Skills-Focussed Indian Business School Set for University Status
Master’s Union, a Gurugram‑based business and technology school, has received a Letter of Intent from the Haryana government to become a state private university. The institution plans to open a 10‑acre, LEED‑certified campus in phases, with the first phase slated for 2027, adding research and incubation facilities later. Currently, its undergraduate degrees are awarded through a partnership with Delhi University’s School of Open Learning, while postgraduate programs confer institutional diplomas. The school cites strong placement outcomes and a mission to bridge the industry‑academia gap in India’s graduate employability challenge.
SBC White Paper Proposes New Mode for Devices in School Settings
The Safer Buildings Coalition (SBC) has released a white paper proposing a “School Mode” for smartphones that automatically restricts non‑essential functions when a device enters a school geofence during class hours. The model is opt‑in, gives schools control over policy,...
How Agentic AI Helps Prospective and Existing Students at DeVry
DeVry University, serving over 32,000 adult learners, launched DeVryPro – an agentic AI built on Salesforce Agentforce – to provide 24/7 enrollment and support assistance. The AI extracts information from handbooks, catalogs and career services, automating course enrollment, payments and...
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Thinkific Vs. Kajabi: Which Online Course Creator Is Best? [2026]
Thinkific and Kajabi dominate the online course‑creation market, but they serve different priorities. Thinkific focuses on robust course building and advanced assessment tools at a lower price point, while Kajabi delivers an all‑in‑one solution with superior marketing, live streaming, and...
Too Many Initiatives, Not Enough Alignment: A Change Management Playbook for Leaders
The session led by Dr. Terra Greenwell, former Chief Academic Officer of Jefferson County Public Schools, tackles the problem of initiative overload in K‑12 districts. Attendees will learn how to evaluate every tool, program, and purchase against a clear strategic...
K-12 Lens 2026: What New Staffing Data Reveals About District Operations
Frontline Education’s 2026 K‑12 Lens survey, based on over 1,000 district leaders, shows teacher shortages easing in many regions while hard‑to‑fill roles and uneven funding persist. The data fuels a webinar where practitioners discuss managing staffing changes, vacancy tracking, administrative...
What Needs to Change to Make Evidence-Based Teaching the Norm?
The article argues that evidence‑based teaching cannot become standard without dedicated funding for discipline‑based education research (DBER) in the UK. It highlights how the pandemic, generative AI, and mounting pressures on universities expose the fragility of teaching that relies on...
Campbell County Schools Pilot AI to Inform District Policy
Campbell County Public Schools is piloting the MagicSchool AI platform with four teachers and 15 students this spring to evaluate classroom integration. The system, currently limited to teachers, does not share data with external large language models and is used...
An Overview of AI Governance in Education
Universities are rapidly formalizing AI governance, with AI‑related acceptable‑use policies climbing from 23% to 39% of institutions between 2024 and 2025. Leaders such as Palo Alto Networks’ Fadi Fadhil and EDUCAUSE’s Jenay Robert stress cross‑functional steering committees, clear data‑ownership rules,...
Kim Kardashian Says the Moon Landing Was Fake. There's a Lesson Here for Schools (Opinion)
Kim Kardashian’s viral claim that the moon landing was faked sparked a surge of conspiracy content across TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. The article argues that schools cannot simply block online access; they must teach students how to evaluate and verify...
What Is Alpha, The AI-Only School Of The Future?
Alpha School, an AI‑only private K‑12 institution founded in 2014, delivers all core instruction, grading and administration through generative‑AI platforms. The model compresses reading and math into two daily hours, while the remaining time focuses on entrepreneurship and life skills,...
El Paso County, Colo., Expands Work-Based CTE Programs
El Paso County, Colorado is broadening work‑based career‑technical education (CTE) through new scholarship programs, expanded concurrent enrollment, and early‑college options. State‑backed Promise scholarships now cover tuition for low‑income students and specific tribal groups, while UCCS offers community‑college rates for concurrent...
