New York Post

Fellow DSA member wins special election to fill NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s state Assembly seat

Three Big Apple politicos, including a Democratic socialist, got new gigs in state government as a result of Tuesday’s special election. City Council Member Erik Bottcher (D-3) will serve as a state ...
Gizmodo

The College Board Is Banning Students From Using Smart Glasses During the SATs

If there’s one thing that chatbots have proven, it’s that we’re in a golden era for academic cheating. And as bad as using ChatGPT to “earn” a law degree is, chatbots aren’t having all the problematic ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

More Colleges Are Using Direct Admissions. They’re Still Discovering What Makes It Successful.

More than 300 colleges, many of them under pressure to maintain enrollment, now accept students through direct admissions. As they’ve done so, they’ve found themselves questioning whether these ...
Business Wire

Honorlock Study Finds Majority of College Students Required to Use AI for Classwork but Universities Slow on Offering AI Courses, Leaving Students Unprepared for AI Use in ...

BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Honorlock, a leading provider of online proctoring services for higher education and professional credentialing, released new research that uncovers a major gap in ...
The New York Times

Colleges See Major Racial Shifts in Student Enrollment

An analysis finds that flagship state universities, as well as less selective colleges, had major increases in Black and Hispanic students following a ban on race-conscious admissions. By Stephanie ...
Inside Higher Ed

Education Dept. Tells Universities Not to Use Student Voting Data

The Education Department sent a message to colleges and universities nationwide Thursday: Any that use data released this year by a massive student voting study risk being labeled violators of a ...
Indiatimes

Florida lawmakers move to ban use of ‘West Bank’ in schools and colleges

Florida lawmakers are advancing legislation that would prohibit the use of the term “West Bank” across K-12 public schools and state agencies, including public colleges and universities, and require ...
The Boston Globe

Multiple factors are complicating the higher education enrollment landscape

After the Supreme Court banned the consideration of race in college admissions, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology each enrolled fewer Black freshmen in fall 2024 than ...
Bleeping Computer

EU says TikTok faces large fine over "addictive design"

The European Commission said today that TikTok is facing a fine because its addictive features, including infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and personalized recommendation systems, are ...
Education Week

How One Rural District Used College Students to Keep English Learners in School

Recognized for leadership in improving outcomes for English learners. Emely Zarzuela loves to yap. The 15-year-old’s favorite part of school is socializing. The academic part? Not so much. Emely, a ...
The New York Times

Students Are Skipping the Hardest Part of Growing Up

Mr. Shirky, a vice provost at New York University, has been helping faculty members and students adapt to digital tools since 2015. Back in 2023, when ChatGPT was still new, a professor friend had a ...