Posts tagged 'Education-policy'.
The Trump administration began dismantling the US Department of Education in 2025. With 50% staff cuts and programs transferred to other agencies, what happens to 50 million K-12 students?
On August 2, 2026, the EU AI Act becomes fully applicable. Education is classified alongside healthcare as a special protection domain, and AI systems that infer student emotions are outright banned. Here is what European schools need to change β and what it means for educators worldwide.
As of March 2026, roughly 60% of schools worldwide ban or restrict smartphones β up from 40% just a year earlier. France is expanding its ban to high schools, Germany is tightening rules state by state. AI walks into the classroom; the smartphone waits outside. How should we make sense of this paradox?
A joint UNESCO-ILO report warns that by 2030, the world will face a shortfall of 44 million teachers. This is not just an African problem β Europe, the US, and South Korea are all part of this trend.
The Trump administration has been systematically dismantling the US Department of Education. 118 programs have been transferred to other agencies, and at least $12 billion in school funding was disrupted in 2025 alone. Here's what it means for American public education.