News
·
In Which the Powerful Decimate the Federal Financial Aid System
Inside Higher Ed has a summary up this morning of how deeply this weeks' cuts at the Department of
News
Latest
News
·
Giving up on Equality: The Destruction of the Department of Education
“Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men [sic], the
News
·
Pushing Back
I wanted to stand up and cheer when I read this account of a consortium of community college leaders working
News
·
The Changes to Education, So Far
It can be hard to keep up with the firehose of information from the federal government. Thus, this Hechinger Report
News
·
Private College Counselors For Some Students? Fine. But the Low-Income Students Can Have Bots.
Because the application processes for federal financial aid are complicated and the student loan repayment system has been shifting so
News
·
The Department of Education and Diminishing Financial Aid
As I write this, Linda McMahon, nominee for Secretary of Education, is testifying in her Senate confirmation hearing. Ms. McMahon
News
·
Structural Economic Barriers: Internet Access
When I taught elementary school in southern Appalachia early in my career, none of the very low-income children in my
News
·
"Merit": Membership in Trustees' Personal Networks
In June of 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the admissions decisions at the University of North Carolina
K-12
·
When $1250/Hour Tutoring Is Masked as "Merit"
On the one hand, admissions policies that consider race have been deemed anti-meritocratic. On the other hand, wealthy parents hellbent
Rural Students and Declining Opportunity
Rural students enrolled at regional public universities are facing declining opportunities as their underfunded colleges slash majors. While many colleges
Research
·
Incremental Gains in Campus Diversity: A New Report
Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce has released a new report, Progress Interrupted: Evaluating a Decade
News
·
Organizing for Equity
The group Class Action has been doing great work around ending legacy admissions at elite campuses. There's much