Month: January 2026

Discovery Education Experience, DreamBox Math, and Career Connect Named Tech & Learning Best of 2025 Award Winners

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Recognition highlights solutions that empower educators, strengthen instruction, and drive meaningful student progress  Charlotte, NC (Thursday, January 29, 2026) — Multiple Discovery Education solutions have been named winners in the Tech & Learning Best of 2025 Awards.  “Being recognized by Tech & Learning with a Best of 2025 Award of Excellence is a powerful affirmation of our mission to inspire […]

Submissions Open for 3M’s Nationwide Middle School Science Competition

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Finalists will receive one-to-one mentorship with a 3M scientist, national recognition, and a chance to win top prize: $25,000 and title of “America’s Top Young Scientist” St. Paul, Minn. and Charlotte, NC. (Jan. 21, 2026) – 3M (@3M) and Discovery Education today announced that the 2026 3M Young Scientist Challenge (#YoungScientist) is now open to […]

Free Professional Development from IBM SkillsBuild and Discovery Education Equips High School Educators With AI, Cybersecurity, and Digital Literacy Skills

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Charlotte, NC (Wednesday, January 21, 2026) — High school educators now have access to free professional development credential courses focused on AI, cybersecurity, and digital literacy through IBM SkillsBuild, IBM’s free global technology education program. Through the IBM and Discovery Education collaboration, educators gain free access to practical, workforce-aligned learning experiences and industry-recognized credentials designed to support instruction in emerging technologies. Over the next two years, the initiative is expected to […]

A Man on the Inside: Netflix comedy offers a timely defence of higher education

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Season 2 of Netflix’s A Man on the Inside finds Charles Nieuwendyk, private investigator and retired engineering professor (played by Ted Danson), undercover at Wheeler College. The mission: recover the college president’s laptop. This might not seem juicy, but said laptop contains sensitive information about a $400 million donation by a tech multibillionaire, Brad Vinick. […]

Financial case for college remains strong, but universities need to add creative thinking to their curriculum

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Unemployment rates are lower among people who have a college degree, compared to those with a high school degree. Wong Yu Liang/iStock Images/Getty Images A college degree was once seen as the golden ticket to landing a well-paying job. But many people are increasingly questioning the value of a four-year degree amid the rising cost […]