EdTech News This Week

Updated: June 08, 2026

• 2026-06-04: Can Colleges Actually Build Student Well-Being? - With student mental health needs surging, colleges are reimagining well-being support by embedding holistic strategies campus-wide—moving beyond traditional counseling centers. [Inside Higher Ed]
• 2026-06-02: Florida Lawmakers Aim to Give Statewide Boards Power to Amend Gen Ed - Florida lawmakers seek to expand state boards’ power to alter general education curricula statewide, following controversial ideological decisions like banning sociology from core requirements. [Inside Higher Ed]
• 2026-06-02: Free Webinar: PowerPoint Best Practices With A Microsoft MVP - Microsoft MVP Luis Urrutia hosts a June 2 webinar sharing PowerPoint best practices to create slides that communicate complex ideas clearly and quickly. [Elearningindustry.com]
• 2026-06-01: Free Event: The Secret To An Enterprise-Ready ID Portfolio - A free June 1 event offers instructional designers actionable tips for building standout portfolios, covering project selection, industry positioning, and key skills employers seek. [Elearningindustry.com]
• 2026-05-28: Why College Degrees Matter in the Age of AI - College degrees remain vital in the AI era, argues a new EdSurge piece, emphasizing1. ** ELB Learning launches a dedicated Public Sector team to design tailored workforce development programs for government agencies and nonprofits, aiming to address critical skill gaps and enhance organizational impact through specialized learning solutions. (Source: Elearningindustry.com) [Edsurge.com]
• 2026-05-26: Daily briefing: Why it’s hard to show insight under pressure - Stress disrupts cognitive connections, per Nature, hindering insight under pressure;1. ** ELB Learning launches a dedicated Public Sector team to design tailored workforce development programs for government agencies and nonprofits, aiming to address critical skill gaps and enhance organizational impact through specialized learning solutions. (Source: Elearningindustry.com) [Nature.com]