AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoHigher Ed Funding Shock: Ken Griffin’s record $3 billion gift to Carnegie Mellon will bankroll a new CMU Miami campus and aims to build AI-era talent and research capacity. AI in Schools: A Cambridge report urges policymakers to give teachers a stronger voice on AI policy, with sustained professional learning and teacher-student input into GenAI tools. Phone-Free Push: A UK secondary school is rolling out lockable phone pouches to make phone-free rules consistent and reduce classroom distraction. Early Literacy & Screen Time: Luxembourg’s PISA-linked debate highlights how more play and reading together can support language development, with smartphones flagged as a major distraction. Nature Learning at Scale: England’s free National Education Nature Park program is expanding outdoor, curriculum-linked nature and climate learning for thousands of settings. Student Support for NEETs: The Sheffield College is expanding community-based help for young people not in education, employment or training. Workforce & Skills Partnerships: London Met’s deal with Turkish Airlines adds discounted online postgraduate study for aviation employees. Research Security: Pakistan’s HEC and National CERT set up a higher-ed cybersecurity coordination unit to strengthen resilience against cyber threats. Religious Homeschool Fight: U.S. Sen. Jim Banks backs a Supreme Court bid to protect religious curriculum in homeschooling.
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