Why Schools Aren’t Going All In on the Cloud
Higher‑education IT leaders are shifting toward hybrid infrastructures as AI‑driven applications demand low latency and tighter data privacy, while cloud pricing pressures mount. The loss of education‑specific cloud credits and the complexity of large‑scale migrations have forced schools to reassess where workloads belong. On‑premises small learning models (SLMs) offer domain‑specific AI with reduced overhead, but they also introduce shadow‑AI risks that span both cloud and local environments. Experts from Miami Dade College, Nutanix and CDW stress that the ultimate decision hinges on improving student outcomes.
The Quiet Cost of Change
The article highlights how digital adoption platforms (DAPs) can mitigate the hidden costs of organizational change by guiding employees through new processes and technologies. It explains what a DAP is, how it streamlines onboarding, and why it is essential for...
Broker’s Call: Physicswallah (Overweight)
Physicswallah (PWL), a leading Indian EdTech firm, received an Overweight rating with a new price target of ₹125 (≈ $1.50) versus the current market price of ₹108.48 (≈ $1.31). The broker values the business using a sum‑of‑the‑parts model, applying a 30× EV/EBITDA...
Opinion: Stop Trying to Teach 21st Century Financial Literacy With 20th Century Tools
The United States still struggles with financial illiteracy, with only 57 % of adults meeting basic competency standards. Household debt has swelled to $18.8 trillion and bankruptcy filings rose 11 % in 2025, underscoring the stakes. While 35 states now require a personal‑finance...
Duolingo Is Now Giving Free Users Access to Advanced Learning Content
Duolingo announced that its advanced B2‑level language courses are now free across nine major languages, including English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean and Chinese. The rollout adds features such as Advanced Stories for reading comprehension and DuoRadio podcasts...
EBay Publish AI Activate Prompt Library
eBay has launched an AI Activate Prompt Library as part of its AI Activate programme, which gives UK small businesses free access to ChatGPT and tailored training. The library offers plug‑and‑play prompts covering listing optimisation, customer communication, market research, performance...
SME Names CoorsTek Training Award Recipient
SME has awarded CoorsTek the 2026 Excellence in Manufacturing Training Award, recognizing its robust workforce development program. The company’s CoorsTek Academy delivers structured onboarding, technical training, and career pathways for new hires. A Train‑the‑Trainer model certifies employees as on‑site instructors,...
Artificial Intelligence for Inclusive Engineering Education: Advancing Equality, Diversity, and Ethical Leadership
Artificial intelligence is reshaping engineering education through adaptive, data‑driven platforms that aim to close equity gaps. While progress is evident, gender disparity, cultural under‑representation, and limited STEM access persist worldwide. The paper proposes an ethical AI framework linked to UN...
What Is I Know It and How Can Teachers Use It?
I Know It is an online K‑5 math and English language arts practice platform that aligns exercises with Common Core and state standards. It delivers gamified feedback, customizable settings, and detailed progress reports for teachers and parents. The service offers...
Enterprise IT Infrastructure Must Enable AI Upskilling, Says Workday UK&I Country Manager
Workday’s UK&I country manager warns that enterprise IT must evolve to support AI‑driven upskilling, as 85% of organisations aim to develop internal talent. Legacy, role‑based HR systems are seen as inadequate by more than half of HR leaders, prompting a...
Simpler Is Better for Autograders
Researchers at RAND released a report showing that simple, single‑rubric autograders dramatically reduce evaluation error for open‑ended LLM tasks. Across four expert‑graded benchmarks and five models, the single‑rubric approach cut normalized mean absolute error by 9 to 25 percentage points,...
FXMedia Expands Enterprise AI Capabilities as Singapore Increasing Demand for Practical AI Solutions
FXMedia, a Singapore‑based immersive‑tech firm, is expanding its AI capabilities to embed intelligence across the entire lifecycle of learning, training and simulation solutions. The move aligns with Singapore's Budget 2026, which creates a National AI Council and earmarks funding for...
Meet Norah Kimathi, Who Trains Robots to Teach STEM Subjects in Sign Language
Norah Kimathi, a Kenyan technologist, is training artificial‑intelligence robots to deliver STEM lessons in sign language for deaf students. The robots translate complex concepts in math, science and engineering into visual gestures and captions, enabling real‑time classroom interaction. Partner schools...
