EdTech security, the global out-of-school crisis, youth policy participation, and the 2030 SDG education agenda.
Experts warn the May 2026 Canvas breach — affecting names, IDs, private messages, and course data — will have lasting consequences for student trust in EdTech platforms and institutional data governance.
With the UK signing the Erasmus+ legal framework in May 2026, British students can again access funded European exchange, traineeship, and volunteering programmes starting from the next academic cycle.
The 2026 UNESCO GEM Youth Report finds only 1 in 3 governments legally requires youth consultation in education policymaking, with students consistently describing the process as tokenistic.
The proposed rule would require colleges to publicly report and be accountable for poor graduate employment and earnings outcomes, with consequences for institutions whose graduates consistently underperform.
Following new research on smartphone harm to adolescent development, two US states advanced legislation mandating phone-free classrooms — with teacher unions and parental groups increasingly backing the move.
Girls in rural areas of 12 African nations face compound barriers of geography, poverty, and gender — the World Bank calling for targeted intervention before the 2030 SDG deadline.