Education
Schools, students, and the systems that shape both.
Trade Schools Are Having Their Biggest Moment in Decades and the Numbers Back It Up
Enrollment in skilled trades programs is surging while four-year degree holders drown in debt and struggle to find work. The math is...
442 Private Colleges Are at Risk of Closing and the Students Who Will Pay the Price Are Already Enrolled
A new projection from Huron Consulting Group estimates that more than a quarter of the nation's private nonprofit colleges face closure or...
The Federal Government Wants Colleges to Sign a DEI Pledge to Keep Their Funding and Higher Ed Is Pushing Back Hard
The GSA proposed rules that would require universities to certify they have eliminated diversity programs to receive federal money....
The Ballmer Group Just Donated $77 Million to Train Mental Health Counselors in Los Angeles
A $77 million donation from the Ballmer Group will fund the training of more than 1,000 new counselors and social workers at two California...
HBCU Enrollment Is at Record Highs and the Money Is Finally Starting to Follow
Between 2020 and 2023, HBCU enrollment rose 7 percent while overall higher ed declined. Philanthropic dollars are moving in. The question...
The Class of 2026 Is Graduating Into a Broken Entry System. Here Is the Real Conversation No One Is Having.
Forty-two percent of recent graduates are underemployed. The share of unemployed new workforce entrants just hit a 37-year high. And...
Coding Bootcamps Are Coming Back After Two Years of AI Driven Decline
Enrollment at the major bootcamps fell off a cliff in 2024 and 2025 as AI tools wrote more code. The reversal in spring 2026 is being...
HBCUs Are Being Hit From Multiple Directions at Once. The Damage Is Real.
Federal Title III cuts, enrollment declines, and a hostile funding environment are creating compounding pressure on historically Black...
The SAVE Plan Is Officially Dead And Eight Million Borrowers Need a New Plan by July
The Eighth Circuit struck down the SAVE student loan repayment plan April 22. Eight million borrowers in administrative forbearance must...
The White House Proposed Cutting Federal Education Funding Again and States Are Running Out of Ways to Fill the Gap
For the second consecutive year the federal budget proposes deep cuts to education programs. This time early childhood care is in the...
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