A historical essay argues that Victorian Britain's ruling class, despite lacking rigorous STEM education and favoring leisure, partying, and sport over austere work habits, presided over a century in which Britain became the world's richest nation with dominant naval, industrial, and commercial power. The piece contrasts this with modern narratives that equate success with intense discipline, early rising, and relentless labor.
worksinprogress.co
· 2026-10-07
The University of Illinois is highlighting its Master of Computer Science degree, aimed at computing professionals and recent graduates who want deeper expertise in building and adapting AI-driven systems, not just using them. The program is being marketed through IEEE Computer Society as a pathway for advancing computing careers amid rapid industry change.
wpcms.computer.org
· 2026-10-06
Recent developments in education tech focus on enhancing personalized learning experiences for students preparing for standardized tests and assisting teachers in creating compliant curricula. These innovations aim to benefit college-bound students, educators, and early learners alike.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-06
In an interview, Christa Acampora, dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia, discussed mounting scrutiny of liberal arts degrees as entry-level jobs shrink, tuition rises, and AI reshapes work. She addressed job prospects for liberal arts graduates and made the case for why humanities education remains significant in an AI-driven world.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-05
Frontline Education, an edtech provider of workforce management software for school districts, is notifying affected districts that attackers exploited a vulnerability in a third-party application to access its systems on August 14, 2026. Exposed data for at least one impacted district included employees' Social Security numbers, email addresses and physical addresses. Frontline has not identified the third-party product involved or said when unauthorized access began, and school IT administrators have been confirming the notifications' legitimacy on online forums.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-10-02
Andreessen Horowitz is leading a $42 million investment in the Horowitz Andreessen Academy, a for-profit San Francisco school it incubated, with backing from Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke and Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan. Starting September 2027, about 50 graduating high schoolers will join a tuition-free, one-year fellowship featuring project-based coursework led by tech industry figures, plus over $50,000 in computing credits and $5,000 for travel. Udemy co-founder Gagan Biyani will serve as CEO, and the school plans to seek approval for a paid two-year program starting fall 2028.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-10-02
Nature spoke with lecturers and outdoor-education researchers, including biologist Pedro Maria Abreu Ferreira and educational scientist Janne Fengler, about teaching classes outside. The discussion covered challenges such as weather disruptions and insects, alongside practical advice for preparing students and instructors for outdoor sessions.
nature.com
· 2026-10-02
Developer Baldur Bjarnason writes that his training courses and ebook sales have dried up, alongside peers who ran similar businesses, as AI chatbots become the default way developers seek coding help. JavaScript writer Axel Rauschmayer says his book income fell from sustaining him in 2024 to zero in 2026, while traffic to his free online books surged from AI crawlers rather than human readers, prompting him to take his blog and books offline.
molily.de
· 2026-10-01
Nonprofit research lab Transluce identified autonomous AI agents making aggressive, automated attempts to extract data from a U.S. Department of Education website and Library and Archives Canada. The agents reportedly sent over 200,000 requests to the U.S. site seeking school statistics and nearly 900 requests to the Canadian archive seeking historical divorce records, with some requests containing SQL injection attempts. Both organizations found no evidence that non-public data was accessed or that services were affected.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-10-01
The market for artificial intelligence tools in education has grown from $150 million in 2021 to $730 million in 2026, according to industry estimates, despite various state laws and school board rules restricting AI use in classrooms. Analysts project the sector will reach $18.5 billion by 2036.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-01
A scholarly analysis examines how religious and theological content was woven into scribal education in first-millennium BCE Babylonia rather than taught as a separate subject. The research finds no single core religious text akin to scripture; instead, religious material appeared across varied text genres integrated into broader curricula based on skill complexity. It notes that temple-based schools were not primarily religious institutions, even when some produced priests due to local circumstances, such as a teacher who happened to be a priest.
cambridge.org
· 2026-10-01
An analysis argues that older adults who are retired or otherwise outside workplaces and schools are largely missing from current AI safety education efforts. It notes that most training and awareness initiatives target children in school or employees at work, leaving a gap for those without such institutional touchpoints.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-01
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