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Stakes are high as the Trump administration looks to rewrite the rules governing accreditation in the first of two week-long rule-making sessions starting today. The overhaul could dramatically change who is in charge of academic oversight and what they evaluate when determining whether an institution should have access to federal aid. Right-leaning think tanks applaud the changes, released last week in a 151-page draft, calling them an overdue means to ensure campus civil rights compliance, address college costs and ensure institutions are held accountable for their students’ outcomes. But accreditation experts, left-leaning policy analysts and student advocacy groups say the…

The first generation of children growing up with artificial intelligence is already here. From AI-enabled toys to generative learning and communication tools, these technologies are reaching children during the earliest and most formative years of life—from birth to 8 years—when relationships, play, language, and health shape the foundations for lifelong learning and well-being. The question is no longer whether AI will shape childhood, but how to ensure it does so in ways that support healthy development from the very beginning while preserving the core of what makes us human. On April 27, the Center for Universal Education at Brookings will…

By: Nicola Hodkowski, Ph.D. As a former upper elementary math teacher for eight years, I often felt frustrated watching my students struggle with mathematics reasoning. My students lacked the fundamental understanding needed to reason about mathematics and I felt stuck as to how to help them gain that reasoning.  I implemented many common recommendations—such as extended practice, varied manipulatives, and extra review sessions—but these were merely superficial fixes; I was simply treating symptoms instead of diagnosing the root cause. I was missing the essential link between my teaching goals and the students’ actual mathematical operations, a question that eventually set…

Dr. Michael Alfano serves as the dean of the John P. Burke School of Public Service and Education at Post University. Prior to arriving at Post, he served as dean of the Farrington College of Education and Human Development at Sacred Heart University from 2018-23. In that role he was responsible for the creation and launch of numerous new and reconceptualized campus-based, hybrid and online programs at the undergraduate, graduate, certificate and doctoral levels. Under his leadership the College’s grant, research and enrollment productivity all increased. In 2021, he accepted a concurrent appointment as Vice-Provost for Strategic Partnerships and then…

Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” In a time when by most measures boys and men are in crisis, these words are as relevant today as they were over 170 years when uttered by abolitionist Frederick Douglass. In my experience, investing early in the lives of young men and boys with dedicated mentors and well-trained male educators will pay dividends in the future.  Frederick Douglass’ advice is a blueprint for a brighter future for men in America. Unfortunately, fewer…

Last week I posed a question to my wise and worldly readers asking about ways they’ve seen to take unique advantage of the opportunities that evening classes offer. Only a few responses have trickled in. Lines are still open! If you have a good idea, or have seen one, please contact me at deandad (at) gmail (dot) com. Thanks. Remember when computer science degrees were guaranteed tickets to good jobs? It wasn’t all that long ago. Over the course of my career, I’ve seen multiple “sure things” come and go. When I started, anyone with a degree in telecom or…

Claude AI: What It Is, How It Works, Models, And Use Cases For L&D Teams Claude AI is becoming an important tool for Instructional Designers as they adapt to using it to create learning content. The main challenge now is not finding AI tools but knowing which ones provide high-quality, structured learning. Designed to focus on safety and long-form reasoning, it excels at handling complex materials such as policies, course content, and knowledge bases. For professionals, it’s key to ask questions like who owns Claude AI or how the different Claude models compare, and this is what we’re here for.…

Here’s a sample of my weekly newsletter. Every so often I share my newsletter here on my blog. To subscribe click the link at the bottom.Hello Reader,April is here and it is exciting! Artemis II launched on April 1st – the first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit since Apoolo 17 in 1972! Four astronauts are circling the moon RIGHT NOW as I write this. It is so exciting!During the routine livestream, a jar of Nutella floated right through the cabin on camera. NASA and Nutella said it was just a happy accident but for me — a true Nutella…

The judges removed had blocked the deportation of two high-profile international students. Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images The Trump administration on Friday removed two immigration judges who dismissed deportation cases against two high-profile pro-Palestinian international students, The New York Times reported. The judges, Roopal Patel and Nina Froes, were among six that the Justice Department—which oversees immigration adjudication—dismissed last week, part of the Trump administration’s broader crackdown on immigrants. Patel, an immigration judge in Boston, ruled in January that the government had no grounds to deport Rümeysa Öztürk, an international Ph.D. student from Turkey studying at Tufts University, who was…

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Most clicked story of the week: Districts and states nationwide are debating the benefits and challenges of four-day school weeks — a scheduling strategy often used to retain teachers and save money. The plan typically includes four days for student instruction. The fifth day is set aside as a complete day off, or as a non-instructional day filled with extracurricular activities or targeted instruction for students and professional development and lesson planning for teachers. A 2023 analysis by the National Conference of…