Microsoft Expands Partnership with NABTU to Deliver AI Training for Skilled Trades Workforce
Microsoft and North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) have broadened their collaboration to deliver free AI literacy courses and an industry‑recognized credential to skilled‑trade workers across the United States and Canada. Building on a prior effort that trained 1,500 instructors,...
Montana's Frontier Learning Lab Incorporates Emerging Tech Into Education
Montana’s Digital Academy launched the Frontier Learning Lab to integrate emerging technologies such as AI and virtual reality into K‑12 classrooms. The lab’s inaugural cohort trained 20 teachers in AI, and it operates an AI help desk recognized by Google,...
Simplilearn Collaborates With UC Santa Barbara Professional and Continuing Education to Introduce Full Stack Development Program With Generative AI
Simplilearn, a Blackstone‑backed upskilling platform, has partnered with UC Santa Barbara Professional and Continuing Education to launch a 20‑week, live‑online Full Stack Development Program that embeds generative AI throughout the curriculum. The course requires a 10‑hour weekly commitment and teaches the...
Wärtsilä Launches New NTPRO 7 Bridge and Shiphandling Simulator
Wärtsilä unveiled NTPRO 7, its latest bridge and ship‑handling simulator, aimed at modernizing maritime training amid rapid digitalization. The platform leverages Unreal Engine 5 for high‑fidelity sea visualisation and incorporates AI‑driven voice commands, S‑100‑ready digital navigation, and Wärtsilä’s Navi‑Sailor ECDIS. DNV awarded...
Qubators Launches Free AI Foundry to Help Talents Build Apps Using Artificial Intelligence
Qubators, a global Christian tech network, has launched the AI Foundry, a free intensive program that teaches participants to build real‑world AI applications. The curriculum blends AI engineering, data science, and entrepreneurship, guiding learners from theory to a launch‑ready product...
Cognizant Propels AI Workforce Training with Cognizant Skillspring™: New Talent Transformation Platform Designed to Accelerate Clients’ Workforce AI Readiness
Cognizant unveiled Skillspring™, an AI‑native, multimodal learning platform that embeds conversational tutoring directly into daily workflows. The solution links skill development to specific roles, projects and performance outcomes, and includes an AI Fluency Dashboard that tracks individual readiness in real...
Unrestricted Generative AI Harms High School Math Learning by Acting as a Crutch
A randomized trial at a Turkish high school found that unrestricted access to generative AI (GPT Base) dramatically improved students' practice scores but caused a 17% drop in unassisted exam performance. A guided version (GPT Tutor) that forced step‑by‑step hints...
In Kansas City, Real World Learning Finds Champions on Both Sides of the State Line
Real World Learning (RWL) will host its District Planning Summit on April 16 in Kansas City, bringing together educators, administrators, and business partners from both Kansas and Missouri. The event builds on a February conference that showcased state education commissioners...
4 Higher Education Leaders on AI’s Biggest Benefits and Risks
At the ASU+GSV Summit, presidents from Radford University, Southern New Hampshire University, the University of North Texas and UC San Diego discussed AI’s transformative potential for higher education. They highlighted opportunities such as boosting employability for under‑prepared students, delivering personalized...
Bring Research and Evidence Into Classroom Products
Learning Commons President Sandra Liu Huang explains how shared infrastructure can bridge the gap between decades of learning‑science research and everyday classroom tools. By creating a knowledge graph that links academic standards, curriculum content, and research findings, the organization aims...
ADAPT Launches //ACADEMY Learning Ecosystem
ADAPT has launched //ACADEMY, a creative learning ecosystem that trains artists for animation, VFX, and game development through career‑driven tracks. The program emphasizes a “thinking‑first” approach, focusing on decision‑making and production constraints rather than just tool proficiency. Around 30 industry...
Rasmussen University Replaces Blackboard with Brightspace
Rasmussen University announced it will replace its legacy Blackboard system with D2L Brightspace across its 20 campuses and online programs. The switch, driven by a desire for AI‑enhanced content creation and more inclusive learning, will begin with a pilot in...
