(I’m republishing my best posts from the first half of the year. You can see the entire list of them here) Only a quarter of federally funded education innovations benefited students, report says is the headline of a Hechinger Report article It documents a federal program financially supporting 172 “innovative” programs, and it wasn’t very … Read more
With a vote on North Idaho College’s accreditation status expected in January, the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities issued its final report to the college last week. It offers a mixed outlook on the beleaguered community college in Coeur d’Alene, once again highlighting governance issues as the key concern. The Northwest Commission has issued … Read more
“Congress can certainly shine a light on issues, and they have the ability to hold hearings and put pressure on institutions, but ultimately the enforcement of these laws is up to the executive branch,” Fansmith said. “It’s important that Congress not overstep its bounds.” He added that the report’s focus on a handful of incidents … Read more
Warning: This story contains details that some may find distressing. Multiple women have taken their lives in Sudan’s central Gezira state after being raped by paramilitary fighters in the brutal civil war raging in the country, rights groups and activists have stated. The reports come after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) were accused by … Read more
Gen Z and young millennial employees in Britain are struggling with mental health issues, leading to the equivalent of a day’s work being missed every week, according to new research. Vitality, a health and life insurer with over 30 million members worldwide, conducted an analysis revealing that the average worker in the U.K. feels unable … Read more
“ World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture launched by former president Donald Trump, recently unveiled its native token and is now reportedly planning to create its own stablecoin, which can act as a substitute for the U.S. dollar, as reported by Decrypt. Stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency pegged 1:1 to the value of a fiat-currency … Read more
The Department of Education has forgiven $17.2 billion in federal student loans for almost 975,000 borrowers as of April 30, through a program that allows borrowers to seek relief if they have been misled or defrauded by their college, as found in a report released on Thursday by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Under the … Read more
Italian police have placed four individuals under house arrest as part of an investigation into alleged unauthorized access to state databases by a private intelligence agency operated by a former police officer, a source familiar with the situation informed Reuters. The source mentioned that Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, the son of the late billionaire Leonardo … Read more
The United Nations Environmental Program has released a new report with more dire news about our odds of avoiding climate disaster caused by greenhouse gas emissions. According to this assessment, the current trajectory of international commitments will see the planet’s temperature increasing 2.6 degrees Celsius or more over the course of this century. That amount … Read more
In this episode of Trending in Education, Mike Palmer delves into Mary Meeker’s latest report from Bond Capital, “AI and Universities: Will Masters of Learning Master New Learnings?” Mike examines Meeker’s insights on global market capitalization leaders, the accelerating adoption of digital platforms, and the U.S.’s dominance in machine learning models and AI investment in … Read more