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“Professor Arday has been the victim of a vile campaign to undermine his credibility, which must stop,” Cambridge said. Read More
Editorial: Serious failings by one academic, and his bosses at the University of Cambridge, should not be allowed to undermine wider... Read More
The song lyrics were the first red flag. The way he'd ramble about Tinie Tempah or Eminem, or how black artists like Beyoncé were... Read More
Art history now teaches that ‘putting things in categories’ is bad—which is how galleries end up feeling like a garage sale, writes... Read More
Restorative justice has failed students and teachers. Schools and districts need a standard for judging any discipline policy—one that... Read More
Final letter grades will be hidden, excluded from a student's grade point average, and scrubbed from external transcripts. Read More
University of Michigan will hide first-semester grades on transcripts for students in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. It's... Read More
The rapid rise in ADHD diagnoses reflects expanding diagnostic criteria and financial incentives as much as any increase in impairment.... Read More
For much of my adult life, I believed America's energy future was obvious. Read More
As families get ready for the new school year, nearly 22 million students in 23 states can use universal open enrollment laws to choose a... Read More
Certificates, licenses, and other non-degree credentials appear to be the fastest-growing programs in American higher education. Read More
This back-to-school season, children are not safe from teachers steeped in woke ideology. Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard—which effectively banned racial preferences in higher... Read More
This report explores the potential risks generative AI poses to students and outlines what we can do now to minimize them. Read More
INTRODUCTION It feels surreal to be a public education advocate from Mississippi these days. After decades of derision, my home state has... Read More
This piece was featured in The Washington Post and Inside Higher Ed , among other sources. Read More
Average grades continue to rise in the United States, raising the question of how grade inflation impacts students Read More
A growing number of universities have prohibited AI detectors, arguing they are ‘unreliable’ indicators of cheating. But where does that... Read More
Four years after ChatGPT caught so many by surprise, the primary role of higher education seems to be slowing down the public's transition to... Read More
The Cambridge professor Jason Arday’s unlikely ascent has come to a tragic end. Read More
Amid much attention to Jason Arday's plagiarism and advanced Walter Mittyfication, the gobbledygook of his writing style has been largely... Read More
Figures in higher education feel double standards are being used to delegitimise work of minority groups. Read More
The Jason Arday fiasco is a reminder why academia has developed a reputation for cowardice, careerism, and conformism in recent years. Read More
In his new book, Peter Berkowitz makes the case that liberal education isn’t dead yet, and that the path forward runs through new... Read More
Young people are hitting traditional life milestones later than their forebears. It isn’t all their fault. Read More
A new featured article by the AAUP calls viewpoint diversity anathema to academic freedom. Where to even begin? Read More

As families get ready for the new school year, nearly 22 million students in 23 states can use universal open enrollment laws to choose a traditional public school other than their residentially assigned school. This critically important form of school choice grew during the COVID-19 pandemic and has been adopted in 11 states since 2021. This year, three states, Iowa, Nebraska, and Vermont, modest... Read More
The best and worst campuses for free speech, based on a survey of more than 55,000 students.