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College Uncovered: The Student Trade Wars - The Hechinger Report
U.S. universities have long relied on international students, and the big tuition checks they bring, to hit enrollment goals and keep the lights on. But now, just as the number of American college-aged students begins to fall — the trend that higher education experts call the “demographic cliff”— global tensions are making international students think […]
OPINION: Calling all California higher education leaders: This is no time to sit back and watch our world-class systems be demolished
The world-class universities that have made California higher education home to innovation are caught in the crosshairs of the Trump administration. We need a vociferous defense of the fundamental values that have allowed progress and racial justice to flourish.
OPINION: Book bans draw libraries into damaging culture wars that undermine their purpose
For generations, libraries have been hubs of information in their communities. Your public library, the library in your school and at your college, even those in hospitals and law firms, are centers of knowledge. Restrictions such as book bans undermine that work.
Las instituciones de enseñanza superior recurren estudiantes hispanos para compensar disminución en la matrícula
Históricamente, a las universidades y escuelas superiores no les ha ido bien a la hora de matricular a estudiantes hispanos. Ahora su propio éxito puede depender en gran medida de ello, pero antes hay que superar muchos retos.
As federal dollars for Head Start slow, rural parents left without other options - The Hechinger Report
In the rural Methow Valley in northeast Washington state, parents have few options for child care. There are only two licensed programs in the community — one of which is a Head Start center. About 40 miles northeast in the town of Okanogan, 30 percent of the town’s limited child care spots are provided by […]
College Uncovered: The Revenge of the Humanities - The Hechinger Report
American higher education is approaching a sharp drop in the number of college-aged students — a trend known as the demographic cliff. At the same time, following decades of declining enrollment, humanities programs are being forced to adapt or risk disappearing altogether. This story also appeared in GBH News In this episode of College Uncovered, […]
As ‘bot’ students continue to flood in, community colleges struggle to respond - The Hechinger Report
This story was first published by Voice of San Diego and is reprinted with permission. Community colleges have been dealing with an unprecedented phenomenon: fake students bent on stealing financial aid funds. While it has caused chaos at many colleges, some Southwestern College faculty feel their leaders haven’t done enough to curb the crisis. This story […]
OPINION: Arts education must move beyond traditional models and embrace practical skills and hands-on learning
As workforce needs evolve, arts education must move beyond tradition and embrace curricula integrating practical skills, hands-on experience and global perspectives. The arts are rooted in innovation and adaptation — education must reflect this.
College Uncovered: The Missing Men - The Hechinger Report
Something has been happening on college campuses that’s as surprising as it is dramatic: The number of women enrolled has overtaken the number of men. This story also appeared in GBH News Women now outnumber men by about 60 percent to 40 percent, and that gaps keep getting wider. And men who do enroll are […]
OPINION: Policy changes sweeping the nation are harming our students. Educators must fight back - The Hechinger Report
President Trump is aggressively stepping up efforts to deport undocumented immigrants. The new policies sweeping the nation deeply affect and harm our children. Educators should do whatever they can to help these kids.
OPINION: America’s promise of free education extends to all children, including immigrant students
President Donald Trump has rescinded key protections that limit immigration enforcement in schools and other sensitive locations. This reversal now threatens a fundamental American promise: that every child, including immigrant students, has the right to an education.
Whole, skim or soy? The congressional battle over milk in school lunches - The Hechinger Report
This story was produced by Grist and reprinted with permission. In 2010, United States lawmakers passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, which aimed to tackle both childhood obesity and hunger by making school meals more nutritious. Two years later, the Department of Agriculture updated its guidance for schools participating in the National School Lunch Program, […]
COLUMN: Trump is bullying, blackmailing and threatening colleges, and they are just beginning to fight back - The Hechinger Report
Patricia McGuire has always been an outspoken advocate for her students at Trinity Washington University, a small, Catholic institution that serves largely Black and Hispanic women, just a few miles from the White House. She’s also criticized what she calls “the Trump administration’s wholesale assault on freedom of speech and human rights.” In her 36 […]
College Uncovered: Tag, You’re In! - The Hechinger Report
What if colleges started applying to you instead of the other way around? This story also appeared in National Public Radio The anxiety-inducing college admissions game is changing. With declining birth rates and growing skepticism about the value of a degree, higher education is facing an enrollment cliff, set to hit hard in 2026. That’s […]
OPINION: For our republic to survive, education leaders must remain firm in the face of authoritarianism
Across the country, education leaders are being forced to make some tough decisions — to choose between defending core values such as equity and historical truth, or yielding to political coercion in hopes of avoiding conflict.
College Uncovered: The Demographic Cliff - The Hechinger Report
Most Americans would probably rather forget the Great Recession that began in 2007. But as long ago as it may seem, it triggered something that is about to become a big problem: Americans started having fewer babies, and the birth rate hasn’t recovered since. This story also appeared in National Public Radio That means a […]
International students may be among the biggest early beneficiaries of ChatGPT - The Hechinger Report
The public release of ChatGPT in November 2022 changed the world. A chatbot could instantly write paragraphs and papers, a task once thought to be uniquely human. Though it may take many years to understand the full consequences, a team of data scientists wanted to study how college writing might already be affected. This story […]
Alabama high school requirements now allow students to trade chemistry for carpentry
A new Alabama law will allow high school students to replace upper level math and science classes, such as Algebra 2 or chemistry, with career and technical education courses, like cosmetology or architecture. The idea is to give students more opportunities to gain workforce skills, but it will limit their ability to get into many four-year colleges.