Columbia University officials answered lawmaker questions about antisemitism on campus. But Wednesday’s hearing played out very differently from the 2023 hearing that grabbed so many headlines.
Education
Biden seeks student debt relief for millions
The sweeping new proposals, if enacted, could ease student loan debt for millions of borrowers.
A lot of kids got to see the last total eclipse. What they remember may surprise you
Total solar eclipse chasers say that seeing the moon block out the sun, revealing the corona, is a life-changing experience. Kids, on the other hand, remember eating moon pies.
These identical twins both grew up with autism, but took very different paths
Sam and John Fetters are identical twins with autism. But Sam is in college, while John still struggles to form sentences. Their experience may shed light on the disorder’s mix of nature and nurture.
Indiana lawmakers ban cellphones in class. Now it’s up to schools to figure out how
Many schools — but not all — in the state and around the U.S. already ban phones in class. This requires it now in Indiana.
On eclipse day, hundreds of students will send up balloons for science
The NASA-backed Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project puts students in charge of a bold scientific endeavor to study the April 8 total solar eclipse.
New Indiana law requires professors to promote ‘intellectual diversity’ to keep tenure
A new Indiana law requires professors to promote “intellectual diversity” to receive tenure. Critics worry the measure will dissuade academics from staying in the state.
This year it’s a slow crawl to financial aid packages for students
Colleges are just beginning to receive long-overdue FAFSA data. Meanwhile, students who’ve been accepted to college still face weeks before they receive aid offers.
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ war on ‘woke’ appears to be losing steam in Florida
A federal court recently blocked most of a key DeSantis measure, the Stop WOKE Act. Courts have ruled against a number of the governor’s conservative initiatives.
Hackers are targeting a surprising group of people: young public school students
Districts store all kinds of sensitive student data, which means the consequences of a school cyberattack can follow pupils well into adulthood. And it’s not just their credit that’s at risk.