Underlining what matters in higher ed and ed tech: news, vendor updates, and commentary from across the field, in one place.https://theunderline.netlify.app/source/digitalpromise/https://digitalpromise.org/2026/10/09/fueling-the-innovation-pipeline-why-great-education-rd-starts-with-bold-ideas/https://digitalpromise.org/2026/10/09/fueling-the-innovation-pipeline-why-great-education-rd-starts-with-bold-ideas/The Ideas Challenge supports solutions that improve education outcomes The post Fueling the Innovation Pipeline: Why Great Education R&D Starts with Bold Ideas appeared first on Digital Promise.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:10:49 GMTRebecca GriffithsOrgs & Researchhttps://digitalpromise.org/2026/10/09/evaluating-speech-data-ai-insights-from-education-leaders-and-practitioners/https://digitalpromise.org/2026/10/09/evaluating-speech-data-ai-insights-from-education-leaders-and-practitioners/U-GAIN Reading R&D Center hosted a two-day virtual workshop on Speech Data for Learning Scientists The post Evaluating Speech Data AI: Insights from Education Leaders and Practitioners appeared first on Digital Promise.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:20:47 GMTGabrielle LueOrgs & Researchhttps://digitalpromise.org/2026/10/08/youth-have-what-it-takes-to-transform-their-communities-they-just-need-the-opportunity/https://digitalpromise.org/2026/10/08/youth-have-what-it-takes-to-transform-their-communities-they-just-need-the-opportunity/How an Amplify Grant recipient empowers his peers through Youths4Change The post Youth Have What It Takes to Transform Their Communities—They Just Need the Opportunity appeared first on Digital Promise.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:00:12 GMTInares Kenne TsangueOrgs & Researchhttps://digitalpromise.org/2026/10/08/why-education-needs-both-traditional-and-breakthrough-rd/https://digitalpromise.org/2026/10/08/why-education-needs-both-traditional-and-breakthrough-rd/The case for a balanced education R&D ecosystem The post Why Education Needs Both Traditional and Breakthrough R&D appeared first on Digital Promise.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:47:50 GMTKellyAnn TsaiOrgs & Researchhttps://digitalpromise.org/2026/10/07/building-systems-that-support-powerful-learning/https://digitalpromise.org/2026/10/07/building-systems-that-support-powerful-learning/Moving Powerful Learning from isolated pockets to coherent opportunities The post Building Systems That Support Powerful Learning appeared first on Digital Promise.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:33:55 GMTlgonzalesOrgs & Researchhttps://digitalpromise.org/2026/10/07/grant-opportunity-available-integrating-digital-public-goods-to-advance-ai-enabled-formative-assessment/https://digitalpromise.org/2026/10/07/grant-opportunity-available-integrating-digital-public-goods-to-advance-ai-enabled-formative-assessment/The K-12 AI Infrastructure Program invites applications for a new grant opportunity The post Grant Opportunity Available: Integrating Digital Public Goods to Advance AI-Enabled Formative Assessment appeared first on Digital Promise.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:31:52 GMTDigital PromiseOrgs & Researchhttps://digitalpromise.org/2026/10/05/3-ways-to-co-design-your-edtech-product-reflections-from-an-edtech-leader/https://digitalpromise.org/2026/10/05/3-ways-to-co-design-your-edtech-product-reflections-from-an-edtech-leader/EdLight CEO and Founder Teryn Thomas reflects on ENCORE’s impact on her The post 3 Ways to Co-Design Your EdTech Product: Reflections from an EdTech Leader appeared first on Digital Promise.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:15:01 GMTlgonzalesOrgs & Researchhttps://digitalpromise.org/2026/10/01/what-aims-edudata-cohort-1-learned-about-teachers-and-students/https://digitalpromise.org/2026/10/01/what-aims-edudata-cohort-1-learned-about-teachers-and-students/The AIMS EduData grantee cohort shared research findings at a summer convening The post What AIMS EduData Cohort 1 Learned About Teachers and Students appeared first on Digital Promise.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:39:42 GMTXin WeiOrgs & Researchhttps://digitalpromise.org/2026/09/30/what-happens-when-student-innovation-is-rooted-in-empathy/https://digitalpromise.org/2026/09/30/what-happens-when-student-innovation-is-rooted-in-empathy/A hands-on STEM project shows students the power of designing for others. The post What Happens When Student Innovation is Rooted in Empathy appeared first on Digital Promise.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:32:35 GMTSara MehrabiOrgs & Researchhttps://digitalpromise.org/2026/09/21/new-grantees-awarded-by-the-k-12-ai-infrastructure-program/https://digitalpromise.org/2026/09/21/new-grantees-awarded-by-the-k-12-ai-infrastructure-program/The K-12 AI Infrastructure Programs Awards New Cohort of Grantees The post New Grantees Awarded by the K-12 AI Infrastructure Program appeared first on Digital Promise.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:18:45 GMTDigital PromiseOrgs & Researchhttps://digitalpromise.org/2026/09/17/presenting-the-26-teams-advancing-to-next-round-of-the-ats-hub-ideas-challenge/https://digitalpromise.org/2026/09/17/presenting-the-26-teams-advancing-to-next-round-of-the-ats-hub-ideas-challenge/The ATS Hub—an Institute of Education Sciences (IES)-funded community hub that supports IES’s Accelerate, Transform, Scale (ATS) Initiative—has selected 26 teams to advance to the next round of the Ideas Challenge The post Presenting the 26 Teams Advancing to Next Round of the ATS Hub Ideas Challenge appeared first on…Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:10:28 GMTDigital PromiseOrgs & Researchhttps://digitalpromise.org/2026/09/16/16-new-districts-join-the-league-of-innovative-schools/https://digitalpromise.org/2026/09/16/16-new-districts-join-the-league-of-innovative-schools/From Texas to Vermont, these 16 districts are the latest to join the network of 175 forward-thinking education leaders. The post 16 New Districts Join the League of Innovative Schools appeared first on Digital Promise.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:59:49 GMTEmma MillsOrgs & Research