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U.S. News: Rutgers received a record-setting 244,000 applications for admission in the academic year 2024–2025. What unique factors draw students to Rutgers, especially out-of-staters? Rutgers comprises three campuses: Rutgers–New Brunswick (flagship), Rutgers–Newark and Rutgers–Camden. For academic year 2024-2025, more than 103,500 students applied universitywide, with more than 89,400 student applicants to the New Brunswick campus.*Note: These figures represent the total number of first-year and transfer undergraduate applicants for 2024-2025 fall, spring and summer terms. Students can apply to up to three schools across the university, so the number of applications received is higher. Each Rutgers campus offers a unique student experience, and…

Lily Altavena, Chalkbeat School lunches are expected to align with a new food pyramid that prioritizes meat. But is that really best for kids and their nutrition?

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Sonny Perdue on Wednesday announced his intention to retire and step down after four years as leader of the University System of Georgia. USG’s board said it will launch a national search for Perdue’s replacement with support from former state higher ed leaders and an executive search firm. Perdue will stay on as chancellor until his successor is named. Under his leadership, USG saw three conservative years of fall enrollment highs, according to the board. He also had a strong…

The Problem: Looming concerns over loan debt and the return on investment of a four-year degree have many students reconsidering applying to private colleges. Middle-class families are particularly affected: on paper, they might earn too much to qualify for need-based financial aid like the federal Pell grant, but affording the ‘expected family contribution’ is another story.The Solution: To bridge this gap, a growing number of private institutions are offering free or reduced tuition to middle-class students; income threshold requirements vary by school. The concept is not entirely new, but the positioning is. Many schools have bestowed a branded name on…

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics makes the argument that teachers, principals, and district leaders must “stay up to date on current AI trends” to prepare students for the future. But as AI tools are integrated into math education, teachers and students will need to develop a healthy amount of skepticism about the limitations of AI tools. They have unique strengths and weaknesses.

When it comes to improving teacher morale, consistent teamwork—and a little bit of grace—matters more than performative support.Education Week’s 2026 State of Teaching survey found that teacher morale nationwide had fallen slightly since the previous year. Practitioners at an Education Week symposium on teacher morale here on Tuesday said leaders who want to keep happy teachers need to address work-life balance and classroom climate.“Teachers are telling us that their job is unmanageable; they have been saying that for the last few years,” said Shawn Bird, the deputy superintendent of the San Antonio Independent school district. A 2025 study by the…

Everyone is talking about AI. How do we start? I started my journey into teaching coding with amazing resources, with Hour of Code and Code.org. Now, we have “Hour of AI” resources and other tools collected by Code.org that we can use anytime. In this episode, Karim Meghji, President and CEO at Code.org, shares how AI literacy belongs in every classroom for all ages. In addition to Hour of AI, you’ll hear about unplugged resources that teach kids about AI without a single computer.A 2025 RAND Corporation study found that AI use in schools is rising rapidly — but guidance…

As research fraud grows, federal lawmakers are looking for solutions to bolster the integrity of scientific research. To help with that work, the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology’s investigations and oversight subcommittee held a hearing Wednesday on the state of scientific publishing, calling on a representative from the publishing industry and two academic integrity researchers to testify about a range of issues, including paper mills, reproducibility and open-access policies. While lawmakers expressed conflicting views about how best to improve public trust in research—and how the Trump administration’s policies may or may not help—they agreed that the problem is…

The University of Tennessee–Knoxville introduced UT Verse, a campuswide ecosystem of agents powered by AI and designed to support students, faculty and staff across a wide range of needs. Acting as a virtual assistant, UT Verse helps users by answering questions, supporting academic research, assisting with coursework and improving administrative workflows. The system also includes a real time translation tool, making it more accessible to a diverse and multilingual campus community. Rather than relying solely on human mediated services, UT Verse represents a shift toward a more proactive and scalable model of engagement – one that meets students where they…

Colin Wright, City Journal Activist ideology masquerading as scholarship persists, giving the school’s board the opportunity to act.