Legal Aid Tool at UBC Helps Students Ask Better Questions, Rather than Giving Answers
University of British Columbia’s Peter A. Allard School of Law has created an AI‑driven legal aid tool that generates targeted questions instead of direct answers when students input case scenarios. The project, led by lecturers Jon Festinger and Nikos Harris,...
U. Arkansas at Little Rock to Launch AI Undergrad Degree
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will debut an undergraduate artificial intelligence degree in the fall of 2026, becoming the latest institution to embed AI into its core curriculum. The program features a stackable credentials model, allowing students from...
Harnessing Data, Taming Digital Sprawl, and Enabling Experiential Learning for Student Success
Higher education must shift from siloed, traditional models to connected ecosystems that blend work and learning, leverage data as strategic oxygen, and eliminate digital sprawl. Leaders can use platforms for work‑integrated learning, predictive analytics, and system consolidation to improve retention,...
DailyRounds Delivers Rs 363 Cr Profit on Rs 641 Cr Revenue in FY25
DailyRounds posted a Rs 363 crore profit on Rs 641 crore operating revenue for FY25, marking a 13% rise in both profit and revenue from FY24. The company’s flagship subscription platform Marrow contributed 88% of revenue, while non‑operating income added Rs 132 crore....
What Do Leaders Need to Do About AI?
AI is outpacing curriculum updates in higher education, leaving institutions scrambling to keep pace. Coordination among government, industry, and academia remains fragmented, creating duplicated pilots and uneven outcomes. As AI becomes a core competency, leaders must prioritize human skills like...
Corporate Training Courses: A Complete Guide For Modern Organizations
Corporate training courses have evolved from one‑off workshops to continuous learning programs that align directly with business objectives. Modern organizations invest in a mix of onboarding, compliance, leadership, technical, and soft‑skill courses to upskill employees at every career stage. Flexible...
How Colorado's Educator-Focused AI Roadmap for K-12 Is Guiding Pilots, Professional Development, and Classroom Use
Colorado’s Education Initiative unveiled an educator‑focused AI roadmap that steers K‑12 districts through pilot programs, professional development, and classroom deployment. The plan allocates state grants, sets ethical standards, and defines measurable outcomes to gauge student performance. District leaders cite teacher...
AI Can’t Improve Healthcare if Clinicians and Staff Aren’t Trained to Use, Orchestrate It
Healthcare systems are rapidly deploying AI for diagnosis, documentation, scheduling and patient communication, but many clinicians and support staff lack the training to use these tools effectively. The article argues that one‑time, checkbox‑style training creates risks such as automation bias...
Canada’s River-Class Destroyer Training to Start Before Ships Join Fleet
Modest Tree, a Nova Scotia‑based defense tech firm, secured a $32 million subcontract from Fleetway to create immersive, design‑derived training systems for the Royal Canadian Navy’s upcoming River‑class destroyers. The platform will translate validated digital ship models and OEM documentation into...
Using Behavioral Data to Improve AI Coaching
Organizations invest heavily in personality assessments like DISC and CliftonStrengths, yet the insights often fade once daily work resumes. The core issue is that static reports rely on memory, which collapses under pressure, preventing behavior change. AI‑driven coaching can embed...
Quick Formative Assessment Strategies that Make a Big Impact
ScreenPal is hosting a free webinar on February 27, 2026 titled “Quick Formative Assessment Strategies that Make a Big Impact.” The session showcases how video reflections and walk‑throughs can replace traditional quizzes, giving teachers real‑time insight into student thinking. It also highlights...
Auto Browse: What Teachers Should Know About Google’s New AI Agent
Google launched Auto Browse, an AI agent built on Gemini that can control Chrome tabs and interact with Gmail and Calendar. The feature is bundled with Google AI Pro ($20 per month) and AI Ultra ($250 per month) subscriptions and aims to automate web...
