Digital Boom Drives Down Cost of College Course Materials
Digital course materials are driving down college textbook costs, with students spending an average of $338 in the 2025–26 academic year, a 44 percent decline over the past decade.
Texas Could Shortchange New Funding Model Champions
Texas community colleges exceeded performance metrics under a new outcomes-based funding model but now face potential budget cuts because the state didn’t appropriate sufficient funds to cover their success.
BU Offers Free Tuition to Families Earning Up to $200K
Boston University will offer free tuition to families earning up to $200,000 starting this fall, with financial contributions capped at $20,000 and all costs covered for families earning up to $75,000.
Haverford Settles Antisemitism Lawsuit
Haverford College has settled a lawsuit filed by a Jewish student group in 2024 alleging the college mishandled antisemitism complaints during campus Gaza protests.
A leading school shootings researcher says he was wrong
A leading school violence researcher publicly reversed decades of assumptions about preventing school shootings, shifting focus from school climate improvements to media coverage and perpetrator publicity.
Several US schools to install pepper-spraying drones to respond to school shootings
Multiple U.S. schools are installing pepper-spraying drones developed by Campus Guardian Angel to respond to active shooter situations, a technology approach inspired by military applications in Ukraine.