By Editor , 16 September 2026
Northern Tool Launches Tribal School Trades Build Ahead of SEMA 2027

Brookings, S.D. – September 15, 2026 -- Northern Tool + Equipment has launched its fourth annual student vehicle build program at Flandreau Indian School, tasking 14 career and technical education (CTE) students with transforming a 1976 Ford F-350 utility truck into a rolling showcase of skilled-trades careers for display at the 2027 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.

By Editor , 15 September 2026
95 Percent Group Launches Toolkit to Close Reading Instruction Gap

Lincolnshire, Ill. – September 15, 2026 -- 95 Percent Group has launched 95 Principles to PracticeTM—Literacy, a facilitator toolkit aimed at closing the gap between science of reading training and actual classroom instruction in K-3 schools.

By Editor , 15 September 2026
University of Benghazi Reopens After 11 Years, Sets 3 Guinness Records

Benghazi – September 15, 2026 -- The University of Benghazi reopened all its faculties and facilities on September 4, 2026, after an 11-year closure caused by war damage, following a reconstruction project led by the Libyan Fund for Development and Reconstruction.

By Editor , 15 September 2026
Instructure, Veriff Embed ID Checks in Parchment to Fight Transcript Fraud

Salt Lake City – September 15, 2026 -- Instructure has partnered with identity verification provider Veriff to build identity checks directly into Parchment by Instructure Transcript Services, targeting fraud that has cost U.S. community colleges $180 million in a single year through so-called "ghost student" schemes.

By Editor , 15 September 2026
Instructure Launches Free Canvas Lite With Mandatory ID Checks

Salt Lake City – September 15, 2026 -- Instructure will launch Canvas Lite, a free version of its Canvas learning management system, on September 30, 2026, opening the platform to educators who operate outside institutional licenses.

By Editor , 15 September 2026
Encoura Report: Non-'Big Five' Majors Need Clearer Outcomes Data

Boston – September 15, 2026 -- Encoura has published a new analysis showing that academic fields outside higher education's most popular majors are drawing sustained student interest but lack the outcomes visibility needed to compete for enrollment. The Eduventures Admitted Student 2026 Trend Report, titled "Beyond the Big Five: Exploring Majors Outside the Mainstream," draws on more than 42,000 responses collected over three years through Eduventures Admitted Student Research.

By Editor , 14 September 2026
PLTW Wins Two 2026 Educators Pick Best of STEM Awards

Indianapolis – September 13, 2026 -- Project Lead The Way (PLTW) has won two categories in the Educators Pick Best of STEM® 2026 Awards, with PLTW Engineering named "Best of STEM: Engineering Education" and PLTW Gateway recognized as "Best of STEM: Hands-on Learning for Middle School."

By Editor , 14 September 2026
Leifras Wins 3-Year Nagoya Contract for School Instructor Bank

Tokyo – September 13, 2026 -- Nasdaq-listed LEIFRAS Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: LFS) has secured a three-year contract renewal from the City of Nagoya to operate the "Nagoya School Club Activities Human Resources Bank," extending a program it has run since April 2022 into a new term beginning September 1, 2026.

By Editor , 13 September 2026
WDR, SWR Launch Free Coding Program in Rhineland-Palatinate Libraries

Mainz – September 12, 2026 -- Public libraries across Rhineland-Palatinate will offer free coding instruction to children aged four to seven starting this autumn, under a new partnership between the state's Landesbibliothekszentrum (LBZ) and German public broadcasters WDR and SWR.

Library staff train in September ahead of autumn rollout

Training sessions for participating library staff run from September 21 to 23, 2026, preparing personnel to guide children through the program before public sessions begin in autumn 2026.

By Editor , 13 September 2026
Survey: Germans Overestimate Cost of Schooling in Poor Nations by 74%

Munich – September 12, 2026 -- Germans estimate a school year for a child in a low-income country costs 320 euros on average, more than 74% above actual figures ranging from 35 to 183 euros across five surveyed nations, according to a forsa poll commissioned by the ChildInvest Foundation.