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/edtechdigest/https://www.edtechdigest.com/2026/10/09/your-ai-policy-is-slop/https://www.edtechdigest.com/2026/10/09/your-ai-policy-is-slop/Bans reward outdated skills. Grade judgment instead. GUEST COLUMN | by Chris Rohlfs In September, Los Angeles Unified disallowed student AI use across district devices for a year, and New York City Public Schools banned it through eighth grade. Similar moratoriums have been proposed in San Francisco, Seattle, and the…Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:13:36 GMTVictor RiveroNewshttps://www.edtechdigest.com/2026/10/08/big-questions-in-the-big-apple/https://www.edtechdigest.com/2026/10/08/big-questions-in-the-big-apple/At EDTECH WEEK NYC, StartEd’s Alan Todd gathers CEOs to rethink learning, leadership, and growth in the age of AI. INTERVIEW | by Victor Rivero As AI reshapes learning and work, edtech leaders face growing pressure to show what their companies deliver. For Alan Todd, that calls for deeper thinking—and more candid…Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:54:44 GMTVictor RiveroNewshttps://www.edtechdigest.com/2026/10/05/before-higher-ed-can-scale-ai-it-needs-the-right-foundation-and-a-reason-to-build-past-it/https://www.edtechdigest.com/2026/10/05/before-higher-ed-can-scale-ai-it-needs-the-right-foundation-and-a-reason-to-build-past-it/Connected data is only the beginning. Institutions also need clear authority to turn AI insights into action. GUEST COLUMN | by Fred Creugers Four years after the consumer-facing launch of generative AI reshaped the technology landscape, higher education has moved beyond asking whether to adopt it. The challenge now…Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:50:49 GMTVictor RiveroNewshttps://www.edtechdigest.com/2026/10/02/beyond-phone-bans-designing-engaging-screen-free-learning/https://www.edtechdigest.com/2026/10/02/beyond-phone-bans-designing-engaging-screen-free-learning/Keeping students involved through whole-class interaction, hands-on activities, and purposeful technology use. GUEST COLUMN | by Marcin Joka Once students put their phones away, a teacher still has a room full of young people to engage. Some are eager to answer questions. Others are confused, distracted, or hoping…Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:43:57 GMTVictor RiveroNewshttps://www.edtechdigest.com/2026/09/30/ai-cannot-lead-your-district-only-people-can/https://www.edtechdigest.com/2026/09/30/ai-cannot-lead-your-district-only-people-can/FETC unveils an agenda for human leadership in the age of AI. GUEST COLUMN | by Jennifer Womble These are extraordinary times in education. Artificial intelligence can generate a lesson, summarize a report and analyze a mountain of district data. However, it cannot decide what a community owes its children. It cannot…Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:30:03 GMTVictor RiveroNewshttps://www.edtechdigest.com/2026/09/29/ai-will-work-best-for-the-students-who-need-it-the-least/https://www.edtechdigest.com/2026/09/29/ai-will-work-best-for-the-students-who-need-it-the-least/The families with the most resources are buying more human support, not less. GUEST COLUMN | by Alicia Kacharia There is a lot of excitement about how, for the first time, every student can access a personalized tutor regardless of income, location, or level. To be fair, AI is great at delivering detailed,…Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:52:43 GMTVictor RiveroNewshttps://www.edtechdigest.com/2026/09/24/nyc-banned-ai-in-schools-that-wont-work/https://www.edtechdigest.com/2026/09/24/nyc-banned-ai-in-schools-that-wont-work/The nation’s broadest restriction may buy educators time—but only teacher literacy can provide a durable path forward. GUEST COLUMN | by Sohan Choudhury On September 2, Mayor Mamdani announced a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative AI in New York City public schools, covering pre-K through eighth grade.…Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:30:49 GMTVictor RiveroNewshttps://www.edtechdigest.com/2026/09/23/the-experience-gap/https://www.edtechdigest.com/2026/09/23/the-experience-gap/A new Cengage report finds entry-level jobs increasingly demand work-ready skills—pushing graduates toward internships, stepping-stone roles, and self-directed AI learning. An entry-level job is supposed to be where experience begins. Increasingly, graduates say experience is required just to get through the door.…Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:25:22 GMTVictor RiveroNewshttps://www.edtechdigest.com/2026/09/23/the-algorithm-has-entered-the-building/https://www.edtechdigest.com/2026/09/23/the-algorithm-has-entered-the-building/A K–12 HR leader’s honest take on AI in the hiring process. GUEST COLUMN | by Jennifer Duvall Not long ago, hiring a teacher meant posting a job, collecting applications, reading through stacks of resumes, calling references, and sitting across a table from a candidate to get a feel for their potential impact in the…Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:30:01 GMTVictor RiveroNewshttps://www.edtechdigest.com/2026/09/21/eduversestem/https://www.edtechdigest.com/2026/09/21/eduversestem/Hands-on STEM learning can be expensive, complex, or difficult to bring into the classroom. An immersive learning ecosystem from Avantis Education, creators of ClassVR, uses virtual reality (VR) to help remove those barriers and give students access to experiences that might otherwise be out of reach. Designed for…Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:30:55 GMTVictor RiveroNews