Multiverse and Age UK Partner on AI and Data Academy
Multiverse has teamed up with Age UK to launch an AI and data academy for 60 staff members. The programme spans Level 3 to Level 6 courses, teaching tools such as Microsoft Copilot, Power BI, and machine‑learning fundamentals. By upskilling its workforce, Age UK...
C-DOT, Jumps Automation Partner to Develop Gamified Cybersecurity Awareness Platform
The Centre for Development of Telemetics (C‑DOT) has signed an MoU with Jumps Automation LLP to create a gamified cybersecurity awareness platform delivered as a commercial‑grade SaaS. The solution will combine a gaming arena, leaderboards, LMS, discussion forums and realistic...
Sinterit’s 3D Printing Academy Makes Serious Manufacturing Education Free and Accessible
Polish 3D printer maker Sinterit has launched a free online 3D Printing Academy that delivers daily lessons across three dedicated tracks—Fundamentals, Business, and Engineers—focused on Selective Laser Sintering (SLS). The curriculum blends e‑books, videos, calculators, case studies and podcasts, culminating...
Has AI As A Writing Partner Been Oversold?
Educators once hailed AI as a writing tutor that could clean up ideas without taking over authorship, but Erik Ofgang argues the reality is the opposite. While AI tools like ChatGPT have markedly reduced grammatical errors, they have also made...
Get More Out of Your SIS: 3 Questions to Ask
Higher‑education institutions are rethinking student information systems (SIS) as AI‑driven platforms that must do more than record data—they need to shape student pathways and accelerate outcomes. The article argues that fragmented, bolt‑on architectures hinder real‑time decision‑making and that true intelligence...
EduCareerSG Adds AI to Career Development Program
EduCareerSG has upgraded its Experiential Career Accelerator (ECA) with AI‑enabled monitoring tools that flag early signs of stress and emotional strain among trainees. The system routes alerts to a human welfare team, enabling faster, personalised interventions while keeping a human‑first...
DigiFlight Introduces Phoenix Mixed-Reality Trainer For Apache Crews
DigiFlight Inc. unveiled the Phoenix Mixed‑Reality Flight Training Device for AH‑64 Apache crews at the Army Aviation Warfighting Summit in Nashville. The system combines a full‑scale cockpit replica, mixed‑reality visuals, and a high‑fidelity aerodynamic model to simulate pilot and gunner...
Get Lifetime Access to 1,000+ Professional Courses for Just $19.97
StackSkills launched EDU Unlimited, offering lifetime access to over 1,000 professional courses for a one‑time fee of $19.97, down from the regular $600 price. The catalog spans IT, software development, graphic design, digital marketing, finance, and business strategy, taught by...
India’s Children’s Activities Economy Awaits Its Platform Moment
India’s children’s extracurricular activities market, serving over 10 million kids, is valued at $3‑3.5 billion and still only 10 % penetrated in urban areas. Millennial parents now view sports, dance, music and similar pursuits as essential for development, while rapid urbanization and a...
California Boosts Mobile Power of Student Dashboard
California’s Student Pathways Dashboard, launched a year ago, has been refreshed with fully mobile capabilities, faster load times, and enhanced accessibility for vision‑impaired users. The upgrade adds an additional year of education and career outcome data, expanding the tool’s analytical...
Kroger Launches Pearl Street Academy
Kroger announced the launch of Pearl Street Academy, a unified career‑development platform for associates across its stores, supply chain and corporate functions. The academy bundles leadership training, skill‑building courses and links to Kroger’s tuition‑reimbursement program, which has already funded more...
Scottsbluff, Neb., Schools Use AI Platform to Expedite IEPs
The Scottsbluff School Board approved a two‑year extension of Goalbook, an AI‑driven platform, at a cost of $22,759. Goalbook automates the creation of standards‑based individualized education plans (IEPs), generating performance statements, measurable goals, and instructional strategies from existing student data....
New Jersey District Needs PD Platform; Mississippi System Looks for Instructional and Student Support Services
Several K‑12 districts are actively seeking new education solutions, according to recent procurement notices. A New Jersey district has issued a request for proposals for a professional development (PD) platform to support teacher growth. Meanwhile, a Mississippi school system is...
