American not-for-profit overseeing college admissions testing and planning resources
Universities and policymakers have accelerated alternatives to traditional four‑year degrees: three‑year, 90‑credit bachelor’s tracks, expanded apprenticeships and technical routes are gaining traction as families and adult learners face cost and labour‑market pressure. Critics warn shortened degrees and cuts to specialist support for disabled students will narrow learning and harm future prospects.
New York City has imposed a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative AI for pre-K through eighth grade, affecting about 600,000 pupils. The city has banned companion chatbots, set classroom screen-time caps, will require twice-yearly AI literacy classes for high schoolers and will run limited supervised pilots for older students while reviewing ed-tech contracts.