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Tech Giants Back Andreessen Horowitz’s Alternative Tech Academy
Investments // September 22, 2026

Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz launched an alternative school for rising tech talent, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (Sept. 22). The idea is to keep budding entrepreneurs from dropping out of school to launch a company and instead attend the Horowitz Andreessen Academy, according...

Classrooms Turn AI Into a Lesson in Collaboration
Artificial Intelligence // February 26, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) in education is often framed through the lens of risk. But new data from Anthropic suggests a more nuanced reality: students and educators are not simply using AI tools; they are developing measurable skills in how to collaborate with them. Anthropic’s newly...

Wharton Study Finds Structured AI Improves Learning More Than On-Demand Help
Artificial Intelligence // February 25, 2026

New research from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) can significantly improve learning outcomes, but only when its assistance is structured rather than fully on demand. The study, published on Tuesday (Feb. 24) by Knowledge at Wharton, examined...

Anthropic Fast-Tracks Next Generation of Coders Into Claude Ecosystem
Artificial Intelligence // February 13, 2026

Anthropic has formed a partnership that will make its artificial intelligence (AI) tools Claude and Claude Code available to 20,000 college students. The AI startup is collaborating with CodePath, a provider of collegiate computer science training, to integrate Claude into CodePath’s courses and redesign the organization’s coding curriculum to...

Interviews & Exclusives
AI May Be the Classroom’s Most Unlikely Ally

September 28, 2026
Education has always been slow to change. The basic structure of the classroom, a teacher at the front, students in rows, a fixed curriculum delivered on a fixed schedule, has survived every wave of technology that promised to transform it. AI is different. Not because it is more powerful than what came before, but because […]

Classrooms Turn AI Into a Lesson in Collaboration

February 26, 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) in education is often framed through the lens of risk. But new data from Anthropic suggests a more nuanced reality: students and educators are not simply using...

US College Administrators Spend 50% of Their Time Chasing Unpaid Tuition

August 06, 2025
With back-to-school season upon us, we took a look at the higher education side of the ledger. The silent drain of outdated payment systems in American higher education is costing...

74% of Students Lack Access to Tuition Payment Apps

December 31, 2024
Higher education is vital for personal and professional growth but rising tuition costs make it harder for students to attend. While financial aid like scholarships and loans help, delays in...

Quick Reads
Tech Giants Back Andreessen Horowitz’s Alternative Tech Academy

September 22, 2026
Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz launched an alternative school for rising tech talent, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (Sept. 22). The idea is to keep budding entrepreneurs from dropping out of school to launch a company and instead attend the Horowitz Andreessen Academy, according to the report. The firm is investing $35 million in […]

Wharton Study Finds Structured AI Improves Learning More Than On-Demand Help

February 25, 2026
New research from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) can significantly improve learning outcomes, but only when its assistance is structured rather than...

Anthropic Fast-Tracks Next Generation of Coders Into Claude Ecosystem

February 13, 2026
Anthropic has formed a partnership that will make its artificial intelligence (AI) tools Claude and Claude Code available to 20,000 college students. The AI startup is collaborating with CodePath, a provider of collegiate computer...

OpenAI Has Sold 700K ChatGPT Licenses to American Colleges

December 18, 2025
OpenAI has reportedly made deep inroads with American colleges. The artificial intelligence (AI) startup has sold more than 700,000 licenses for its ChatGPT product to around 35 universities for use by...