AI in Education

Nov 5, 2026

McGraw Hill Connects K-12 Curriculum to Claude for Teachers

McGraw Hill will let school district customers access licensed K to 12 curriculum through Claude for Teachers using the Model Context Protocol.

Nov 5, 2026

European Commission to Pilot AI Literacy Certificate in 2027

The European Commission will pilot an AI Literacy Certificate for learners from the 2027/28 school year as part of a wider education package.

Nov 5, 2026

Mindmax raises £2.5 million for AI exam tutor

Mindmax raised £2.5 million to develop its AI tutor for professional exam preparation and skills training.

Nov 2, 2026

Enrollify launches AI training hub for higher education staff

Enrollify Futures will offer courses on building AI agents, enrollment management and recent changes in AI. Its first courses begin in January 2027.

Nov 1, 2026

East African Community adopts regional AI strategy and university training plan

Regional ministers endorsed an AI strategy and plans to add foundational AI training to undergraduate programs across East Africa.

Nov 1, 2026

Türkiye Plans AI Scoring for Open Ended School Tests

Türkiye plans to use AI to score open ended answers in Turkish, mathematics and science as part of a new school assessment system.

Oct 31, 2026

Hong Kong to Add AI Lessons to Primary School Curriculum

Hong Kong will introduce a primary school technology subject covering AI, coding, robotics and digital literacy from September 2028.

Oct 31, 2026

UT Austin Agreed to Pay Over $4.2 Million for ChatGPT and Claude, Contracts Show

Contracts obtained by The Daily Texan show the University of Texas at Austin committed more than $4.2 million over two years to ChatGPT Edu and Claude Edu.

Oct 29, 2026

UNC-Chapel Hill Drops AI Grammar Scores From Admissions

UNC-Chapel Hill dropped AI grammar scores for admissions essays after applicants’ own AI use pushed scores so high they stopped meaning anything.

Oct 29, 2026

Dartmouth Provost Resigns Over Undisclosed AI Use

Santiago Schnell resigned as Dartmouth provost after a faculty committee found that he used AI in academic and public writing without required disclosures.

Oct 29, 2026

Dutch MPs Back Generative AI Ban for Primary Pupils

A broad majority of Dutch lawmakers supports a proposed ban on generative AI use by primary school pupils. Schools could still teach children about AI and its risks.

Oct 29, 2026

McGraw Hill Plans Copilot Education Plugin for 2027

McGraw Hill will offer its licensed education content through Microsoft 365 Copilot, with a limited beta planned for early 2027.

Oct 29, 2026

South Korea Warns AI Glasses Cheating Could Bring Criminal Charges

South Korea may pursue criminal charges and impose retest bans of up to three years on students who use AI glasses to cheat on the national university entrance exam.

Oct 29, 2026

George Washington University and Hugging Face Join Project ProtoStar

Project ProtoStar will help researchers share publicly funded datasets, models and code in formats that people and AI systems can more easily find, understand and reuse.

Oct 29, 2026

SETDA Survey Finds AI Is Top State Education Technology Priority

A SETDA survey found 79% of state education technology leaders consider AI a top priority, while more states are adopting formal policies and purchasing standards.

Oct 29, 2026

Digital Science Acquires Jenni AI

Digital Science acquired academic writing platform Jenni AI and plans to connect it with the Dimensions research database.

Oct 22, 2026

Microsoft and Public Library Association Offer Free AI Training

Microsoft and the Public Library Association are introducing free AI literacy training and resources for public library workers and patrons across the United States.

Oct 22, 2026

CareerVillage Receives $10 Million to Expand AI Career Coach

NextLadder Ventures awarded CareerVillage a $10 million grant to expand its Coach career guidance service across mobile and education platforms.

Oct 22, 2026

Packback launches AI assignments that show student reasoning

Packback has introduced four assignment types that record how students evaluate, challenge and revise AI output. Instructors can review draft history, prompts, transcripts and reflections.

Oct 22, 2026

Pearson Q3 Revenue Rises 6% as AI Skills Assessment Demand Grows

Pearson reported 6% underlying revenue growth in the third quarter, supported by demand for AI skills verification and virtual learning. The company also narrowed its 2026 profit guidance and outlined a new business structure.