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Study Abroad Advocates Highlight Economic Benefits

The Forum on Education Abroad presented the findings of several reports about the career outcomes associated with studying abroad, including higher starting salaries and, in some fields, a higher chance of promotion to management.

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Education Dept. Tells Universities Not to Use Student Voting Data

The department announced Thursday it’s investigating Tufts University and the National Student Clearinghouse over alleged student privacy violations in the National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement.

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Ensign College Goes All In on 3-Year Degrees

The college, which is part of the Mormon church’s educational system, was approved to offer three-year degrees two and a half years ago. Now, all 10 of its majors will be available in a reduced-credit format.

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ICE Sued Over Policy That Allows Immigration Enforcement on Campus

A collection of public school districts and university faculty members are challenging Department of Homeland Security policies that allow Immigration...
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OCR Layoffs Estimated to Cost Up to $38M, GAO Says

The Education Department has reversed plans to lay off nearly 300 employees in its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), according...
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Opinion

AI Tutoring and the Cost of Convenience

Despite its many strengths, AI tutoring is no substitute for relationally rich peer-led tutoring programs.

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New Data Offers Portrait of Self-Supported Transfer Students

Financially independent transfer applicants are more likely to be first-generation college students, and have greater financial need and more complex academic backgrounds than their peers, according to new data from the Common App.

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College Board Bans Smart Glasses During SAT

Professors have sounded the alarm about smart glasses as the new frontier of AI cheating due to concerns students will use the devices to receive answers to test questions.