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Public confidence in higher education is at an all-time low, with significant drops in approval ratings in recent years among both Democrats and Republicans. Across the country, college professors and administrators face accusations—with varying degrees of merit—that our costs are too high, our degrees don’t prepare students for the workforce, our research and teaching are too vulnerable to ideological capture, and our academic integrity is compromised. Meanwhile, our students stand accused of b

D and F grades will be replaced with “no credit” and will not affect students’ GPAs. University leaders say it will raise retention rates; critics say it may lower academic rigor and lead to grade inflation. Faculty and administrators at Western Oregon University are aiming to increase student retention rates and foster academic equity by changing the university’s grading system.

California is about to overtake Germany as the world’s fourth largest economy, and WalletHub released its 2023’s Best & Worst State Economies.

Facebook / Oklahoma Department of Human Services Oklahoma's system of public assistance programs can be "complicated and unpredictable" for low-income residents who depend on it, according to a new report. "These programs, many of them have the avowed purpose of helping people move from needing assistance to self-sufficiency," said Paul Shinn, budget and tax senior policy analyst at the Oklahoma Policy Institute and co-author of the report. "They can and do do that, and they succeed for many Oklahomans, but the path is pretty rough sometimes." Shinn and University of Central Oklahoma politi...