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The Next Gen NAEP initiative seeks to modernize the national measurement of student learning by making it simpler to use and access, faster to develop, and cheaper and easier to report results. -
A private university in New York aims to integrate recent AI initiatives into a cohesive center for education and research, offering different degrees and integrating AI into various fields from healthcare to business.
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Bend-La Pine Schools in Oregon is reviewing ed-tech programs, creating a website page for ed tech for transparency, ensuring tech for grades K-2 is developmentally appropriate, and looking at device privacy and security.
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A public community college in California will soon offer half a dozen new AI-focused credentials and an associate degree that covers the basics of AI, with a focus on responsible AI development and ethical practice.
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Harvard Business School found that women are adopting AI tools at 25 percent lower rate than men. Girls Who Code CEO Tarika Barrett says mentorships and clearer AI policies have roles to play in changing that.
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A new rule from the U.S. Department of Education last week implemented the Workforce Pell Grant program, and HBCUs should start partnering with private industry and online program managers to prepare for July’s deadline.
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Law students at the University of California, Berkeley, will no longer be allowed to use AI for most class assignments and exams, after professors kept finding misrepresented or non-existent cases cited in their work.
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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is fielding criticism and questions from nearby residents regarding a proposed data center. The university will continue to host public forums to discuss the project.
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As part of the Choose Ohio First program, the Ohio Department of Higher Education awarded funding to dozens of colleges for recruiting students to science, technology, engineering and math fields.
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It’s graduation season, and people entering the workforce now can turn the 2026 hiring slowdown into a career launchpad using practical skills — and some surprising suggestions.
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The Pennsylvania State Board of Higher Education condensed years of data on enrollment, educational attainment, affordability and workforce alignment into data visualization dashboards for public use.
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Michigan has completed the first technical proof-of-concept stage for MiGreatDataLake and is now entering the next phase: governance, trust, interoperability and real-world implementation.
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New York school districts will have until 2032 before they have to begin exclusively buying electric buses, and they have until 2040 to fully electrify their bus fleets.
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About 2,100 IT and technical employees across the University of California system voted to join the labor union over concerns about mass layoffs in the tech sector, as well as growing workloads without any added pay.
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Clark County School District employees are on alert after hackers scammed three staff members, accessed their login credentials and stole money via their direct deposit information.
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School districts looking to hire a chief technology officer should convene interview committees with a variety of expertise and consult established cybersecurity resources like the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
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The College Board and Cisco are expanding the AP Cybersecurity course nationwide for the 2026-27 school year, pairing college-level coursework with industry-aligned training to prepare students for cybersecurity careers.
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Legislation in Alaska proposes to create a grant program that would reimburse 100 percent of school districts' energy costs, starting in 2028, based on a three-year average.
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The new California Student Parent Resource Hub allows users to check which colleges offer on-campus childcare, family-friendly study spaces, food pantries, academic support and other resources.
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A draft plan being considered by Los Angeles Unified School District would ban screens for kindergarten and first grade students, and enforce screen time limits for higher grades later this year and next.
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A private Catholic university in San Diego is putting a $75 million donation toward a new STEM building to promote undergraduate research opportunities and meet area workforce needs.
