Education Technology

AI didn't break integrity, it exposed credentialism

Hill argues AI exposed credential-first incentives. He cites competency-based education, authentic assessment, and Sydney’s two-stream framework.

Lewis University picks Ellucian Student to support its 2026–2029 strategic plan

Lewis University is moving to Ellucian Student, HCM and Finance through Project Tailwind, part of its Taking Flight strategic plan for 2026–2029.

CoSN tells school districts to plan for adoption before they buy new tech

CoSN's 2026 Blaschke Report and companion toolkit put the people side of an edtech rollout ahead of the purchase order.

Copyleaks says Classroom reach spans most K-12 and higher ed

Copyleaks touts wide LMS reach; billing and sensitivity shape use

Hawkeye Community College to lead Iowa STRONG Workforce Pell push

Iowa STRONG grant funds will also support wage-record reporting and statewide outcomes data.

ASU’s Work+ aims to make campus jobs count toward career readiness

Working students demand incremental value during studies. ASU's Work Plus Collective redesigns jobs and curriculum to deliver career skills every semester, not…

Impact Public Schools wants software to sort students into intervention tiers

A Washington charter network wants custom software to tier students from benchmark data, and North Kansas City seeks a data dashboard.

Ellucian brings AI built on 10,000 cataloged college processes to EDUCAUSE

Ellucian Student and a knowledge graph of about 10,000 higher ed processes headline eight Ellucian sessions at EDUCAUSE in Denver.

Organizational support is positively tied to faculty agility in a survey of 497 faculty

A survey of 497 faculty at Indian universities found organizational support was positively and significantly associated with faculty agility.

Hermantown to add Dunwoody dual-credit courses in fall 2026, including VR DC Circuits labs

Hermantown High School will add two hybrid Dunwoody dual-credit CTE courses in fall 2026, including DC Circuits with virtual reality vision goggles for parts of

Morgan State taps Google’s GPAR GPUs to expand research capacity

Morgan State University is pairing Google Public Sector GPU access with its Obsidian AI platform, aiming to scale research and keep governance on campus.

Savvas says Florida approved enVision+ Florida math programs

Savvas said Florida approved enVision+ Florida © 2028 math programs plus two Outlier electives, including College Algebra Florida © 2025.

Schools are still catching up after Google opened Gemini to every student

Education Week reports districts were caught flat-footed by Gemini's availability to all students. What a district tech lead now has to decide, and when.

OpenAI says GPT-6 Astra is the first model to hit its 'Critical' cyber threshold

OpenAI rates GPT-6 Astra 'Critical' for cyber capability, the first model to get the label, as school AI rules tighten ahead of Microsoft's Nov. 1 terms.

Morgan State won Maryland's first public AI degree in months by building it first

Morgan State University approved Maryland's first public AI bachelor's degree by converting a running cloud program, emphasizing foundational CS and…

Michigan's $250M Detroit innovation center is built with Detroit, not for it

UMCI opens in 2027 with workforce programs in urban tech, clean energy and advanced manufacturing shaped by community input, stacking credentials from age 14…

The Innovator at the Center of UMCI

UMCI's Scott Shireman shares his vision for a Detroit partnership network that attracts talent and supports the city's revival ahead of the 2027 opening.

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…

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

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.

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