Q&A: How Utah Valley University Is Using AI to Help Students Succeed
Utah Valley University’s Ask Wilson AI assistant, built by the Kahlert Applied AI Institute, is embedded in Canvas and answers course‑specific questions, links to lecture recordings, and offers 24/7 coaching. After a pilot in fall 2023, it now serves 2,000 students across...
Development for Everyone: AI Coaching in Action with Kirsten Moorefield
AI coaching is emerging as a scalable solution for personalized employee development, moving beyond traditional high‑potential‑only models. In a Talent Development Leader podcast, Kirsten Moorefield, co‑founder of Cloverleaf, explains how AI‑driven coaches can level the playing field and deliver tailored...
What Is Most Likely Machine and How Can I Use It To Teach?
Most Likely Machine is a free, award‑winning, browser‑based teaching platform that lets 10‑14‑year‑olds design and test simple algorithms. The gamified environment uses historical‑figure characters to assign weighted traits, showing how bias and data choices shape outcomes. Piloted in classrooms, it...
EDSAFE AI Alliance Says AI Companions Necessitate New Policies
EDSAFE AI Alliance released the *S.A.F.E. By Design* report warning that AI companions—chatbots that simulate friendship and emotional support—are infiltrating K‑12 devices and blurring the line between educational tools and social entities. The report highlights how anthropomorphic design fuels addictive,...
The Rise of Agentic AI in Universities
Australian universities are shifting from basic AI tools to agentic AI, autonomous systems that manage complex workflows with minimal human oversight. By embedding agentic AI into ERP platforms, institutions aim to reduce administrative overhead, improve decision‑making, and personalize student pathways...
Closing the Skills Gap: What Upskilling Strategies Are Delivering Results
Upskilling has become HR’s top challenge, with 45% of leaders naming it their biggest priority, surpassing recruitment and well‑being concerns. A Capterra survey shows 68% of firms expect upskilling costs to rise, signaling a shift toward customized, technology‑enabled learning. Effective...
Beyond the Hype: Finding Your AI North Star in the Enterprise
The article warns that AI hype in large enterprises has faded, leaving many learning‑and‑development (L&D) teams stuck in “pilot purgatory.” Without a unifying business objective, experiments become siloed, wasteful, and generate change fatigue. The author proposes an AI North Star—a...
Student Readiness: Learning to Learn
Instructure’s chief academic officer Melissa Loble highlights a persistent "readiness gap" where graduates lack the adaptive, technological, and self‑learning skills demanded by modern workplaces. She defines readiness as resilience, digital fluency, and the ability to understand one’s own learning process....
What Is KQED Teach and How Can I Use It For Media Literacy?
KQED Teach is a free professional‑development platform that equips educators with media‑literacy skills, from fact‑checking to AI ethics. The service provides self‑paced courses, live workshops, and hands‑on media creation projects, allowing teachers to earn certificates and graduate‑level credits. By training...
Why IT Service Management Is Vital for Digital Transformation
Higher education is confronting student‑driven demand for seamless, AI‑enhanced digital experiences, making IT service management (ITSM) a strategic necessity. Legacy systems and fragmented processes hinder on‑demand services such as Wi‑Fi, digital resources, and 24/7 help desks. Modern, AI‑powered ITSM platforms...
As AI Moves Quickly, LEGO Education Bets on Foundations, Over 'FOMO'
LEGO Education is launching a new artificial‑intelligence curriculum aimed at K‑12 classrooms, but its developers first grappled with defining what true AI literacy means. Rather than chasing the latest hype, the company is building a foundation‑first program that stresses core...
Great Minds, Renaissance Roll Out New Core, Assessment Partnership
Renaissance has launched a new integration with Great Minds’ Eureka Math Squared, linking its STAR assessment data to the core curriculum platform. The partnership, the second after a Savvas collaboration, is built on Renaissance Next, an alignment engine that maps...