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Wealthy universities, facing steep endowment tax hikes, cut PhDs and librariesProminent U.S. universities face steep endowment tax hikes in fiscal year 2026, as a law passed by Congress takes hold. Schools like Yale and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are making cuts now in preparation.聽
3 in 5 US undergrads struggle with basic needs. How some colleges are helping.With more than half of America鈥檚 undergraduates now reporting food or housing insecurity, a new model of support is taking hold on college campuses.
Goodbye, granola bars. Hello, whole milk. How MAHA is reshaping school programs.Schools are imposing new nutrition guidelines and reinstating the Presidential Fitness Test as they adjust to the 鈥淢ake America Healthy Again鈥� agenda in federal policy.
How Trump has battled universities over antisemitism and DEIUniversities聽experienced a federal funding freeze over alleged antisemitism and their policies on diversity. Some cut deals; Harvard sued.
鈥楾he best reporting assignment of my year.鈥� A journalist finds joy in Japan.Education reporter Ira Porter covered a range of issues in 2025 鈥� a year that saw U.S. colleges and universities go head-to-head with the government over funding. His favorite assignment? One that took him to Japan, to explore the influence of studying abroad on Black men.
Most schools are wary of AI. This one is embracing it.Teachers are grappling with how to incorporate artificial intelligence into education. A handful of schools are structuring their programs around the new technology, including a charter school in Hawaii聽which offers a paradigm shift around AI鈥檚 role.
Only 2% of US students who study abroad are Black men. Meet Tremaine Collins, of Tokyo.Study abroad benefits can be life-changing, in terms of retention, economic capital, and upward mobility. So why do so few Black men get that opportunity?聽
Educators for young children are in short supply. How one city is changing that.Finding and keeping educators for America鈥檚 youngest learners can be a challenge. In San Francisco, an apprenticeship model is boosting teaching ranks, while also improving access to child care.
As shutdown sets record, Head Start preschools start closingOn Monday, the first Head Start centers started to close, a result of the now record-setting government shutdown. The program serves 715,000 children and their families a year.
America鈥檚 kids need help reading. How about helping their teachers?Dozens of states have passed laws directing a 鈥渟cience of reading鈥� approach to helping struggling students. But who is teaching the teachers how to make that happen?
Public schools have an absenteeism problem. Esports and architecture are helping.As schools combat chronic absenteeism, one solution gaining traction is offering elective courses that are too interesting to skip. The result is a better attitude toward school 鈥� and toward the rest of the subjects in it.聽
Maryland needs teachers. It鈥檚 filling classrooms with laid-off federal workers.With former federal employees looking for jobs, Maryland saw an opportunity to support its schools. A new program is offering them three months of teacher training 鈥� and the opportunity to make a difference in the classroom.
Meet the students who are just saying no to AIAs artificial intelligence intertwines itself with people鈥檚 lives, some students are pushing back. Their reasons range from profound to practical, and speak to a desire to preserve a sense of community 鈥� and humanity.
The Tuskegee Airmen were legendary. This year, the program takes off again.Some might think that the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen is all in the past. But there is a generation of students at famed HBCU Tuskegee University who are poised to rise to the standard of their predecessors.
The ExplainerUniversities are paying the US millions of dollars. Where will the money go?Columbia and Brown universities have already made deals with the Trump administration to settle claims brought by the government. Harvard, Cornell, and UCLA are in negotiations. Where will the money end up?
Tokyo with a family: Big sights, big flavors, and a celebration of travelOn his first trip to Tokyo, staff writer Ira Porter experienced a sea of skyscrapers and had new adventures with sushi. But the trip鈥檚 real legacy? Instilling his children with a love of exploration.
AI goes to college: How new tech is driving majors and jobsAs artificial intelligence starts to transform the job market, college students are the first to feel it 鈥� and are adapting their coursework and career planning.
鈥榃e can鈥檛 not pay attention.鈥� Student scores hit new lows on nation鈥檚 report card.U.S. 12th graders鈥� reading and math scores fell to their lowest levels on record in 2024, according to the test dubbed 鈥渢he nation鈥檚 report card.鈥�
Cover StoryNo job, no degree? No problem. Las Vegas has answers for 鈥榙isconnected youth.鈥�A sizable number of young adults in the U.S. are not in school or employed. In Las Vegas, a coalition is working to reconnect 30,000 of them by 2030. Doing so could grow the Nevada economy by $17 billion.
What changes will Trump鈥檚 鈥楤ig Beautiful Bill鈥� bring for colleges and students?As classes get started on college campuses across the U.S., schools and students are absorbing the changes that the recent law will bring to everything from educational loans to taxes on endowments.
