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Colleges from North Dakota to New Jersey are trying to get students to sign up for A.I. degrees. What they teach varies widely.
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A new law signed June 2 makes computer science a requirement for public schools and creates the Connecticut AI Academy to develop training materials to teach students, teachers and school officials about using AI.
Evidence doesn’t yet show whether it’s helping students learn.
Dr Deirdre Hughes says the issue of chronic underinvestment in high-quality, impartial careers guidance across schools, colleges and communities needs to be addressed Alan Milburn’s interim review into young people not in education, employment or training lays bare what those of us working in careers support services have long observed: this is a system failure, not a failure of young people (‘A record of failure’: what’s in the first part of Alan Milburn’s Neet report?, 28 May). Milburn rightly identifies the deep structural dysfunction that has left more than 1 million young people locked out of work and learning – and the stark imbalance between the £25 spent on benefits for every £1 directed at employment support. But the review’s framing of this primarily as a welfare and employment problem risks missing a deeper structural deficit: the chronic underinvestment in high-quality, impartial careers guidance across schools, colleges and communities. Continue reading...
While public opinion on AI is divided, advances in the technology represent an opportunity for colleges and universities to improve operations and modernize in ways that could help rebuild public trust.
New global challenge provides university students hands-on experience with IBM Bob, helping them build practical AI skills, portfolio-ready projects and career connections NEW YORK, June 3, 2026 — IBM today […] The post IBM Launches AI Builders Challenge to Give Students Real-World AI Development Experience appeared first on AIwire.
Sydney Morning Herald removes piece by Cath Ellis, despite Western Sydney University saying her use of AI was ‘appropriate’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A top Sydney academic used AI to write an opinion piece that urged students to “do the work” and not cut corners by using such technology, with the Sydney Morning Herald removing the “unacceptable” piece from its website. Western Sydney University’s pro vice-chancellor for quality and integrity, Prof Cath Ellis, had an opinion piece published in the Sydney Morning Herald last month, in response to an article from the academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert. Continue reading...
A survey of 95,513 students in a representative sample of 20 major U.S. universities found that a third of them use chatbots to produce text, video or code for assignments, and 9 percent admit using them to cheat.
