Peer review of grant funding is time consuming, expensive, inefficient and yet seemingly invulnerable. James Coe looks to a new report for a door out of the gilded cage.

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WonkHE Blogs·research

Expensive, time consuming, and unpopular – why is it so hard to end grant funding peer review?

Peer review of grant funding is time consuming, expensive, inefficient and yet seemingly invulnerable. James Coe looks to a new report for a door out of the gilded cage.

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Wonkhe·higher-ed

The Defence Universities Alliance opens for business

Applications are finally open for the Ministry of Defence-led network of universities. Michael Salmon puts it in its policy context

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WonkHE Blogs·higher-ed

The Defence Universities Alliance opens for business

Applications are finally open for the Ministry of Defence-led network of universities. Michael Salmon puts it in its policy context

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Cool Cat Teacher·research

ADHD Misconceptions: What Your Students Need You to Know

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts. ADHD can be so misunderstood. I know there was a season I had to learn about what it is. How to…

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Chalkbeat·policy

Statewide K-12 funding could increase to $10.2 billion under 2026-27 funding bill

Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox. After months of waiting, lawmakers began the process on…

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K-12 Dive

SCOTUS takes up whether preschools can exclude children of gay parents

Plaintiffs say Colorado’s universal pre-K program requiring equal access to enrollment despite sexual orientation is religious discrimination.

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K-12 Dive·policy

Schools get another year to comply with web accessibility deadlines

Reactions were mixed to the U.S. Department of Justice's extension for digitally accessible content managed by state and local government entities.

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Higher Ed Dive·higher-ed

University of Arizona off the hook for $72M in discharged Ashford loans

The U.S. Department of Education under the Trump administration decided against seeking to potentially recoup millions from the public flagship.

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Education Dive·higher-ed

University of Arizona off the hook for $72M in discharged Ashford loans

The U.S. Department of Education under the Trump administration decided against seeking to potentially recoup millions from the public flagship.

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We Are Teachers

76 PE Games Your Students Will Love

Build motor skills and movement the fun way.

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Chalkbeat·policy

Denver Public Schools could ask voters to approve a $44 million tax increase

Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox. Denver Public Schools is considering asking voters in…

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The Conversation Education·higher-ed

Australia has access to 20,000 migrant teachers, but is not using them. Why not?

Vanessa Garcia/ Pexels Australia needs more teachers. It ranks among the worst-performing countries in the OECD for teacher shortages. This is particularly so for public schools . As of December 2025 , there was a…

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EdTech Magazine K-12·edtech

Next-Generation Firewalls Keep Cyber Intruders Out of K–12 Districts

Due to its location in rural Indiana, East Noble School Corporation at one point had to rely on three different internet providers to get enough bandwidth for the district’s students and educators. Only a small number…

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Chalkbeat·policy

Memphis schools takeover push could target other Tennessee districts

Sign up for Chalkbeat Tennessee’s free newsletter to keep up with statewide education policy and Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Tennessee Republicans took one step closer to seizing major controls from the…

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EdTech Magazine K-12·edtech

CoSN 2026: How K–12 Districts Are Tackling Responsible AI Adoption

Over the past few years, the artificial intelligence conversation in K–12 districts has moved from one of fear to one of curiosity and interest. Now that districts have realized the potential of AI as a learning and…

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EdTech Magazine Higher Ed·higher-ed

Q&A: How the University of North Dakota Became a Leader in Online Education

The University of North Dakota has a long history of providing distance education, launching mail-based correspondence courses in 1911 and later sending lessons via videotapes and DVDs. Today, UND’s robust online…

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The Guardian Education·policy

Mobile phones to be banned in schools in England under new plans

Government amendment to children’s wellbeing and schools bill to replace existing guidance with statutory ban A ban on mobile phones in schools in England is to be introduced by the government to ensure that “critical…

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The 74 Million·higher-ed

Standard-Based Grading Offers a Different Model of Assessing Student Learning

Some school districts, including ones in Maine, New Mexico, Iowa and Oregon , are shifting to standards-based grading, where students are graded on the skills and concepts they learn instead of points accumulated from…

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Chalkbeat·policy

U.S. Supreme Court to take Colorado case about public funding for Catholic preschools that bar LGBTQ families

Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a Colorado…

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Fake Trigger

Education news for this role

Expensive, time consuming, and unpopular – why is it so hard to end grant funding peer review?

Expensive, time consuming, and unpopular – why is it so hard to end grant funding peer review?

The Defence Universities Alliance opens for business

The Defence Universities Alliance opens for business

ADHD Misconceptions: What Your Students Need You to Know

Statewide K-12 funding could increase to $10.2 billion under 2026-27 funding bill

SCOTUS takes up whether preschools can exclude children of gay parents

Schools get another year to comply with web accessibility deadlines

University of Arizona off the hook for $72M in discharged Ashford loans

University of Arizona off the hook for $72M in discharged Ashford loans

76 PE Games Your Students Will Love

Denver Public Schools could ask voters to approve a $44 million tax increase

Australia has access to 20,000 migrant teachers, but is not using them. Why not?

Next-Generation Firewalls Keep Cyber Intruders Out of K–12 Districts

Memphis schools takeover push could target other Tennessee districts

CoSN 2026: How K–12 Districts Are Tackling Responsible AI Adoption

Q&A: How the University of North Dakota Became a Leader in Online Education

Mobile phones to be banned in schools in England under new plans

Standard-Based Grading Offers a Different Model of Assessing Student Learning

U.S. Supreme Court to take Colorado case about public funding for Catholic preschools that bar LGBTQ families

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