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ABOUT NEWTON Newton is the platform powering a new era of education — one where learning is personal and schools are built by educators. Designed for the unique needs of microschools, Newton helps educators launch, grow, and run their programs with ease — combining tools for operations, academics, and family engagement into one seamless experience. But Newton is more than a product. It’s the operating system for a movement — a reimagining of how education works at its core. As the fastest-gro
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ABOUT NEWTON Newton is the platform powering a new era of education — one where learning is personal and schools are built by educators. Designed for the unique needs of microschools, Newton helps educators launch, grow, and run their programs with ease — combining tools for operations, academics, and family engagement into one seamless experience. But Newton is more than a product. It’s the operating system for a movement — a reimagining of how education works at its core. As the fastest-gro
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Google Classroom introduced a new AI-powered feature designed to help teachers generate questions. Launched on Monday, this tool lets educators create a list of questions based on specific text input. Using this text-dependent question generation tool, which utilizes Gemini, teachers can either upload files from Google Drive or manually enter text for the AI to generate questions. They can then export the questions into a Google Doc or Google Form. Educators can choose from a variety of filter
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9. AI and computer science education is expanding—but gaps in access and readiness persist. Two-thirds of countries now offer or plan to offer K–12 CS education—twice as many as in 2019—with Africa and Latin America making the most progress. In the U.S., the number of graduates with bachelor’s degrees in computing has increased 22% over the last 10 years. Yet access remains limited in many African countries due to basic infrastructure gaps like electricity. In the U.S., 81% of K–12 CS teachers
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U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon attended the ASU+GSV Summit this week, where experts in education and technology gathered to discuss how AI will impact learning. While speaking on a panel about AI in the workforce, McMahon repeatedly referred to AI as “A1,” like the steak sauce. “You know, AI development — I mean, how can we educate at the speed of light if we don’t have the best technology around to do that?” she said. “I heard … that there was a school system that’s going to start
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9. AI and computer science education is expanding—but gaps in access and readiness persist. Two-thirds of countries now offer or plan to offer K–12 CS education—twice as many as in 2019—with Africa and Latin America making the most progress. In the U.S., the number of graduates with bachelor’s degrees in computing has increased 22% over the last 10 years. Yet access remains limited in many African countries due to basic infrastructure gaps like electricity. In the U.S., 81% of K–12 CS teachers
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Secretary of Education Linda McMahon is currently working to shut down the Department of Education at the behest of President Donald Trump, leaving her plenty of time to talk on panels about the future of schools—or lack of a future, as it were. McMahon’s appearance at the ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego this week included a rather amusing mix-up. McMahon repeatedly referred to AI by the name “A1.” Yes, just like the steak sauce. The video of the conference was livestreamed on YouTube, where you ca
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Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More OpenAI has made its premium ChatGPT Plus subscription free for all college students in the United States and Canada through the end of May, a move announced Thursday that intensifies the competition with rival Anthropic for dominance in higher education. The offer gives millions of students free access to OpenAI’s $20-per-month premium service just as they prepare for
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Got any suggestions for improving the federal student loan program and its forgiveness options? The Department of Education wants to hear them. The department announced in a press release today that it will invite public feedback on ways to streamline higher education regulations and federal aid programs. It specifically asked for ideas for improving the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Repayment plan and the Income-Contingent Repayment (ICR) plan. "Th
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is a senior AI reporter working with The Verge’s policy and tech teams. She previously worked at Fortune Magazine and Business Insider. Two leading AI labs, OpenAI and Anthropic, just announced major initiatives in higher education. It’s the constant one-upping we’ve all become familiar with: this week, Anthropic dropped their announcement at 8 AM Wednesday, while OpenAI followed with nearly identical news at 8 AM Thursday. For Anthropic, this week’s announcement was its first major academic p
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According to a recent Digital Education Council survey, as many as 86 percent of university students globally use artificial intelligence to assist with their coursework. It’s a staggering statistic that’s likely to have far-reaching consequences for years to come. So it’s not surprising to see a company like Anthropic announce Claude for Education, an initiative it says will equip universities to "play a key role in actively shaping AI's role in society." At the heart of Claude for Education i
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Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Anthropic introduced Claude for Education today, a specialized version of its AI assistant designed to develop students’ critical thinking skills rather than simply provide answers to their questions. The new offering includes partnerships with Northeastern University, London School of Economics, and Champlain College, creating a large-scale test of whether AI can enha
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Anthropic announced on Wednesday that it’s launching a new Claude for Education tier, an answer to OpenAI’s ChatGPT Edu plan. The new tier is aimed at higher education, and gives students, faculty, and other staff access to Anthropic’s AI chatbot, Claude, with a few additional capabilities. One piece of Claude for Education is “Learning Mode,” a new feature within Claude Projects to help students develop their own critical thinking skills, rather than simply obtain answers to questions. With Le
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Image by Getty / Futurism Neuroscience/Brain Science More concerning news from the traumatic brain injury (TBI) front: a new study shows that kids who experience just one concussion are 15 percent less likely to end up going to college — the latest research to ring alarm bells about various ways that the long-term impacts of TBIs might manifest. The study, published last week in the European Journal of Epidemiology, was conducted by a cohort of Finnish scientists and physicians. Using data fro
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Student loan borrowers have been left in limbo -- again -- after President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week to begin dismantling the federal Department of Education. And options may be dwindling for those not already on the path to forgiveness. Millions of borrowers on the SAVE plans have had their payments on pause amid legal challenges but are expected to resume by the end of this year. Applications for income-driven repayment (IDR) plans, which have been touted as an alternat
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Elon Musk, the billionaire oligarch currently destroying the U.S. federal government, celebrated President Donald Trump’s executive order on Thursday that is seeking to destroy the Department of Education in an appropriately stupid and immature fashion. Musk shared a meme with X about the move that misspelled the word “department” in the Department of Education. Musk, who’s worth $327 billion according to Forbes, spent about a quarter of a billion dollars helping Trump get elected and was rewar
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The Department of Education still exists, but it's about half the size it was yesterday. Amid President Donald Trump's calls to close the agency, the Education Department announced in a statement on Tuesday that it would lay off nearly half of its 4,133 workers, including 600 employees who had already accepted voluntary resignations or retirements. For student loan borrowers, the department will continue to deliver student loans and Pell Grants. However, there will also be staff cuts in every
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The Department of Education still exists so far this week, but multiple signs point toward its demise. The Wall Street Journal reported that President Donald Trump drafted an executive order instructing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to "take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Education Department" as permitted by law. This action seemed poised to go live on Thursday, until the White House disputed that the move would happen that day in a social media post. McMahon said th
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Nvidia has teamed up with the state of Utah on an AI education initiative to improve workforce training and economic growth. The public-private partnership aims to equip universities, community colleges and adult education programs across Utah with the resources to develop skills in generative AI. “AI will continue to grow in importance, affecting every sector of Utah’s economy,” said Spencer Cox, governor of Utah, in a statement. “We need to prepare our students and faculty for this revolutio
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It looks like the end is near for the Department of Education, with multiple signs this week pointing toward its demise. The Wall Street Journal reported that President Donald Trump drafted an executive order instructing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to "take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Education Department" as permitted by law. This action seemed poised to go live on Thursday, until the White House disputed that the move would happen that day in a social media post
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