The new executive order allows political appointees to undermine research they oppose, paving the way for state-controlled science
The goal is to save money on higher-education assistance to pay for tax cuts for the rich.
The contract is the CTU’s first without a strike or a strike vote in 15 years. The agreement sets lower class size limits, gives pay raises and could add hundreds of new staff members.
Columbia has long been run more as a business empire than as an educational institution. Now it’s acting like Vichy on the Hudson. It was never about eliminating antisemitism. It was always about silencing Palestine.
Project 2025 puts forward a total attack on education, closing the Dept. of Education, including book bans and curricular limitations on classes. They want to cancel the federal student loan program; revoke Title IX policies; and end faculty tenure.
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American Historical Association overwhelmingly votes in favor of resolution accusing Israel of 'scholasticide': systematically, deliberately destroying Gaza's schools and universities. Those against say it will foster antisemitism on U.S. campuses.
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In November 2024 Massachusetts voters ended the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System as the graduation requirement for students.
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