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Teacher strike vote risk in England over pay and funding
Teachers and school support staff in England are set to vote on strike action tied to pay for the next academic year, after the National Education Union said it will escalate in the autumn if the...
University business education philanthropy for entrepreneurship and health
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School announced a $50 million gift from the W. P. Carey Foundation to support full-time MBA entrepreneurship programming, faculty professorships, and deeper industry...
Climate and education research links data centers and math score declines
Research presented at a climate and education conference at Brown University’s SustainableED program reported preliminary evidence connecting school proximity to data centers with declining math...
AI use in education workforce and student success conversations
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman argued that Gen Z and millennials use ChatGPT differently, describing college students as treating the tool more like an “operating system” while older users use it more like...
College hiring signals: degree and GPA screening returns
A 2025 survey cited in a report by recruiting intelligence firm Veris Insights finds employers increasingly rely on a narrower set of colleges—often “target schools”—and screen using degree and...
AI resume bias study flags gendered judgments
A new study using AI-generated identical resumes found reviewers were more likely to question the credibility and competence of a female applicant when both candidates used AI assistance. The...
AI-enabled campus labor and workforce management themes
A new report on workplace pay practices highlights how AI is reshaping performance evaluation, undermining “peanut butter” raises and intensifying a divide between high-performing “super users”...
Cybersecurity disruption for higher ed via Canvas
Instructure took Canvas offline after a cyberattack attributed to the hacking group ShinyHunters, warning of potential exposure across thousands of institutions. The incident has left universities...
Higher ed AI coding adoption inside school operations
Peninsula school district leaders are betting that “vibe coding” can replace paid tools and cut costs by using AI coding agents to build internal applications. Peninsula created LessonLens with...
MIT Sloan closes a long-running management journal
MIT Sloan Management Review is ending after MIT Sloan School of Management decided to shut down the 67-year-old publication. The move triggered backlash from academics, practitioners, alumni, and...
Student mental health and LGBTQ+ school climate pressures
New survey data from The Trevor Project highlights severe LGBTQ+ youth mental health strain, with bullying, isolation, and stress tied to increased suicide risk. The report draws from responses...
Climate learning research tied to school environments near data centers
A climate and education conference hosted by SustainableED at Brown University surfaced preliminary research linking school location and learning outcomes. Findings presented by researchers...
OpenAI executives describe AI use among college-age students
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says younger users treat ChatGPT as a “life advisor” or even an “operating system,” with college students potentially integrating it more deeply than older cohorts. Altman...
Women face harsher judgments when resumes cite AI assistance
A new study using AI-generated identical résumés found gendered effects in how reviewers interpret candidates’ use of AI. Researchers created two versions of the same resume—one for Emily Clarke...
Hiring still prioritizes degree and GPA; recruiters narrow target pools
A 2025 survey of more than 150 companies suggests employers are tightening hiring funnel strategies despite skepticism about the value of degrees. According to recruiting intelligence firm Veris...
Carey Business School expands entrepreneurship and health business education with major gift
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School received a $50 million gift from the W. P. Carey Foundation to fund entrepreneurship programming and support faculty professorships. The funding will provide...
Brandeis overhauls first-year pricing transparency tool
Brandeis University is updating how it communicates “college shopping” costs to prospective students with a new tool on its website that tells families what the first year “will” cost after...
Cybersecurity and learning platform outages
Instructure’s Canvas has been hit by a second wave of breaches, forcing disruptions that are now spilling into higher-education grading and exam windows. Instructure said the unauthorized actor...
Enrollment-driven budget cuts at public universities
Bowie State University said it plans to cut nearly 80 jobs as it forecasts an $18 million deficit for fiscal 2027, citing declining enrollment, rising costs, and reductions in state and federal...
AI in the classroom and assessment feedback loops
A Washington state district is building education technology in-house using AI coding tools to improve instruction feedback and reduce vendor costs. Peninsula School District created LessonLens...