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Three top Senate Democrats are accusing the Trump administration and Republicans of “taking a wrecking ball” to childcare programs, highlighting the issue in a midterm year where many Democrats are running on inflation and the high cost of living. Childcare costs have skyrocketed in recent decades, outpacing inflation. There’s bipartisan consensus on the crisis: an […]
It’s not a matter of if, but when. This cybersecurity maxim is true for almost any organization, but it is especially true for higher education institutions. They are continuing to experience a significant uptick in attacks, numbering about 4,200 per week in 2026 across higher education institutions, according to Randy Rose, vice president of security operations and intelligence at the Center for Internet Security (CIS). “We’re holding steady for 2026, but that’s not necessarily a good thing,” says Rose. “Depending on who’s measuring it, higher education saw anywhere from a 20% to 40%…
Every board wants to know the AI plan, but AI readiness starts with a question most institutions haven't answered: is your data ready? Simply put, AI readiness starts with data readiness. You don’t build a house without a solid foundation. The stronger your data as your foundation is, the greater opportunity that you have to build, and we are all building right. Our goal is not to be static. Our goal is to help our organizations grow, be more effective for our students and achieve the outcomes that higher ed is there to provide. Click the below banner to explore building data governance…
It is widely accepted in the field of early care and education that staff turnover is high, but exactly how high has proven difficult to measure. A recent analysis from the Buffett Early Childhood Institute at the University of Nebraska offers new insights into the extent of the field’s attrition rates, finding that only 56% […]
In addition to CIOs establishing themselves as leaders when it comes to a unified data strategy and university leadership understanding that data governance is the foundation of AI readiness, there is a growing understanding that data governance is a required discipline, essential to data-centric transformation on campuses. However, there are other data considerations to be mindful of, as well. Click the banner below to explore how to build a foundation for scalable AI at your higher ed institution.
Artificial intelligence has rapidly transformed K–12’s cyberthreat landscape, turning phishing scams into more sophisticated, multichannel attacks that exploit trust, familiarity and the platforms educators and students use every day. Phishing is no longer just an inbox problem — it’s an “everywhere” problem. For many years now, we’ve taught K–12 staff and teams to check an email sender’s address as one way to stay safe. In today’s threat landscape, the advent of AI-powered vishing, deepfake impersonations and automated social engineering, that advice is now obsolete. Cyber fraud is now…
The end of the fiscal year is near. For many school administrators, that means scrambling to decide whether to spend more money on artificial intelligence-driven ed tech products that promise everything from letting teachers operate on autopilot to ensuring that all students receive exactly what they need, minute-by-minute. Principals, superintendents and other school leaders are […]
For months, and sometimes longer, parents of kids with disabilities say they have waited for the Education Department to make progress on their complaints of bullying or other discrimination. The post Families of kids with disabilities warn Education Department changes could break a flawed system appeared first on District Administration .
In a Senate subcommittee hearing, experts shared why federal investments in teacher training and research are needed for successful implementation.
I've been teaching fifth grade in Massachusetts for 26 years. I hated social studies as a kid. I found it boring, heavy on dates and facts, and light on everything that might make a person actually care.
Innovative Leader Award - Director of Information Technology Kadion Phillips discusses implementing AI in a school district as well as how to bolster cybersecurity.
The agency now has 14 partnerships it says reduce federal bureaucracy. But critics argue they add confusion as federal oversight is splintered.
In two districts analyzed by Stanford University, students’ average weekly use of one such tutor was 2.18 minutes and 5.23 minutes, respectively.
This story was copublished and supported by the journalism nonprofit the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. MILWAUKEE — When a doctor told Domininck Tompkins that her 1-year-old’s lead level was too high, she immediately suspected her child was being poisoned at their home, a poorly maintained rental with chipping paint. A few weeks later, when her […] The post How children became this city’s lead detectors appeared first on The Hechinger Report .
In the last year, we’ve seen an extraordinary push toward integrating artificial intelligence in classrooms. Among educators, that trend has evoked responses from optimism to opposition.
