Workforce readiness and career pathways are central themes for 2026: Leaders cited increased emphasis on career and technical education (CTE), industry certifications, micro-credentials, hybrid ...

Ransomware incidents rose 45% in 2025, driven by encryptionless extortion and year-end security gaps. Manufacturing and SMBs faced highest ransomware risk, with smaller firms targeted due to limited ...

AI amplifies educators rather than replacing them: In K–12 settings, AI is most effective when used to reduce administrative burden, support better decision-making, and free educators to focus more ...

AI is expected to become core district infrastructure rather than an add-on: Leaders said AI will move from experimentation to essential use across instruction, literacy, tutoring support, attendance ...

Microsoft launches Elevate for Educators to build AI-ready teaching capacity: The new program offers educators a global peer network, free professional development, and credentials to support ...

Ransomware attacks rose sharply overall but leveled off in education: Global ransomware incidents increased 32% in 2025, while attacks on education institutions rose just 2%, suggesting a temporary ...

The value of classroom technology depends on instructional intent: Devices should support strong pedagogy by expanding how students think, create, collaborate, and communicate — not replace effective ...

This March 9-12, the SXSW EDU Conference & Festival returns to Austin, TX, to celebrate innovation, experimentation, and learning across every stage of education.

Snowflake and OpenAI have announced a multi-year, $200 million partnership that will make OpenAI models available on Snowflake's platform.

As classrooms continue to stretch across cloud platforms and home networks, web security has become foundational infrastructure that underpins learning continuity and student safety.

Anthropic recently launched a multi-million dollar Super Bowl advertising campaign criticizing OpenAI's decision to start showing ads within ChatGPT.

Google and Khan Academy recently announced a partnership that will integrate Gemini into the latter's suite of writing and literacy tools.