Career Readiness

Reimagining teacher preparation to include student mental health supports

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Teacher preparation programs must evolve to reflect the emotional realities of today’s classrooms--including student mental health.
Teacher preparation programs have long emphasized curriculum, instruction, and assessment. However, they often fall short in one critical area: social-emotional and mental health needs of students.
Sustainability

Higher ed’s 2026 blockbuster moment: Why relevance now outranks reputation

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Can higher ed leaders prove their institution's relevance at every level--to students, employers, and the public?
When Blockbuster executives dismissed Netflix as a niche player, they weren't wrong about its operational excellence--but they were fatally wrong about whether Netflix's model still mattered to consumers.
Data & Analytics

Beyond data empowerment: How education leaders can do more with what they have

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To keep pace with evolving expectations, higher education must use data and leverage existing resources to enable smarter decisions.
Education leaders are facing one of the most challenging decades in recent memory: budgets are tightening, enrollment--both domestic and international--is declining, and grants and state funding are down.
Data Security

AI vs. identity fraud: 3 threats putting student safety at risk

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As digital learning becomes the norm and AI accelerates, identity fraud will only get more sophisticated and schools must protect students.
In today’s schools, whether K-12 or higher education, AI is powering smarter classrooms. There’s more personalized learning and faster administrative tasks. And students themselves are engaging with AI…