Washington, DC has a replica of the Liberty Bell without the famous crack.
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My latest: US school closures inched up for the 4th year in a row, driven by fewer kids and limited revenue. gift link: wapo.st/3RGhmWB
Shrinking student populations cause spike in public school closures across U.S.
Limited funds and low enrollment forced districts to close more than 1,000 schools in 2025-26.
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A Brown University professor suspected AI cheating. He found a way to fight back.https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/07/15/even-elite-colleges-are-scrambling-root-out-ai-cheating/
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Diversity scholarships are gradually becoming harder to find.
Have any questions about paying for college? We'll try to answer some of them in future pieces. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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Are you a parent or student with questions about how to pay for college? My colleagues are going to try to answer some of them. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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Many scholarships are dropping requirements that students be of a specific race or gender to qualify amid pressure from the Trump administration and legal complaints from others. Gift link: wapo.st/4aAQpdk
Scholarships for racial minorities and women are disappearing
Groups that help underrepresented students attend college are dropping race and gender criteria and instead using income or other eligibility requirements.
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Top research universities are enrolling fewer PhD students after cuts to research funding. From Susan Srvluga. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Admissions to top PhD programs down 15% amid federal funding cuts, uncertainty
U.S. universities have warned Trump policies will narrow the talent pipeline. Already global applications are down, though domestic applications are up slightly.
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Clear skies before the storm earlier today. The view from Monticello on the 200th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's death (July 4, 1826). John Adams died the same day.
The US Ed Dept has finalized rules that will cut off financial aid to college programs where graduates have meager earnings. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Financial aid shift to hit low-wage fields like religion, cosmetology and arts
The Education Department approved a proposal to cut financial aid to college programs if their graduates earn lower salaries than people with less education.
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Auto loans overtook student loans as the biggest source of US consumer debt, after student loan pause. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
I am looking forward to visiting the Great American State Fair. If you have gone, what did you think?
For months, I'd been hearing people say they finished inexpensive online courses within hours for college credit. I wanted to find out for myself whether they were right. Gift link: wapo.st/4xCnnUi (free registration required)
How I racked up college credits in just a few days for less than $100
You can’t get a diploma from these unaccredited online platforms, but many colleges’ generous transfer policies allow the credits to count toward a degree.
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Students are increasingly using online platforms to earn fast, cheap college credits. Some classes can be completed the same day. washingtonpost.com Gift link: wapo.st/3QgTAjp. (Free registration may be required.)
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The funniest commencement speeches of 2026
Speakers Jane Lynch, Conan O’Brien, Rachel Dratch, Harrison Ford and Tom Brady shared wit and wisdom with college graduates.
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Higher Ed groups are warning new regulations could cut off student loans for thousands of college programs. Gift link: wapo.st/3PWFy65
Loan rules would gut aid for thousands of low-paying college majors
Religious colleges, trade schools and others are lobbying to change proposed federal regulations that would deny loans for programs that don’t lead to higher salaries.
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Jason Delisle of the Ed Dept. complains at an AEI event this morning that the study didn’t name colleges with negative returns on investment. “Why not name the institution?”
Todd Wallack@twallack.bsky.social · 3mo agoWe have all heard college pays off financially. But that's not true for every program, a new study finds. wapo.st/48ZRKJO. (Gift link).
We have all heard college pays off financially. But that's not true for every program, a new study finds. wapo.st/48ZRKJO. (Gift link).
Here are the undergraduate programs that pay off (and some that don’t)
Going to college works out financially for most students, a report shows, but the benefits depend greatly on the types of programs they enroll in.
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Heard from a law professor who filed complaints this week against five other women's colleges with similar policies.
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 3mo agoThe Education Department is investigating Smith College, one of the nation’s most well-known women’s schools, for its policy that allows transgender women to enroll. https://wapo.st/4uAdjZP
Today, I learned the first person to receive a Social Security check, Ida May Fuller of Vermont, lived to be 100. She paid $24.75 of taxes into the program over 3 years before she retired at 65. Over the next 35 years, she collected $22,888.92. www.ssa.gov/history/idap...
The Trump administration is investigating a prominent women's college for admitting trans women students, suggesting that violates federal law on sex discrimination. The move potentially has implications for other women's colleges as well. @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
A storied women’s college faces federal probe for admitting trans students
The agency says a Title IX provision underpinning women’s schools applies only to biological sex. Smith College announced it would accept trans women in 2015.
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We've cleaned up (or attempted to) and released 1,460 ICE use-of-force incident narratives, dates, and participants, including regional divisions, facilities, and law enforcement agencies. There are more stories to be told with this data. github.com/wpinvestigat...
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