2U is laying off 20% of its workforce
Online program manager (OPM) 2U, Inc has announced a 20% layoff. OPMs have been in congressional crosshairs lately. 2U’s business...
Higher Ed staff are leaving, and a lot of it has to do with salary and WFH
The “Great Resignation” has been steadily sweeping over any number of industries. Workers being asked to come back into the...
The House Appropriations Committee is Coming for OPMs
A couple months ago we reported that the Government Accountability Office wanted the Dept. of Education to monitor tuition sharing...
Whitehouse Releases a List of Ways to Best Use ESSER Funding
The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Funds are three phases of funding which were created as part of...
AZ Governor Signed A Bill Allowing Teachers to be Hired Without a College Degree
In further efforts to deal with the teacher shortage we reported on last week, Arizona has passed a law that...
The Teacher Shortage Could Become a Vicious Cycle
The fact that Florida is 9,000 teachers short this year has gone viral. The Florida Department of Education released a...
The US Dept. of Education Still Hasn’t Published it’s New Title IX Policy – Update: They Did!
Title IX of the US Education Amendments prohibits sex-based discrimination at any school or educational program which receives federal funding....
New Laws Are Restricting What Can Be said in Classrooms
The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and PEN America released a statement decrying the approximately seventy bills that...
The ACT Is Worried About Grade Inflation Because Of Course It Is
The ACT released a report detailing pervasive grade inflation, citing a 0.19 increase in GPA from 2010 to 2019, while...
Biggest Announcements from Google’s Anywhere School 2022
Google's Anywhere School 2022 event launched a number of products aimed at primary and secondary schools which already use a...