California lawmakers passed AB 7, a bill that allows colleges—including public universities and private institutions—to give admissions preference to students who can prove they are descendants of enslaved people. The bill says these schools may consider this preference, rather than mandating it, and only if it doesn’t conflict with federal law. The goal is to address historic exclusion and systemic harm stemming from slavery.

Washington state released new data showing slight improvements in student performance in both reading and math, but scores remain significantly below where they were before the COVID‑19 pandemic. The information was shared this week by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) is calling for Chesterfield County School Board Chair Dot Heffron to “immediately resign” following a social media post in which she said, “Call me old fashioned, but I remember when we used to be okay with shooting Nazis.” The statement came after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, who was fatally shot while speaking at Utah Valley University.

Fourth-generation Arizonan and longtime community advocate Julie Read has officially entered the race for Phoenix City Council District 2, bringing with her a track record of local engagement and bipartisan problem-solving.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is under fire for refusing to disclose how much taxpayer money is being spent on a fuzzy, cartoon-like mascot dubbed “Frankie Focus.” The character, part of a campaign to promote cellphone bans in public schools, debuted last week at a Brooklyn middle school. Critics across the political spectrum are blasting the initiative as wasteful and “tone-deaf.”

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), called the "Nation's Report Card," revealed that high school seniors' scores in math and reading are at record lows.

More college students are turning to OnlyFans to cover tuition, risking long-term safety, careers, and moral integrity in exchange for cash.

The Department of Education (ED) launched a new tool to shift its workforce programs to the Labor Department.

A cybercriminal group known as “Purgatory” has been identified as the source behind a coordinated wave of AI-enhanced swatting calls that triggered lockdowns and armed police responses at universities across the United States in late August. The attacks, which occurred from August 21 to August 25, affected at least 10 major campuses, including the University of Tennessee Chattanooga, Villanova, the University of South Carolina, and UNC-Chapel Hill.

Ohio State University bans land acknowledgments from syllabi, events, and university communications unless directly tied to academic content.