DualBoard – Split-Screen Whiteboard for Face-to-Face Tutoring Purpose: DualBoard solves a common problem in face-to-face tutoring and teaching. When an instructor sits across from a student and draws on a traditional whiteboard or tablet, the student sees everything upside-down, making it hard to follow. While sitting side-by-side can avoid this issue, many find it more engaging and natural to face each other during tutoring or study sessions. DualBoard lets you do that without the awkwardness of flipping devices or screens. How It Works: The tutor draws on the bottom canvas (Editor View) using mouse, stylus, or touch input. The top canvas (Viewer View) automatically shows a 180-degree rotated version of everything drawn below. So when the tutor writes “HELLO” normally, the student sees “HELLO” right-side up from their perspective. Use Cases: Math tutoring (equations, graphs, problem solving) Language learning (writing practice, character formation) Art instruction Technical drawing an
As superintendents come under more political fire and frequent negative news stories about their school districts circulate, it is easy to see where the instinct to not comment and just focus on the work might kick in.
A bill to provide $10,000 bonuses to New York City’s full-time paraprofessionals is headed to Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s desk after it was approved by City Council members Thursday. Similar legislation introduced last year was backed by the United Federation of Teachers in an effort to address the city’s paraprofessional shortage. After the bill failed to […]
Preschoolers with disabilities in New York City will gain access to an unprecedented set of programs and services thanks to a major expansion in special education announced Tuesday by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York City Public Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels. The nation’s largest school system is investing $67.5 million in special education as families […]
AI is moving beyond chatbots and into toys, dolls, and robots built to befriend children. A leading child-development expert says the technology offers real promise — but also risks crowding out the human relationships children need most.
The vote, which overwhelmingly passed, followed complaints of trustee infighting and President Kevin Guskiewicz rolling back his decision to leave.
The former U.S. education secretary shared lessons learned from his career, including the value of collaboration, during the National School Leaders Conference.
Federal teams charged with making sure states are doing right by students with disabilities appear to have visited fewer than half of the states originally scheduled for review in 2025 and 2026. That information comes from U.S. Department of Education documents compiled and analyzed by the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, a group that […]
Critics have castigated the measure, arguing it ignores average degree completion times and creates unnecessary burdens for international students.
Relocation of Education Department to Facilitate Redevelopment Katherine Knott Thu, 07/16/2026 - 11:30 AM ED will be leaving its headquarters regardless of where Energy is housed. We supported this resolution to pave the way for Washington to convert unused federal real estate into housing and greater tax revenue. Byline(s) Letters to the Editor
Homeland Security Limits How Long International Students Can Stay in U.S. Katherine Knott Thu, 07/16/2026 - 11:00 AM International students previously could stay as long as their program lasted. The Trump administration is ending that 1978 policy. Byline(s) Johanna Alonso
America’s collapse in confidence in higher education — with support for colleges falling four times as much as for other government and civic institutions — doesn’t appear to be getting better anytime soon. Gallup polls over the last decade have shown a decline in support of colleges and universities from a high of 57% of respondents having […]
Although cybersecurity has been on K–12 districts’ radar for several years, many have yet to achieve maturity. The goal is resilience — the ability not only to detect an attack that is already underway, but also to anticipate threats, manage risks, minimize the impact of attacks and restore secure operations quickly. Here are five pillars of a resilient cybersecurity posture. Click the banner below for a cybersecurity roadmap built for K–12 schools.
John Adams Academy in Douglas County is joining a growing national experiment in high-tech school defense with a system designed to buy police critical time in the early moments of an attack. The post Colorado school turns to drones for active-shooter defense appeared first on District Administration .
Technology can accelerate learning when chosen with care, but it can also become a distraction if it doesn’t meet the everyday needs of students and educators. Education program budgets nationwide are in flux, and demands on educators are high, so it’s crucial to evaluate edtech tools strategically. Here are five questions every school leader should ask before making their next technology investment. Click the banner below to find the guidance you need to manage your device ecosystem.
