The Office of Academic Standards (OAS) upholds academic policies and standards set forth by The New School. It is a central resource for maintaining fairness and accountability and is pivotal in ...

If had a dime for every time I, or someone I know, uttered the word “standards,” I’d be so far beyond worrying about my kids’ college tuition that it’s not even funny. We talk about standards, and ...

Purdue University values intellectual integrity and the highest standards of academic conduct. To be prepared to meet societal needs as leaders and role models, students must be educated in an ethical ...

My friend George Leef of North Carolina’s James Martin Center recently alerted me to a fine new National Bureau of Economic Research study (https://www.nber.org ...

Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby has spent lots of time recently talking and thinking about what he calls an “upside down” NCAA academic model. Instead of only penalizing negative behavior, Bowlsby ...

Education experts have long argued for rigorous state standards on the theory they’ll lead to better curriculum—and higher student achievement. But in most of the U.S., literacy standards have only ...

Purdue prohibits "dishonesty in connection with any University activity. Cheating, plagiarism, or knowingly furnishing false information to the University are examples of dishonesty" (Section B.2.a of ...

Students receiving federal financial aid are expected to maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) toward completing their degree. Miami University’s SAP policy applies to the following federal ...

Oklahoma instituted updated academic standards in 2025 requiring schools to teach high school students that widespread fraud impacted the outcome of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Rating: True ...

Virginia students may soon face tougher academic benchmarks as the state aligns its performance levels with the higher standards of a national assessment. Starting next month, the Virginia Board of ...

Gigi Foster receives funding from the Australian Research Council. She was a member of the national Office of Learning and Teaching-sponsored working party on the project entitled "Embedding and ...