education policy

Microsoft’s announcement at the White House AI Education Task Force marks a major consumer- and education-facing push: the company is offering Copilot built into Microsoft 365 Personal free for 12 months to every U.S. college student (including community college students) for sign-ups through...

The proposal to allow Malaysian students to leave formal schooling at age 16 — and the related push to make secondary education universally compulsory — has reignited a necessary debate about foundational skills, infrastructure, and the real-world readiness of alternative pathways such as...

The unveiling of the National Academy for AI Instruction marks a major turning point in the relationship between artificial intelligence and American education. Backed by a formidable coalition—the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), United Federation of Teachers (UFT), industry titans like...

The launch of the National Academy for AI Instruction—an unprecedented partnership announced by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic—marks a pivotal moment in the intersection of education and artificial...

The American classroom is on the cusp of a technological transformation, driven in part by a bold new initiative spearheaded by Microsoft, OpenAI, and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the nation’s second-largest teachers’ union. These unlikely partners are coming together to launch the...

Artificial intelligence, once the stuff of science fiction and darkly comic speculation about humanity’s future, is now woven into the fabric of everyday life—including the classroom. In an ambitious new effort to shape this rapidly evolving landscape, three industry titans—Microsoft, OpenAI...

Reading is the cornerstone of educational achievement, yet the roots of low literacy run deep in regions with persistent challenges—rural communities, large class sizes, and limited resources. In the Philippines, where education is both a right and a national aspiration, addressing the reading...

Indonesia has long grappled with the challenge of improving its national education system, a mission complicated by frequent changes in curriculum and shifting policy aims. The introduction of the “Kurikulum Merdeka,” or Independent Curriculum, has ignited both hope and skepticism among...

Artificial intelligence has rapidly redefined the contours of the global education landscape, evolving from a speculative novelty into an everyday classroom companion. Within just a few short years, AI’s imprint on education has expanded from the rare tech-forward classroom to everyday...

In classrooms across Lima, a quiet transformation is underway. Nearly 500 primary school teachers, representing over 200 public schools, are pioneering the integration of artificial intelligence through Microsoft Copilot—a move that’s shaking up traditional teaching methods and pointing the way...