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A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Department of Education unlawfully altered automatic out-of-office email replies for set-aside employees during the 2025 federal government shutdown to blame Senate Democrats, finding the practice violated the First Amendment and the principle of a non-partisan civil service. The decision, issued on 7 November 2025 by Christopher Cooper … Read more

On 6 November 2025, the Ukrainian government formally submitted a draft law on the language of education to the Hungarian government, a move that signals an important turning-point in the long-standing diplomatic and educational dispute between Ukraine and Hungary. As announced by Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Taras Kachka, the draft … Read more

The Franklin Regional School District in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, has made national headlines after being selected as one of 23 finalists for the prestigious Yass Prize — a $1 million award created by billionaire philanthropist Jeff Yass and his wife Janine Yass that recognises innovations in learning and student-success initiatives. This recognition is especially significant … Read more

In recent years, higher education has faced a wave of challenges that threaten not only its structure but also its moral and social mission. Rising costs, questions of free expression, debates over diversity and inclusion, and the disruptive effects of technology have forced universities to rethink their role in society. At the forefront of this … Read more

Education, in its truest and most transformative sense, is more than a process of transferring knowledge. It is an act of nurturing the human soul, shaping minds that can think critically and hearts that can love deeply. This is the message Pope Francis emphasized in his recent reflections on education — that the foundations of … Read more

What is Tau? “Tau” refers to a project built by IDNI AG that designs a new kind of logical AI / software‐synthesis platform. Its core aim is to allow people to build software not by writing all the code in a traditional way, but by specifying what they want in logical sentences / formal requirements, … Read more

Wake Forest University has unveiled a significant financial aid initiative aimed at making its undergraduate education more accessible to North Carolina students. Dubbed the “North Carolina Gateway to Wake Forest University” program, the policy will take effect in the Fall 2026 semester. Under this plan, a large swathe of North Carolinians will benefit from full … Read more

On September 10, 2025, Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA (TPUSA), was assassinated at the outset of a university speaking tour that was widely publicised for its aim: to engage young people in conversations about politics, culture—and education. Times Union His work had always placed universities at the centre of his activism. What wasn’t … Read more

Introduction In a striking policy reversal, the U.S. Department of Education has announced it will terminate about $350 million in discretionary grant funding for multiple programs that support Minority‑Serving Institutions (MSIs).   These programs have long served as critical financial lifelines for colleges and universities that enroll high numbers of Hispanic, Black, Native American, Asian American / Pacific … Read more

As the U.S. Department of Education rolls out sweeping changes to how it handles diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), some of the most vulnerable students—those with combined hearing and vision loss, also known as deafblind students—are finding themselves caught in the crossfire. What may seem like a political or ideological fight has very real consequences: … Read more