Education

As an issue, education has taken on an almost entirely new dimension in the last several months, especially in light of DOGE’s cost-cutting efforts that have hit everything from research grants to some of the tests administered as part of the Nation’s Report Card portfolio. Data from the most recent

Tariffs continue to dominate the headlines sparking concerns about product shortages and recession. One of the arguments made by proponents of tariffs is that they will help return manufacturing jobs to the US. But critics say that many if not most of these jobs are soon to be automated anyway.

Harvard has continued to find itself in the news the last several weeks. First, the Trump administration announced it was blocking about $2.2 billion in funding from the university, with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem later announcing the cancellation of $2.7 million in DHS grants, as well as

Last fall, The Harvard Crimson ran a story called “Harvard Launches New Intro Math Course to Address Pandemic Learning Loss.” It quotes Harvard’s Director of Introductory Math Brendan Kelly, who said that the learning loss students sustained during Covid prompted the university to develop the remedial math course. The course,

The last several weeks have seen a flurry of actions from the Trump administration on education, including the cancellation of contracts and grants, the reduction in force at the Department of Education, and most recently, the executive order to eliminate the department. While many Trump supporters may be cheering his