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NYTIMES (Natasha Singer) - How Big Tech Captured American Schools

Companies like Google and Microsoft have used their money, their might and their massive reach to influence nearly every step of the education supply chain.

NYTIMES (Dana Goldstein) - What Do Students Lose When They Stop Writing?

Educators are worried that many students can no longer write essays without A.I. And it’s costing more than just grammar skills.

AMERICANTHINKER - What do grades have to do with student mental health?

By Matthew G. Andersson The University of Michigan, an elite “public ivy,” was highlighted in the New York Times about how it is changing its freshman grading policy from letter grades, to pass-fail.

AI:The University of Michigan is shifting its freshman grading policy from traditional letter grades to a pass-fail system, a move being framed under the guise of prioritizing student mental health. This development follows a growing trend among elite academic institutions to obscure academic performance and standards in an effort to shield students from the pressures of competition and rigor. Such policies represent a continued decline in educational accountability within higher education as universities increasingly prioritize emotional shielding over meritocratic excellence.Open

AMERICANTHINKER - The Trump administration is right to redirect university research

By Matthew G. Andersson There are better ways to do research, and the White House found it: the private sector.

JUSTTHENEWS (Amanda Head) - Trump admin seeks improvements across spectrum, expanding masters education and trade jobs access

OMG: "You work with your hands?" The Trump administration has instituted new initiatives that have made post-undergrad degrees more affordable as well as improved access to and the denigration of skilled trades jobs.

AMERICANGREATNESS (Daniel Oliver) - Can Harvard Be Reformed?

Making the rounds of Harvard graduates is an email from an alumnus of Harvard (the oldest college in America) asking pertinent and penetrating questions, some […] Source

THEFEDERALIST (Breccan F. Thies) - Trump Admin To Stop Taxpayer Funding Of Worthless College Degrees

'Now is the time for a hard reset in higher education,' the department stated.

AMERICANGREATNESS (Teresa R. Manning) - Trump Is Right to Demand More Information from Colleges and Universities

On March 11, the California Attorney General, along with 16 additional Democrat states, filed a complaint in federal court against President Trump’s requirement that state universities […] Source