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Texas Could Shortchange New Funding Model Champions

Community colleges’ student outcomes soared under a new performance-based funding model. But Texas lawmakers didn’t budget for so much success.

A close-up photo of U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon sitting among other members of President Trump's cabinet during a July 2026 cabinet meeting.

Linda McMahon’s Trojan Horse

Don’t kid yourself: This administration is not letting up its attacks on higher ed.

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States Wrestle With Data and Program Tweaks to Access Workforce Pell

At a meeting of state higher ed and workforce officers this week, how to meet federal requirements to unlock Workforce Pell funds dominated many discussions.

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GAO Report: Athletic Programs Bleed Money

A new government report shows that the vast majority of colleges lose money on athletics even at the highest levels, with students and the academic enterprise subsidizing sports.

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NIH Has Spent 69 Percent of Its Grants Budget

With two months to go in the fiscal year, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has about $10.6 billion left...
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., talks with reporters in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026.

Cassidy Eyes Final Push to Pass College Transparency Act

The Louisiana Republican is trying to use his final months in office to turn it into law. But once again, he faces a steep climb.

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Harvard Among Institutions That Cut Personnel in July

Multiple campuses laid off employees last month to plug budget gaps created by the loss of federal research funds, declining enrollment, shrinking state support and more.

President Trump is seated at his desk in the Oval Office. Standing behind him, from left to right, are Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner.
Opinion

Let’s Call a Truce Between Universities and the Trump Administration

We’ll tell you what: We’ll publish information about our planned reforms if the Trump administration does the same.