Higher ed IT leaders grappling with integrating rapidly accelerating artificial intelligence throughout their campuses need only flip back a few pages in their playbooks to the pandemic. Institutions that invested in hybrid cloud flexibility and business continuity before 2020 pivoted to remote work and hybrid learning far more quickly than those still in legacy environments. Universities that leaned into early modernization in the age of AI find themselves equally well positioned now. The mindset shift that serves college and university IT teams — and one that Nutanix is built around — is…
Every few years, a new technology enters schools. Television beamed lessons from the best teachers into classrooms. Computers and the internet gave students access to a wealth of information, right at their fingertips. Interactive whiteboards, tablets and Chromebooks were sold as the future of education. Now, it is artificial intelligence. And educators must ask: What […]
After removing hundreds of books, Clay County District Schools is debating the purpose of high school libraries. School officials called it modernization. Critics see it as the next phase of the book debate targeting fiction books. The post What comes after book bans? One school district questions traditional libraries appeared first on District Administration .
Republican supporters say the higher education and K-12 changes would spur efficiencies. Democratic lawmakers say they would undermine public education.
Republicans say the K-12 and higher education changes would spur efficiencies. Democrats say the proposals undermine public education.
Charter schools in Massachusetts have significantly accelerated student learning over the last quarter century, a newly released study shows. Compared with their counterparts in the state’s traditional public schools, charter students earned higher marks on state exams and the SAT, with particularly large gains in cities like Boston. Notably, however, these effects fluctuated over time. […]
School accountability systems measure whether students are mastering the academic standards states expect them to teach and signal where additional support is needed. Education is one of the largest budget items in most states, and accountability is how states verify that spending translates into student learning.
3 actionable steps to guide your response when students use AI to generate explicit content
CBOs Are Over Weathering Storms colleen.flaherty Thu, 07/16/2026 - 03:00 AM Chief financial officers may be cautiously optimistic about the near-term financial outlook after a volatile year, but they also want structural change—now. Do they have the tools and buy-in to make it happen? Byline(s) Colleen Flaherty
Thrasher Sues Northwestern, McMahon, Walberg Over Tenure Denial Ryan Quinn Thu, 07/16/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Ryan Quinn
Pressures Mount at Cash-Strapped Clinton College Josh Moody Thu, 07/16/2026 - 03:00 AM Clinton College is struggling to pay and retain employees and facing pressure from the state and its accreditor amid severe financial issues. The start of the fall semester is weeks away. Byline(s) Josh Moody
Survey: What’s Keeping CBOs Up at Night? colleen.flaherty Thu, 07/16/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) IHE Staff
Canvas Pauses Data Delivery Due to Potential 'Security Threat' kathryn.palmer… Thu, 07/16/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer
The Rise of the Nontraditional College Student Joshua.Bay Thu, 07/16/2026 - 03:00 AM In this week’s Voices of Student Success episode, IHE senior reporter Sara Weissman explores how higher ed demographics have changed and what institutions must do to adapt. Byline(s) Joshua Bay
UC Expedites Timeline for Determining Whether to Restore Testing Requirement gianna.jakubowski Thu, 07/16/2026 - 03:00 AM Amid a national debate over the value of standardized testing, faculty are pushing the UC Board of Regents to reinstate the use of test scores in admissions. Byline(s) Gianna Jakubowski
House Republicans Advance Legislation to Formally Dismantle ED jessica.blake@… Thu, 07/16/2026 - 03:00 AM Democrats argued that the legislation is counterproductive and would create more bureaucracy, not less. Byline(s) Jessica Blake
Most respondents reported that their international education strengthened their strategic thinking skills and positively affected their careers.
Since taking office last year, Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson has prioritized increasing the state’s completion rate of the federal student aid form.
Can AI chatbots support K-12 emergent bilingual learners without widening gaps?
arXiv:2606.16944v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Theory of mind (ToM), the capacity to ascribe mental states to others and use those ascriptions for prediction and inference, is widely assumed to be essential for effective human-machine integration. Existing AI-ToM models address \emph{how} to mentalize, but leave the question of when largely unaddressed. The central question is: under what situational and agent-level conditions is ToM engagement causally warranted in conflict? This paper presents a structural causal model formalized as a directed acyclic graph (DAG), treating ToM as a mechanism activated by situational and agent-level conditions rather than as an always-on capacity. The model specifies four exogenous variables capturing situational and agent-level conditions, five endogenous mediators, and a mechanistic ToM node producing engagement states through three distinct causal pathways: a tractability pathway, a reasoning-depth pathway, and an enabling-cause pathway.