{
  "id": 17227,
  "url": "https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/editors-note/2026/08/06/no-carrots-and-no-sticks",
  "title": "No Carrots and No Sticks?",
  "summary": "No Carrots and No Sticks? sara.custer@in… Thu, 08/06/2026 - 03:00 AM The Education Secretary has called on higher ed leaders to declare how they plan to rebuild public trust. But the sector has reason to read between the lines. Byline(s) Sara Custer",
  "authors": "sara.custer@insidehighered.com",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "children-education",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-08-06T07:00:00.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-08-07T05:10:58.501Z",
  "source_slug": "x-inside-higher-ed-tech",
  "source_name": "Inside Higher Ed Tech",
  "source_homepage": "https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/17227",
  "original_url": "https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/editors-note/2026/08/06/no-carrots-and-no-sticks",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
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