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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.
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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.
42% of colleges are 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, evidence, and implementation proof, not log-in
Student success programs are colliding with student portals, and colleges are starting to run both like one system
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
AI agents are quietly rewriting school procurement, starting with the shopping cart
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
DisruptED in the D: How Michigan Central is Changing the Landscape of Detroit with Beth Kmetz-Armitage
Higher Ed's Seed Round: How Universities Decide Which Programs to Build
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 schools require every AI tool to pass a bias and equity review before deployment
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 schools require every AI tool to pass a bias and equity review before deployment
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
Scaling Experiential Learning in the Curriculum: How Iron Range Engineering Transformed Engineering Education
Engineering has transformed nearly every part of modern life, from the phones in our pockets to the systems powering global industry. But the way engineers are educated has often moved far more slowly than the profession itself. Employers are asking for graduates who can navigate ambiguity, communicate across teams, and contribute meaningfully from the…
Creative Confidence and Moral Courage: The Leadership Traits Business Schools Should Be Betting On
What students need from higher education is becoming harder to pin down than it once was. As higher education faces mounting pressure—from student disengagement to the rapid rise of artificial intelligence—institutions are being forced to rethink not just what students learn, but who they become. New research and industry signals suggest that technical knowledge…
How the Future of Work Is Being Reshaped by AI, Human Creativity, and Customer-Centered Leadership
As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes industries, many professionals are asking the same urgent question: what happens when AI starts replacing not just repetitive tasks, but the foundational entry-level roles that once launched careers? According to Goldman Sachs Research,
Dr. Silver Kung’s Path From $10 Million in Debt to a Multibillion-Dollar Finance Career
Global finance is being tested by forces that no balance sheet can fully predict: unstable supply chains, geopolitical shocks, tighter credit conditions and the accelerating rise of AI. In trade finance especially, success depends on more than capital; it requires judgment, disci
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