Education News

Over ₹134 crore spent on proprietary software at premier institutes, says open source collective

FOSS United says the amount likely represented a fraction of public university spending on software it claims could be replaced by open source equivalents

Why teacher training reform is central to India’s foundational learning goals

To all well-wishers on Teachers’ Day, this is a letter from a teacher

Five questions from a school teacher for the readers to ponder upon

High Court seeks NTA response on plea challenging UGC-NET June 2026 English re-test

The plea sought to declare the decision to re-conduct the examination as arbitrary, unreasonable, procedurally unfair, and violative of Article 14 (right to equality) of the Constitution

A teacher is also a learner

If you google Sathyanarayanan Mundayoor, the first thing you may see is that he won the Padma Shri in 2020. But today, we look beyond the title and into the world of teaching through his eyes, from classrooms and libraries to the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, where he has spent decades nurturing curio...

Questions for the questioners – a Teachers’ Day special quiz

Each and every one of you will be familiar with the idea of being questioned by teachers. In this quiz, we celebrate Teachers’ Day by posing questions to you about these questioners, their teaching methods and the places of learning. Got what it takes to crack them all?

Quality elementary teachers crucial to children, nation-building: Supreme Court

‘Though free and compulsory elementary education to all children aged 6 to 14 years has now attained the status of an enforceable fundamental right, we have not bestowed on teacher education the attention that it deserves,’ the court says

Trump’s Latest Move Threatens Any College That Seeks to Promote Equality

Trump’s Latest Move Threatens Any College That Seeks to Promote Equality Susan H. Greenberg Fri, 09/04/2026 - 03:00 AM The administration’s plan to revoke tax-exempt status from schools that offer Black or other minority students targeted support willfully distorts the law. Byline(s) Austin Sarat

House Passes Bill Blocking Aid to Colleges That Boycott Israel

House Passes Bill Blocking Aid to Colleges That Boycott Israel Susan H. Greenberg Fri, 09/04/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Susan H. Greenberg

Trump Administration Threatens Colleges’ Tax-Exempt Status

Trump Administration Threatens Colleges’ Tax-Exempt Status Emma Whitford Fri, 09/04/2026 - 03:00 AM Under the proposed rule, any college that adopts or maintains admissions policies, scholarships, loans or other programs for students of color could lose its tax-exempt status. Byline(s) Emma Whitford

OMB Grants Rule Delayed Until Mid-December

OMB Grants Rule Delayed Until Mid-December Katherine Knott Fri, 09/04/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Katherine Knott

The House Republican Trying to Redefine Graduate Student Loan Caps

The House Republican Trying to Redefine Graduate Student Loan Caps jessica.blake@… Fri, 09/04/2026 - 03:00 AM Inside Higher Ed called up Rep. Michael Lawler to talk about his push to expand the list of programs whose students get access to higher loan caps. Byline(s) Jessica Blake