Don’t Get AI Agents and Stablecoin Transfers? Enroll in CoinDesk University
CoinDesk is debuting a School of Stablecoins and Agentic Commerce at the Consensus 2026 conference in Miami, May 5‑7. The program offers hands‑on workshops that walk finance, product and executive teams through USDC wallet creation, stablecoin use cases, and AI‑agent deployment...
Kroger Launches Pearl Street Academy For Employee Development
Kroger Co. has unveiled Pearl Street Academy, a unified learning platform for its 400,000‑plus associates across stores, supply chain and corporate functions. The academy consolidates leadership development, skill‑building courses and career‑growth tools, linking them to the company’s strategic objectives. Employees...
UPCEA Launches AI Hub to Serve as Trusted Source of Guidance for AI Adoption in Online and Professional Higher Education
The United Professional College and Education Association (UPCEA) has launched an AI Hub to serve as a centralized, trusted source of guidance for AI adoption in online and professional higher education. The platform offers applied research, primers, tools, webinars, labs,...
CIO Mark Bramwell and Said Business School’s Educated Adoption of AI
Oxford’s Said Business School, led by CIO Mark Bramwell, has made AI a core component of its curriculum and operations, providing every student access to tools like ChatGPT, Gemini and Microsoft Copilot. The school leverages AI to boost efficiency, translate...
PsiQuantum, University of Tokyo, Mitsubishi Launch Quantum Workforce Training Program in Japan
PsiQuantum, the University of Tokyo, and Mitsubishi Chemical have launched a six‑month quantum workforce training program in Japan, backed by NEDO’s Post‑5G ICT initiative (2025‑2027). The curriculum, developed by the university and delivered with PsiQuantum’s Construct platform, targets fault‑tolerant quantum...
Abu Dhabi Pushes AI-Ready Workforce Strategy Through Mawaheb Talent Hub
Abu Dhabi’s Department of Government Enablement is scaling the Mawaheb Talent Hub to create an AI‑ready workforce. The platform upskilled more than 10,000 Emiratis and placed over 6,000 in jobs during 2025, expanding into Al Ain and Al Dhafra. Partnerships with G42,...
The UK’s ‘R&D Approach’ to Boosting Education with AI
The UK government announced an R&D‑focused initiative partnering with edtech firms, AI labs, and schools to create AI tutoring tools for up to 450,000 disadvantaged pupils each year. The pilot will cover Years 9‑10 subjects—English, maths, science, and modern foreign languages—and...
CoSN 2026: AI Strategy Should Start With Goals for Student Skills
At the CoSN 2026 conference, experts urged K‑12 leaders to reverse the common tools‑first mindset and start AI planning with clear student skill goals. Chris Agnew of Stanford’s AI Hub for Education emphasized that districts should define desired graduate competencies,...
AI + Math Learning. How to Solve a New Problem
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) is urging teachers, principals and district leaders to stay current on AI trends as artificial‑intelligence tools become commonplace in math classrooms. While AI can deliver instant step‑by‑step solutions, the organization warns that...
3 Mistakes Superintendents Say They've Made in Rolling Out AI
Superintendents from Rush‑Henrietta, San Diego Unified, and Broward County shared lessons at the ASU+GSV conference about missteps in K‑12 AI rollouts. They highlighted three common errors: assuming every leader was prepared, neglecting labor unions and parents, and spending excessive time...
Why L&D Teams Need Workflow Automation Literacy—Not Just Automated LMS Features
Learning‑and‑development (L&D) teams are adopting automated LMS and HRMS integrations, but many lack the operational know‑how to keep those workflows running. Mis‑configured triggers, broken data mappings, and unnoticed API rate‑limit throttling lead to enrollment errors and compliance gaps. The article...
Teaching in the Age of AI: Join EdTechTeacher’s Free Expert Webinar Series This May
EdTechTeacher is hosting a free, three‑part webinar series in May to help K‑12 educators navigate AI in the classroom. The sessions, held on Wednesdays at 7 PM ET, focus on digital wellness, AI‑assisted writing, and integrating AI into math instruction. Each webinar...