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Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: A bipartisan group of lawmakers is advocating for the U.S. Department of Education to classify graduate nursing degrees as “professional degrees” in response to potential regulatory language that would place a lower limit on how much advanced nursing students could borrow. Under a proposed framework, advanced nursing programs would be classified as “graduate degrees” rather than “professional degrees,” which would cap student loans for new nursing borrowers at $100,000 total, rather than the higher limit of $200,000 that will be…

Our team is incredibly fortunate to participate in and attend dozens of conferences around the world. These events offer opportunities to connect with educators, innovators, and thought leaders shaping the future of education. Whether you’re looking to deepen your knowledge in edtech, personalized learning, or school leadership, there’s something for everyone. Below is our curated list of can’t-miss education conferences for 2026. FETC January 11–14; Orlando, Florida The Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) will be held in Orlando in 2026. As always, it will highlight the latest innovations in educational technology, offering sessions on topics ranging from artificial intelligence…

George Leef, James G. Martin Center Should we trust the research published by professors?

You are here: Home / Scholarships / Heather Brown Sports Information Scholarship 2026 (Deadline: May 30, 2026) December 17, 2025 By The FinancialAidFinder Scholarship Team Who Can Apply: Heather R. Brown was a beloved daughter, sister, sister-in-law, aunt and friend who passed away in October 2023 after a 16-month battle with breast cancer. Heather dedicated a large part of her life to college sports. She started her career while still in college while working as a student intern in the athletic department at Bowling Green State University. She later graduated with a Sports Journalism degree in 2003. After graduation, Heather took…

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The House on Monday passed a bipartisan bill allowing schools to offer students whole milk and nondairy beverage options in school meal programs, sending it to President Donald Trump for signature. The Senate passed the legislation in November. Districts are currently permitted to only serve fat-free and low-fat milks in school meals due to concerns that milk consumption contributes to high cholesterol and obesity in young people, according to a fact sheet from the House Education and Workforce Committee. Schools…

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. With nearly 100 schools, 86,000 students — and three instructional technology staff — Fulton County Schools, located in Atlanta’s inner suburbs, built a “train the trainer” model to scale professional learning around artificial intelligence. The end result: at least two trained AI leaders at each school who, in turn, train their colleagues on how to use AI, support them in its safe and effective use, and troubleshoot as needed. The Vanguard team created through the train the trainer initiative numbers around 350…

Jacob Savage, Compact For fifteen years I’ve scalped tickets to pay the bills. But in January 2016 I almost managed a real career.

Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: President Donald Trump on Tuesday fully banned individuals from an additional seven countries from traveling to the U.S., as well as those with travel documentation from Palestinian authorities, effective Jan. 1. In a presidential proclamation, he also placed partial entry limitations on 15 additional countries, including Nigeria, one of the top 10 sources for international students in the U.S. Higher education officials pushed back on the travel ban expansion — which will include 39 countries — arguing it will further…

Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I asked my fourth graders as we circled up for our morning meeting. Hands shot up: doctor, basketball player, singer. Then, a student named Zoey Woods looked at me with a giant grin and said, “A teacher and a scientist, just like you.” That stopped me in my tracks. She had seen me on my PBS Kids series, where I explore science and technology — and for which I was recently nominated for an Emmy…

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Coursera is acquiring fellow MOOC provider Udemy to create an online education and upskilling giant valued at $2.5 billion, the companies announced Wednesday.  The combined company is poised to generate $1.5 billion in annual revenue and eliminate some $115 million in costs, Coursera and Udemy said in a press release.  In explaining the deal — expected to close in the second half of 2026 — the companies pointed to their complementary consumer-facing and business-to-business offerings, as well as rising demand…