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Student outcomes and equity in England’s schooling system
A new independent inquiry commissioned by Star Academies and supported by the UK Department for Education says the education system “is not serving the interests of white working-class children,”...
Federal research funding pressure driving university staffing cuts
Johns Hopkins University is cutting about 110 employees across multiple schools and offices, with Carey Business School among the units affected, as the university absorbs steep declines in...
Generative AI reshaping MBA teaching and workforce pipelines
At UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, a former AI-focused MBA student is stepping into a teaching role designed to bridge the gap between AI engineering and business management. Pepe Alonso,...
EdTech professional organizations rebrand around “transforming education”
ISTE+ASCD is officially dropping the combined name and rebranding as ISTE, with the acronym redefined as the International Society for Transforming Education, according to CEO Richard Culatta at...
Student parent undercompletion and degree completion risks in U.S. higher education
A new report highlights that nearly three million college students in the U.S. are raising children while enrolled, and only about 18% of student parents earn a degree within six years. The...
Faculty and staff cybersecurity risk: job scams targeting higher-ed applicants
Higher education applicants are increasingly exposed to job and recruitment scams that are becoming harder to detect as they incorporate more realistic messaging and AI-enabled realism. In a...
University costs and student affordability strain in the UK
Cash-strapped UK university students are increasingly unable to live independently and are being forced to remain at home, limiting their participation in campus life and undermining student...
AI-assisted learning expectations and test-adjustments in higher education
A CEO-level perspective on AI productivity argues that institutions and leaders should focus on building systems that preserve reasoning rather than simply automating outputs. The piece centers...
AI impacts on early-career labor markets shaping student outcomes
New data from a Stanford-led economics dashboard continues to show measurable employment declines concentrated among AI-exposed entry-level roles, reinforcing earlier findings that generated...
Federal AI model access approvals with cybersecurity guardrails
Anthropic said it regained partial U.S. access to its Mythos 5 AI model after resolving Trump administration concerns about cybersecurity risks, allowing redeployment to a small group of “trusted...
Federal research funding cuts trigger layoffs and reorganization at Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins University has begun another round of cuts tied to steep declines in federal research funding, laying off about 110 employees across multiple schools and offices. Carey Business...
Student parent retention risk highlighted by new national stats
Nearly 3 million U.S. college students are raising children while enrolled, but only 18% of student parents earn a degree within six years, according to the article. The piece notes that four in...
AI-driven curriculum and teaching models emerge in business education
Pepe Alonso, a vice president of education for the AI Club at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, is turning job displacement concerns into a teaching pathway. After AI technologies reduced the...
Higher ed labor and policy compliance pressures expand through student data/privacy and AI guidance
In K-12 technology and AI adoption, the ISTE+ASCD organization is rebranding as ISTE with “International Society for Transforming Education,” with CEO Richard Culatta linking the name change to...
Institutional recruitment and tech trust: AI reshapes early-career pathways
Gen Z appears increasingly willing to use AI for high-stakes decision research, according to a Bank of America Institute study cited in the article. About one-third of Gen Z respondents used AI...
AI security and hiring fraud: campuses confront increasingly convincing job scams
Job scams are becoming more sophisticated as AI and automation help attackers imitate legitimate outreach, according to the article. It describes a case involving an instructional design manager...
Student affordability pressures in the UK reshape participation and scheduling
Cash-strapped UK university students are increasingly being forced to live at home, limiting their ability to participate in campus events and reducing time-on-task, according to the article. It...
Florida boards move toward excluding undocumented students from public colleges
Florida education officials are preparing policies that would bar undocumented students from attending public colleges and universities, with votes scheduled by the Florida Board of Education and...
AI-adjacent employment market research: entry-level hiring remains vulnerable
A Stanford-backed research update continues to support concerns about AI’s impact on entry-level employment, according to the article. The piece centers on a team led by Stanford economist Erik...
Generative AI product governance: Anthropic wins partial US access to Mythos 5
Anthropic has regained partial access to its Mythos 5 AI model for a limited group of U.S. “trusted partners,” after resolving U.S. Commerce Department security concerns. The article cites a...