Students Lose as Trump’s Order Turns Accreditation Into a Political Tool
True accountability requires independent accreditation focused on educational quality and student success, not political loyalty tests.
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Improving Child Care for Student Parents Starts with Better Institutional Data
Student parents need child care to succeed. Here’s how two colleges are using data to better support their parenting student populations.
Harvard Has a Weapon in The Fight Against Trump. Here’s Why the University Isn’t Using It.
For Vox, Kevin Carey explores why wealthy universities are not using their endowments to counter the Trump administration’s attacks.
When Trump Is Done, What Will Remain of Public Education?
For The New York Times, Adam Harris examines the Trump administration’s recent actions affecting education.
Department of Education Revokes Access to College Support Services Based on False Claims
Department of Education revokes access to Federal TRIO programs for undocumented students in California and Oregon.
What States Can do to Help College Students Get Child Care Support
States can help students access Child Care and Development Funds. Here’s how.
Why Trump Wants to Control Universities
The Radio Atlantic podcast featured Adam Harris on an episode discussing the Trump administration’s current attack on universities.
The Assault on Higher Education is an Assault on Democracy
Universities are under siege—not by forces of academic debate, but by political operatives intent on dismantling DEI programs.
Trump’s Bureaucratic Purge Renders GOP’s College Foreign Gift Bill Unenforceable
The U.S. Department of Education, whose staff has been cut by about half, would need to enforce the legislation.