
The morning after Edythe Smith gave birth to her daughter, she got some bad news. State funding for a government program that helps low- and moderate-income families pay for child care had just been frozen in Syracuse, New York, where she lives. Smith is a single parent who works full time from…
More degrees but not higher earnings: Puzzling data from CUNY’s famed ASAP program
Every community college reformer wants to help more students earn degrees and get through college faster. A much-admired City University of New York support program has done that, some say brilliantly — but a recent 14-year study finds that those additional degrees haven’t translated into higher…
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