Education, Research & Public Sector

Los Angeles – September 12, 2026 -- Changing Perspectives, a national non-profit focused on K-12 inclusion, will be featured on "All Access hosted by Andy Garcia," with filming scheduled for September 24, 2026, according to a production announcement.

Broadcast targets systemic gaps in special education resourcing

The segment examines how schools use qualitative and quantitative metrics to identify institutional needs and address shortages in special education support. Traditional rigid classroom models struggle to support varied cognitive, behavioral, and communication profiles, according to the organization, leaving reactive, siloed interventions in place of proactive institutional design.

Wiesbaden – September 12, 2026 -- Germany's youth welfare authorities granted 174,000 integration assistance measures for children and young adults with mental disabilities in 2024, more than double the 80,800 recorded in 2014, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).

Spending on integration aid triples to €3.5 billion in a decade

Federal, state and municipal expenditure on these measures for minors reached €3.5 billion in 2024, up from €1.1 billion in 2014. Their share of total child and youth welfare spending on individual and group assistance rose from 8% to 12% over the same period. Overall child and youth welfare spending climbed 108% to €78.8 billion between 2014 and 2024.

Littleton, Colo. – September 12, 2026 -- Dr. Angie Paccione, Chief Impact Officer of Verus Global, has been named a Pinnacle Professional of The Year by The Inner Circle for her work in transformational leadership, education advocacy and global impact.

Paccione leads leadership programs for Fortune 300 clients through Verus Global

In her role at Verus Global, Paccione designs and delivers large-scale executive coaching and culture-transformation initiatives for Fortune 300 companies and global organizations across multiple continents. Her programs focus on leadership alignment, executive facilitation and activating workforce potential to drive measurable performance results.

San Diego – September 12, 2026 -- Regpack, an online registration and payment platform, has launched Program Insights, a real-time dashboard that tracks enrollment and family retention while a program season is still underway.

Dashboard tracks enrollment fill rates and returning families in real time

Program Insights lets directors watch enrollment percentages populate by class as sign-ups come in, identify which sessions are nearing capacity, and see which families from the previous season have re-enrolled and which have not.

Tool flags exact drop-off points in registration forms

The platform identifies where prospective participants abandon the sign-up process. If a class loses most of its interest at a specific step, that step becomes visible, allowing directors to adjust the form, wording, or pricing and measure whether subsequent sign-up groups complete registration.

Melbourne, Australia – September 12, 2026 -- UNSW Sydney has selected D2L Brightspace as its new institution-wide learning platform, a multi-year deal set to reach more than 80,000 learners and thousands of educators.

UNSW ranks #19 globally in the 2027 QS World University Rankings and taps D2L for full-scale digital overhaul

UNSW, Australia's top-ranked university and a member of the Group of Eight, will deploy D2L Brightspace as the foundation of a redesigned digital learning environment covering both on-campus and flexible learning pathways.

Rollout bundles four D2L products, including AI tools Lumi Chat, Lumi Tutor and Lumi Feedback

The deployment spans D2L Brightspace, the Creator+ content tool with more than 50 H5P interactive content types, the Lumi suite of AI-driven tutoring and feedback tools, and the Performance+ analytics dashboard for tracking learner engagement and retention.

Lincoln, Nebraska – September 12, 2026 -- Nelnet Government Services said its ADA Web Accessibility Consulting services are now listed on Civic Marketplace, letting state and local agencies procure compliance work without issuing a new request for proposal ahead of Department of Justice deadlines set for April 2027 and April 2028.

Cooperative contract removes the RFP bottleneck for public agencies

Nelnet's services were awarded through the Alliance for Innovation (AFI) cooperative purchasing program, meaning they have already been competitively solicited under public procurement rules. Listing on Civic Marketplace lets eligible cities, counties, school districts, and other public agencies access Nelnet's pre-negotiated pricing directly, cutting a process that typically consumes about a year down to an immediate purchase.

Lakeland – September 12, 2026 -- The Detroit Tigers and Florida Polytechnic University are launching a partnership that embeds a university faculty member directly inside a Major League Baseball performance science unit, aiming to convert academic data research into operational decisions on player health and injury prevention.

Ashland, Ohio – September 12, 2026 -- Ashland University and nonprofit Ed3 have launched a statewide partnership to deliver pedagogy-first AI literacy courses to K-12 educators across Ohio, aiming to reach thousands of teachers when the program goes live in June 2026.

Ashland University pairs district network with Ed3's AI training model

The collaboration combines Ashland University's existing relationships with Ohio school districts and education service centers with Ed3's pedagogy-first AI professional learning framework. Courses will be offered for graduate credit and continuing education units (CEUs), with stackable credential pathways for educators building qualifications over time.

Benghazi – -- The University of Benghazi reopened all faculties and facilities on September 4, 2026, ending more than eleven years of closure caused by damage sustained during the Libyan Armed Forces' war against terrorist groups. The reconstruction was carried out by the Libyan Development and Reconstruction Fund, led by Director General Engineer Belqasim Khalifa Haftar, who personally oversaw the project.

Fund rebuilds entire university city in three years

The integrated campus reconstruction covered the Faculties of Engineering, Arts, Law, Science and Languages, plus the central library, academic and administrative buildings, laboratories, student residences, service facilities, infrastructure and internal roads. The University of Benghazi, known as the 'Mother of Libyan Universities,' serves nearly 100,000 students and has operated as a free-education institution producing generations of scientists, academics and officials.

Springfield, Ill. – September 12, 2026 -- The University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) has launched a partnership with nonprofit Ed3 to deliver AI literacy courses and stackable micro-credentials to K-12 educators statewide, starting September 8, 2026. The move follows the Illinois State Board of Education's July 9, 2026 release of comprehensive AI guidance for PreK-12 schools, which left districts needing a path to classroom implementation.

UIS pairs 25 years of eLearning infrastructure with Ed3's track record across 48 states

Through its Center for Academic and Professional Education (CAPE) and ION eLearning program, UIS brings more than 25 years of experience in online teaching, leadership, accessibility, and open educational resources training. Ed3, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, has supported over 20,000 educator enrollments across 48 states, totaling more than 900,000 hours of professional development.