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  • This week in 5 numbers: More financial turmoil ahead for colleges


    This week in 5 numbers: More financial turmoil ahead for colleges

    This week in 5 numbers: More financial turmoil ahead for colleges

    From a credit ratings agency examining intensifying pressure on colleges to a public university cutting positions amid a deficit, here are our top-line figures from some of our biggest stories of the week.


    Faculty heavily back Harris—but they won’t tell students to

    Faculty heavily back Harris—but they won’t tell students to

    Matthew Mayhew, the William Ray and Marie Adamson Flesher Professor of Educational Administration at Ohio State University, said disciplinary context is very important in interpreting such results.


    ACT, SAT scores decline year over year

    ACT, SAT scores decline year over year

    While many colleges are continuing test-optional or test-free policies, others are reinstating the requirement, causing high school seniors to be more strategic when it comes to applying to higher education institutions.


    Data-powered engagement: How 2 higher ed institutions use data to drive student enrollment and retention

    Data-powered engagement: How 2 higher ed institutions use data to drive student enrollment and retention

    Leaders at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette have also expanded campus ID card uses to include digital access to buildings, dining, class check-ins, event attendance, and payments for goods and services, among others.


    Scaling Tutoring through Federal Work Study Partnerships

    Scaling Tutoring through Federal Work Study Partnerships

    You’ll learn about the program’s eligibility requirements, strategies for collaboration with local higher education institutions, and how to integrate FWS tutors into your existing academic support structures.


    Most Teens Believe Conspiracy Theories, See News as Biased. What Can Schools Do?

    Most Teens Believe Conspiracy Theories, See News as Biased. What Can Schools Do?

    About half of teens surveyed failed to correctly identify branded content appearing on a news website—in this case, an article about imitation meat sponsored by the grocery chain Safeway—as an advertisement.


    Why Trump and Harris Have Barely Talked About Schools This Election

    Why Trump and Harris Have Barely Talked About Schools This Election

    Schools are largely governed at the state and local levels, and voters this election cycle say they’re focused on the economy, health care, Supreme Court appointments, crime, immigration, foreign policy, and abortion rights.