State Policy

Backed by lawmakers and university leaders but opposed by hundreds of faculty, the initiative has hired professors with similar backgrounds—including a few who’ve expressed sharp political opinions.

A new Cato Institute report rekindles a long-standing, nuanced debate over whether states have decreased funding for higher education.

Republican governor Jeff Landry, claiming to defend free speech, is publicly targeting a specific professor for brief alleged classroom comments on Trump voters. 

At least four Republican state leaders praised the president-elect’s plans to dismantle the agency, citing the need for more local control over K-12 schools. But higher ed experts say they’re overlooking consequences for colleges.

Enrollment jumped by historic margins at Utah’s public universities this fall. State lawmakers, anticipating future declines, want to cut spending anyway.

The rejection of a constitutional amendment in Nevada and approval of several bond measures in other states provided small victories for higher ed this week, even as other election results stoked worries for many.