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/microsoft-edu/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/blog/2026/09/higher-educations-ai-advantage-is-the-intelligence-institutions-already-hold/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/blog/2026/09/higher-educations-ai-advantage-is-the-intelligence-institutions-already-hold/The institutions that lead the next phase of AI will connect the intelligence they hold to AI in ways that are secure, governed, and actionable. The post Higher education’s AI advantage is the intelligence institutions already hold appeared first on Microsoft Education Blog.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMTJohn DoyleVendorshttps://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/09/16/microsofts-commitment-for-ai-in-education/https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/09/16/microsofts-commitment-for-ai-in-education/Education is built on a meaningful partnership among educators, students and families that helps unlock human potential and shape brighter futures. The post Microsoft’s commitment for AI in education: Protecting students, strengthening learning appeared first on Microsoft Education Blog.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:20:57 GMTJustin SpelhaugVendorshttps://news.microsoft.com/source/2026/09/09/aft-uft-and-microsoft-announce-national-ai-safety-privacy-standard-for-schools-to-protect-students-families-and-educators/https://news.microsoft.com/source/2026/09/09/aft-uft-and-microsoft-announce-national-ai-safety-privacy-standard-for-schools-to-protect-students-families-and-educators/AFT President Randi Weingarten, United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew, and Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith today announced a “National AI Safety & Privacy Standard” establishing legally enforceable protections to ensure the safety of students, families and educators. The post AFT, UFT…Fri, 11 Sep 2026 21:21:28 GMTMicrosoft SourceVendorshttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/blog/2026/08/make-security-value-visible-before-risk-makes-it-obvious/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/blog/2026/08/make-security-value-visible-before-risk-makes-it-obvious/Discover how education IT teams can improve cybersecurity by activating Microsoft 365 security tools they already own and use. The post Make security value visible before risk makes it obvious appeared first on Microsoft Education Blog.Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMTMicrosoft Education TeamVendorshttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/blog/2026/08/built-for-the-complexity-of-education-ai-that-understands-your-institution/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/blog/2026/08/built-for-the-complexity-of-education-ai-that-understands-your-institution/See how connected context, governance, and AI agents can help institutions support educators, students, and staff. The post Built for the complexity of education: AI that understands your institution appeared first on Microsoft Education Blog.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMTMicrosoft Education TeamVendorshttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/blog/2026/07/study-and-learn-ai-built-for-learning-in-microsoft-365-copilot/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/blog/2026/07/study-and-learn-ai-built-for-learning-in-microsoft-365-copilot/Students are already using AI. Learn how Study and Learn in Microsoft 365 Copilot supports active learning and why institutions should consider enabling Copilot Chat to provide learning-first AI experiences. The post Study and Learn: AI built for learning in Microsoft 365 Copilot appeared first on Microsoft Education…Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMTMark SparvellVendors