When institutional reliability matters: the story of di-ethylene glycol
The government of Tamil Nadu’s Directorate of Drug Control recently issued a public notice against a specific batch of Almond Kit syrup, after laboratory tests detected adulteration with ethylene glycol. This finding emerged during routine surveillance. It comes barely five months after India lost over 20 children in Madhya Pradesh last year due to contaminated […]
Strategies for One-to-One Computing Success
A growing number of school leaders have recognized the benefits of making sure every student has access to a digital learning device, both in the classroom and at home—but there are a number of barriers to making this happen. With the generous support of Black Box, we’ve assembled this collection of stories and other resources […]
12 Columbia University faculty and students arrested after anti-ICE protest
Twelve faculty members, staff and students affiliated with Columbia University were arrested on Thursday afternoon after blocking traffic on Broadway during a protest against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.The protesters sat in a crosswalk for nearly an hour, wearing matching shirts reading “Sanctuary Campus Now,” and called on the university to provide stronger protections for […]
How to Make Blended Learning Work
Blended learning, in which students experience a mix of face-to-face and online instruction, is catching on in K-12 schools—and advocates of this approach say that, when done well, it combines the best features of both types of learning. With the generous support of Middlebury Interactive Languages, a provider of K-12 digital world language curriculum, we’ve […]
Pentagon cuts Harvard ties: Is this about “radical ideology” or controlling minds?
When the US defence secretary declares that an elite university no longer serves the needs of the military, the question is not merely academic. It cuts to the heart of how power, knowledge, and obedience are meant to intersect in modern America.The Pentagon’s decision to terminate all military training, fellowship, and certificate programmes with Harvard […]
Harnessing Data for Common Core Success
There is broad agreement among education leaders that collecting and analyzing student performance data, and using this information to target instruction more effectively, will be critical in making sure that all students can meet rigorous new standards. Putting data to work in support of the Common Core isn’t easy. But with the generous support of […]
Oklahoma scraps tenure for faculty at regional public and community colleges: Here’s what changes
Faculty members at Oklahoma’s regional public universities and community colleges can no longer be granted tenure, following an executive order issued by Governor Kevin Stitt that took effect Thursday.The order directs public regional universities to stop offering new lifetime tenure appointments. Instead, institutions must hire faculty on fixed-term, renewable contracts. Renewals will be based on […]
Teaching Essential 21st Century Skills
Today’s students need more than just instruction in the core topic areas. They also need to learn key 21st-century skills that will serve them well in a globally competitive, information-based society, such as problem solving, critical thinking, creativity, communication, and collaboration—as well as digital literacy skills such as how to find, evaluate, synthesize, and present […]
AEEE 2026 result released at aeee.amrita.edu: Direct link to download scorecards here
AEEE 2026 result: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has released the Amrita Entrance Examination – Engineering (AEEE) 2026 Phase 1 result today, February 7, 2026. Candidates who appeared for the exam can now check and download their scorecards from the official website which is aeee.amrita.edu.To access the AEEE 2026 Phase 1 result, candidates need to log in […]
Controlling Costs, Boosting Efficiency Through Smarter School Management
School and district leaders must be responsible stewards of public goods and resources—and this has never been more true than in today’s extreme climate of tight school budgets and greater accountability. Responsible stewardship includes managing budgets and assets in the most effective way possible, as well as complying with all requirements for federal and state […]