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Seminal Merger: Bett and GSV Summit Combine Forces to Redefine Global EdTech | PR Newswire
If you can't love yourself, who can you love? The combination of the GSV Summit and BETT instantly creates the leading global education community with over 100K participants with 5 conferences on four continents. The Global Silicon Valley just got very real, changing the world for good.
ChatGPT’s Study Mode Is Here. It Won’t Fix Education’s AI Problems | WIRED
Most people have trouble resisting the ice cream in the freezer even if they are on a diet. ChatGPT's new "study mode" is the lock on the door that makes you at least think whether you want to go in or not, encouraging students with the Socratic method of avoiding direct answers by asking direct questions. The goal is to turn ChatGPT from a "cheater" to a "teacher". Check out the great breakdown by GSV’s Clair Zau here.
Lower Birth Rates Could Cause Enrollment Issues for Schools | EdSurge
It's a cliche for a reason: "demographics is destiny". U.S. Higher Education is facing multiple headwinds including a smaller pool of high school graduates, increasing skepticism about the value of a college degree, and fear of loss of international students. The K-12 system faces some similar but also different challenges. There is the enrollment cliff caused by couples having fewer children, but also homeschool, chronic absenteeism, and worry about losing federal funds. Obstacles create opportunities.
All-boys schools: What do we know? | American Institute for Boys & Men
Girls rule and boys drool…or so it seems. From kindergarten readiness to completion of college, men are falling further and further behind. One concept was to increase the number of all-boys schools, which seems like a "why not?". And while for some young men, all-boys schools are the ticket, the overall improvement has been modest, with the fundamentals of strong adult/student relationships, shared values, and active learning being core.
A Spoonful Of Sugar: How Mary Poppins’ Medicine Could Heal Higher Ed | Forbes
"Saving Mr. Banks" is a great movie depicting the courtship of P.L. Travers by Walt Disney in an effort to cajole her to give permission to make the Mary Poppins movie. Higher Ed is ill with the symptoms of falling trust, questions on the value of the degree, AI's disruption, and burnt-out faculty. While "a spoonful of sugar" might not help much, a renewed energy and optimism about how universities can play an even more important role in the future can.
Penny Schwinn Drops Out of the Running for Ed Department’s Deputy Role | The 74 Million
UGH. Readers of the Big 10 know we are fans of Penny Schwinn, so her dropping out of consideration as Deputy Secretary of Education is a loss. Clearly, we need great people that will serve our country and in this case our kids, so let's quit making it a political gauntlet for public service.
Trump revives the Presidential Fitness Test alongside professional athletes at White House | CNN
I still have nightmares about the 600 yard run and pull ups BUT America definitely needs a physical fitness reboot. Approximately 35% of students are overweight or obese which is more than 2X the number from 2000. Global sports are coming ashore with the Ryder Cup in 2025, FIFA in 2026 and the Olympics in 2028. Here's to the country looking good in Lululemon.
“The End of Apprenticeship” | Jason Calacanis
Yes, but. The "spreadsheet jockeys" of yore might go the way of the Dodo bird but that unleashes waves of other opportunities. Learning while you're earning may be more embedded in the future of college than the responsibility of the employer, but accelerating one's skills and knowledge by somebody who's experienced isn't going away. Learning at the speed of light and vibe coding where it's at.
☀️EP. 18 · Indiana Charter Innovation Center President Scott Bess | Edreform in 10
Charter schools: boom or bust? Friendship Schools CEO Patricia Brantley speaks with Scott Bess of the Indiana Charter Innovation Center about reconnecting with the push-the-envelope spirit at the heart of charter schools in the Hoosier State. 25 years later, Bess argues, charters are still an important innovation. He wants to help Indiana offer an education experience that is radically different for kids. This conversation was recorded live at ASU+GSV 2025.
Why Walmart Invested $1 Billion In Internal Upskilling With Its Academy | Forbes
The House that Sam built is living its motto of "saving money and living better" for its 2.1 million U.S. workers by investing $1 billion into its Academy. U.S. companies are increasingly less interested in pedigree and more interested in potential. 55% of U.S. companies dropped a college B.A. requirement to be considered for employment. Walmart's program goal is to turn hourly workers into skilled specialists and removing friction in terms of time and money to accomplish that.