Lumina Foundation is working to increase the share of adults in the U.S. labor force with college degrees or other credentials of value leading to economic prosperity.
Amid the deluge of executive orders, budget slashes, and confirmation hearings that has typified the Trump administration’s first 100 days, there’s one pending legislative matter that some college leaders are eyeing with particular anxiety: a possible endowment-tax expansion.
Proposals include raising the current 1.4 percent rate to as much as 35 percent and punishing colleges that serve high numbers of international students. College leaders and many experts believe the tax is harmful, cutting into institutions’ ability to provide financial aid and keep costs down.
Many college professors have spoken out against the use of artificial intelligence in college coursework, citing concerns of cheating, inaccurate responses, student overreliance on the tool, and, as a consequence, diminished critical thinking. In response, universities across the country are implementing AI-detecting software.
However, some professors are embracing generative AI and envisioning its integration into curricula and research in various disciplines. To these professors, AI will be critical to students' future careers.
As educators and policymakers look to increase apprenticeships in the United States, they often cite the Swiss model as the gold standard of apprenticeships.
In this interview, Katie Caves of Switzerland’s Center on the Economics and Management of Education and Training Systems offers insight on Switzerland's innovative approach to education, how it allows students to move seamlessly between vocational and academic tracks, and the principles that hold across borders.
The opening weeks of Donald Trump's second term have brought immigration enforcement operations in cities across the United States, providing a daily drumbeat of arrests that, while so far relatively limited, are quickly noted in group chats among migrants. Fear has gripped America’s undocumented workers. Many are staying home.
The impact is being felt not only in immigrant homes and communities, but also in the industries that rely on immigrants as a source of labor, including residential construction, agriculture, senior care, and hospitality.
Leaders at a growing number of universities across the country say they are looking for ways to cut costs and buy time, as questions swirl around the Trump administration's efforts to slash financial support for some schools.
Education experts say the pullback of resources will not only hurt current and prospective students, staff and faculty, but could also harm the local economies of university towns and ultimately make the United States less competitive globally.
A federal judge in Boston on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration's plan to cut hundreds of millions of dollars for teacher training, finding that cuts are already affecting training programs aimed at addressing a nationwide teacher shortage.
U.S. District Judge Myong Joun sided with the eight states that had requested a temporary restraining order. The states argue that the cuts are likely driven by efforts from President Trump's administration to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
