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Texas expected to adopt new community college funding model

[ad_1] Texas is on the brink of instituting a new funding model for community colleges that would base most state funding on student outcomes. State lawmakers sent the bipartisan legislation, House Bill 8, to Governor Greg Abbott’s desk last week, where it awaits his signature. Advocates of the new model expect him to approve it in …

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Georgia Supreme Court rules suit opposing guns on campus moot

[ad_1] The Georgia Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that five professors’ challenge to a law allowing guns on public college and university campuses is moot because the University System of Georgia Board of Regents passed a compliant policy. The ruling upheld a lower court’s dismissal of the professors’ lawsuit. “After the governor approved HB 280,” the …

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Court: Speech First has no standing to challenge bias policies

[ad_1] The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has ruled that Speech First, an organization devoted to promoting free speech and other civil rights on U.S. college campuses, did not have standing to challenge Virginia Tech on its bias-incident policies. In Speech First v. Sands, et al., the organization took issue specifically with …

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At a meeting of international educators, anxiety clouds the optimism

[ad_1] WASHINGTON, D.C.—This week’s conference of NAFSA, an association of international educators, marked the 75th anniversary of the organization, and the mood was celebratory. Attendance was much higher than last year’s conference in Denver—the first since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic—jumping from about 6,000 to over 8,500. Many countries that had been unable to …

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Senate OKs resolution to block student loan forgiveness

[ad_1] Louisiana senator Bill Cassidy, the top Republican on the Senate education committee, proposed the resolution to block the Biden administration’s plan for student loan forgiveness. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Senate voted Thursday to block President Biden’s plan to forgive up to $20,000 in federal student loans for eligible Americans. The resolution, proposed by Louisiana …

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Association of American Universities adds 6 new members

[ad_1] The Association of American Universities on Thursday announced that it would add six new research universities to its selective membership—institutions with a decided tilt to the West and South.  They are: Most Popular Stories Most Popular Membership in the AAU, which now numbers 71, has historically been coveted by many public and private research …

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5 eLearning Trends To Explore In Your Next Guest Post [June 2023 Edition]

[ad_1] What Should You Cover In Your eLI Guest Article? Our readers are always on the lookout for the hottest eLearning trends. So, why not write about the latest and greatest in the world of L&D? Fortunately, we’ve gathered a few noteworthy topics to think about, from managing time and talent to customer service courses. …

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