Anthropic has unveiled Claude Opus 4.7, an updated large language model that it says outperforms its predecessor on software engineering tasks, image analysis, and multi-step autonomous work.
The University of Iowa's Iowa Reading Research Center (IRRC) and the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) have partnered with Foundations in Learning on literacy support for rural students in grades 3-5.
Purpose-built AI systems can analyze patterns in student performance, identify specific skill gaps, and connect those gaps directly to instructional recommendations. Done well, this doesn't remove the teacher from the equation. It sharpens the teacher's ability to act.
Cloud-based education software provider PowerSchool recently released its 2026 K-12 EdTech Pulse report, a national survey of more than 1,300 educators and administrators conducted in collaboration with Project Tomorrow.