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Quick Takes

Florida Passes Bill to Promote AP Class Alternative

Florida’s Legislature passed a bill last week to further plans to develop college-readiness courses to compete with Advanced Placement, called...
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Quick Takes

Group Formed to Recommend Changes to Battered NCES

A group has formed to recommend changes to the National Center for Education Statistics, a fundamental higher ed data source...
Opinion
Columns Confessions of a Community College Dean

I Needed That

Witnessing students catching intellectual fire was a needed shot in the arm.

By Matt Reed

Indiana governor Mike Braun and the University of Indiana in Bloomington campus.
Quick Takes

Indiana Governor Signs Bill Putting Low-Earning Degrees on Chopping Block

Indiana’s governor has signed into law a bill that aims to eliminate all academic programs at the state’s public universities...
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Students Academics

In-Person Classes Aren’t Safe From the AI Cheating Boom

One professor was surprised to learn how easy digital technology makes it for students to cheat on class participation assignments and some exams.

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Students Academics

Why ROI Is Tied to More Than Major

Rasheem Rooke has used TikTok to try to help families better understand the cost of college and what students should do to get the most out of their experience.

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Students Academics

D.C. Colleges Mourn Kennedy Center After Trump Takeover

Performing arts faculty in Washington said their proximity to the Kennedy Center gave students unique opportunities. Now, with the center shutting down for renovations, they hope to band together with other venues to fill the gap.

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Students Academics

Buzzy UCSD Math Readiness Report Failed to Mention Calculator Ban

Instead, the authors pinned the change on COVID-19 and an increase in low-income student enrollments. It’s unclear whether they knew about the calculator policy change.