Education

Cognizant Expands Google Cloud Deal, Deploys Gemini Enterprise

Cognizant said on July 7, 2026 it is expanding its Google Cloud partnership, rolling out Gemini Enterprise and Workspace internally, per PR Newswire.

Four ways the University of Michigan is transforming higher education

The University of Michigan is embracing a transformative approach to higher education through its new venture, the University of Michigan Center for Innovation…

The Innovator at the Center of UMCI - Episode 2

UMCI's executive director Scott Shireman shares his strategy for building Detroit's innovation ecosystem and talent corridor to drive economic revival.

AI detectors are turning into audit tools, not enforcement, in higher ed

Studies and campus guidance are converging on the same point: AI detection breaks after paraphrase. Colleges are shifting budgets toward AI literacy, assessment

Workforce Pell will cover 8- to 15-week trades programs starting in July 2026

A new Education Department rule opens Pell Grants to short workforce credentials, with tight completion and job-placement metrics that will reshape how employer

Back-to-school IT teams are buying EdTech in a market where half the funding sits with 10 firms

New Market Pitch data shows EdTech capital is concentrated, even as K-12 operators wrestle with device handouts, identity, and classroom workflows.

AI Readiness in Education

Learn how colleges align AI literacy and workforce readiness through industry partnerships and experiential learning methodologies.

How NASH and Texas are scaling microcredentials

Microcredentials bridge academic qualifications and industry demands through AI-embedded programs and collaborative communities of practice in higher education.

The First Year Experience: A Panel Discussion

Experts discuss how universities enhance first-year experiences through work-integrated learning, structured exploration programs, and early career preparation…

Schools are buying AI fast, but their contracts still can’t show it helps

District AI spending is rising, while Utah and LAUSD push screen-time rules that force a harder question: which tools measurably improve learning?

Education Department’s 5-question edtech check is now the fastest way to buy

New federal guidance turns screen time into a procurement question: prove instructional impact, set usage rules, and show evidence before renewals.

K-12 AI spending is moving from classroom apps to vetting, policy, and proof

Districts are spending more on AI tools, but the operational bottleneck is vetting, policy, and outcomes proof.

Nearly 1,930 colleges missing outcomes data, turning compliance into an IT build

ED says 1,930 institutions have missing Financial Value Transparency files. Expect new data pipelines, vendor work, and audit trails to land on registrars and I

The Innovator at the Center of UMCI

How Scott Shireman's path from Indiana farm life to Berkeley's online education pioneer shapes his leadership at the University of Michigan Center for…

AI tutoring is moving from “answer engines” to “process engines”, and K-12 buyers are starting to write that into the spec

A Socratic, sub-3-second homework helper pitch meets a broader shift toward process-based assessment as districts rethink integrity, access, and outcomes.

The U.S. Department of Education’s edtech guidance turns “evidence” into a procurement requirement, even without new federal rules

A new Dear Colleague letter doesn't regulate edtech, but it does reset how districts justify buying it: outcomes and evidence, not adoption or usage metrics

Attain Partners' new maturity model targets the digital gaps behind expanding student success programs

A new SDX maturity model and campus-level student success expansions point to the same ops challenge: digital journeys now decide whether support programs get u

Johns Hopkins is staffing a 24-FTE success coaching program as data-driven advising shifts from pilot to operating model

A Johns Hopkins job posting signals how student success is getting industrialized: dedicated coaching org charts paired with unified data and automated outreach

The Education Department’s 2026 guidance and rules are forcing edtech contracts to carry explicit “purpose, proof, and process” language

Three Education Department moves in summer 2026 are changing how districts and colleges document edtech value, civil-rights compliance, and student-debt risk.

upGrad’s all-stock Unacademy deal makes integration capacity the scarce resource in India’s edtech consolidation

MitchelLake reports upGrad’s CCI-cleared Unacademy acquisition at about ₹2,055 crore, plus a pending Internshala buy. The operational constraint is integration

Districts weigh AI procurement rules as a retail shopping-agent test hints at what's coming

A pair of August 2026 signals, a district buyer’s framework and a consumer AI-agent test, point to new requirements for K-12 AI purchasing and governance.

U.S. institutions pay $2,000–$3,500 per enrolled international student as agency commission models shift away from gross-tuition percentages

A new AIRC benchmarking survey of 61 institutions across 26 states reveals fixed-fee and net-tuition models are replacing traditional percentage commissions.

Work Generated Learning with Andrew Salmon of Intangled Learning

Intangled Learning inverts teacher prep by using organizational practices as curriculum.

DisruptED in the D: How Michigan Central is Changing the Landscape of Detroit with Beth Kmetz-Armitage

How Michigan Central Station restoration catalyzed Detroit revitalization, with Ford offices, transit plans, and neighborhood development anchored by a 30-year…

Higher Ed's Seed Round: How Universities Decide Which Programs to Build

Universities evaluate new program launches through market research, financial modeling, and stress-tested enrollment projections rather than intuition alone.

Teacher Stress Is Still at Crisis Levels in 2026. EdTech Vendors Selling Into Schools Need to Understand Why That Matters.

More than half of US teachers still experience frequent job-related stress in 2026, according to new RAND research published today. For EdTech vendors and enterprise L&D teams selling into school districts, that is not background noise. It is the primary adoption barrier their products need to solve.

How Raptor's StudentSafe tackles behavioral threat assessment and student well-being

Raptor Technologies built its reputation on visitor management, but the company's expansion into student well-being reflects a deliberate response to what its school district customers were already asking for. The result is StudentSafe, a platform designed to support behavioral threat assessment, ca

NYC Council members demand two-year moratorium on AI in city schools

From NYC's two-year AI moratorium push to cognitive development fears, educators and policymakers are rethinking how, and whether, AI belongs in classrooms.

NYC Council members demand two-year pause on AI use in city schools

From NYC council moratorium demands to California bias-audit mandates, AI's role in schools and hiring is triggering a wave of regulation and rethinking.

From Measuring Memory to Measuring Thinking: How Simulation-Based Learning Could Reshape Higher Education

As artificial intelligence continues reshaping the workforce, higher education faces growing pressure to demonstrate its value beyond content mastery. According to the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report, employers expect 39% of workers' core skills to change or become o