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Federal Reserve independence faces renewed political pressure
Trump allies renewed efforts to reshape the Federal Reserve after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked an attempt to fire Governor Lisa Cook, according to people familiar with the matter. While the...
Federal education research funds face lawsuit over withheld appropriations
A coalition of disability and education organizations sued the U.S. Department of Education in federal court over what they say are withheld education research and data funds. The complaint...
AI in higher education: course delivery and assessment shift toward SEL with safeguards
Education technology and classroom leaders are increasingly testing generative AI tools to support social-emotional learning, according to reporting tied to sessions at ISTELive 26 + ASCD....
Business school admissions formats compress under pressure from generative AI
Chicago Booth overhauled its full-time MBA application essays, replacing traditional longer essays with four short-answer prompts limited to 300 characters each, plus an optional 300-word essay...
AI workforce pipeline gets a real-world push in Japan
Japan is accelerating adoption of AI-powered software engineering as demographics and legacy infrastructure strain the labor market. Reporting said Cognition AI’s Devin tool is seeing heightened...
Enterprise AI commercialization targets measurable returns
Microsoft announced a new initiative—Microsoft Frontier—aimed at speeding enterprise AI deployments toward measurable business outcomes. The company said it will invest $2.5 billion in the unit,...
AI academic scrutiny expands beyond ads into course-level practice
Business schools and educators are wrestling with how AI changes application materials, teaching, and evaluation—but the most direct institutional signal in this set is the shift away from...
Higher education labor and governance: business as usual in elite research funding cuts
Johns Hopkins University is laying off about 110 employees across schools and central offices, with Carey Business School included, according to a roundup that ties the cuts to steep declines in...
Higher education policy: public school governance reform signals spillover risk for education ecosystems
California’s newly approved state budget shifts authority away from the elected superintendent of public instruction, transferring most oversight and management powers to an appointee of the...
Student success and admissions support: application experience redesign at Stanford GSB
Stanford Graduate School of Business is rolling out changes to its MBA application experience, including a redesigned interface intended to make the application process feel less daunting....
U.S. higher-education research funding—federal funds withheld for education research
A coalition of disability and education organizations sued the U.S. Department of Education and the White House Office of Management and Budget over what it says are nearly $2 billion in withheld...
Student finance—new federal student loan changes take effect July 1
Federal student loan changes took effect July 1, ending the Biden-era SAVE repayment plan and introducing new limits on graduate loans, according to coverage of the rollout. The changes are...
Business school admissions—Chicago Booth compresses MBA essays to 300-character prompts
Chicago Booth overhauled its full-time MBA application essay format, replacing traditional longer essays with four required short-answer prompts capped at 300 characters each, plus an optional...
K-12 governance—California budget changes transfer authority from elected schools superintendent
California’s just-approved state budget strips authority from the elected state superintendent of public instruction, transferring oversight and management power in January to a governor-appointed...
Federal AI policy—U.S. export controls rolled back for Anthropic’s models
The U.S. government rolled back recent export controls that had required Anthropic to disable access to its Mythos and Fable frontier AI models. The reversal was staged—first for Mythos, then...
Edtech and workforce—social-emotional learning tools using generative AI raise safeguards questions
Educators and edtech providers are exploring how generative AI chatbots can support social-emotional learning (SEL), including empathy, perspective-taking, self-awareness, and relationship skills....
School religious-liberty agenda—federal commission recommends changes spanning K-12 and higher education
A federal religious liberty commission released draft recommendations that include guidance for agencies involved in healthcare, K-12 and higher education, the military, and employment law. The...
Public policy research—faculty call for business schools to stop chasing rankings
Faculty at business schools are pushing back on how institutions use ranking and publication metrics to guide strategy, according to findings from the Positive Impact Rating’s 2026 student-led...
AI and cybersecurity in education—AI access and security testing after model control shifts
As frontier AI access changes through export-control decisions, cybersecurity teams are watching how quickly model availability expands for both defenders and attackers. Coverage of the Anthropic...
Courting applicants with AI-era admissions formats—short answers signal new enforcement pressures
Application essay compression at major business schools reflects how admissions are adapting to generative AI writing concerns. Chicago Booth’s elimination of longer essays in favor of...