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Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Texas’ statewide teachers union sued the Texas Education Agency on Tuesday over state investigations into more than 350 public school teachers and staff who posted comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.  The state education agency on Sept. 12 directed Texas public school superintendents to report educators who posted “reprehensible and inappropriate content” on social media about Kirk’s death. The American Federation of Teachers’ Texas chapter, which brought yesterday’s suit, said the posts were made on teachers’ “own…

Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Martin University, Indiana’s only predominantly Black institution, will close, according to its board. The announcement comes after the private Indianapolis nonprofit said on Dec. 9 it would temporarily cease operations at the end of the year in an effort to find a path toward long-term viability.  Instead, Martin’s trustees are now looking to “wind down operations with dignity, transparency and compassion.” The board cited declining enrollment, increasing costs and a growing institutional debt in a Dec. 31 letter published through…

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: A federal appeals court ruled on Monday that the National Institutes of Health cannot cap research overhead funding across the board, upholding an April lower court decision that spelled relief for beleaguered universities. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously concluded that NIH violated statutory law and the agency’s own regulatory procedures when it issued a policy capping reimbursement rates for indirect research costs at 15% for current and new grants. The ruling is the latest blow to the…

Ben Gao, The Stanford Daily Ben Gao ’25 asks us to reconsider how we can use AI effectively, arguing that human-centered design needs to be prioritized.

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Shenandoah University invites the community to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, Jan. 19, with a day full of events and activities on main campus that honor Dr. King’s commitment to equality, civil rights and community service. The annual Service of Remembrance, Shenandoah’s longest-running celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, takes place at 1 p.m. in Goodson Chapel-Recital Hall and honors the civil rights leader through inspirational words, images and music. Additionally, the university community is invited to join Shenandoah’s Center for Civic Engagement in the Brandt Student Center throughout the day…

The Trump administration wants to streamline its existing higher education accountability measures with a new earnings test, holding all postsecondary programs to the same standard—regardless of the certification level or institution type involved. But doing so could water down an existing accountability measure for certificates and for-profit programs. About 6 percent of programs over all would fail the earnings test, and those enroll about 650,000 students who receive federal aid, according to department data. Of those students, more than half attend a for-profit institution. Under a new policy proposal, released by the Department of Education late last week, undergraduate programs would…

Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Every leader knows pressure. But few are taught how to perform under it. Olympians train for it. Education leaders live it. In elite sports, pressure is an expectation, not an exception. You prepare for it with intention, through conditioning, mental training and countless repetitions. In education leadership, the pressure is constant too: political shifts, community expectations and the unrelenting pace of change. Yet, unlike athletes, most leaders are never trained to manage that pressure as part of their craft.  That gap has consequences. The 2025…

Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Concerned about longstanding disparities between Los Angeles schools and a possible loss of state and federal funds, the Los Angeles Unified School District is tapping private philanthropy to fill the gaps. The district recently reignited its dormant nonprofit, the LAUSD Education Foundation, hiring a new executive director to court dollars from corporations and foundations. The effort has brought in some $26 million so far, including from well-known players in L.A. entertainment and business, on its way to a $100 million goal for the foundation’s first…

You are here: Home / Scholarships / Pet Pals Pack Compassion Award 2026 (Deadline: May 1, 2026) January 6, 2026 By The FinancialAidFinder Scholarship Team Who Can Apply: The Pet Pals Pack is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting people and pets in need. Loving and educated animal care professionals and the care they provide are crucial for households with animals and pets. Unfortunately, such care can be difficult to find in underserved areas, with this disparity threatening the health and wellness of animals. With the many difficulties and expenses that come with pursuing years of higher education, it…