Beaverton – November 03, 2026 -- Vernier Science Education has launched the Vernier Energy Counter, an $85 standalone device that gives students a digital reading of the total energy, in joules, produced by a KidWind wind turbine or solar panel in a 30-second test.

Cleveland – November 02, 2026 -- DistrictWON's uReport platform has been awarded the ISTE Seal, a validation program for high-quality educational technology, as more than 100 Portland DMA schools take part in a KOIN-led effort to cover every high school activity.

uReport is a digital platform that helps schools create and share stories about their students, teams, activities and communities. The KOIN-led initiative runs through KOIN's partnership with DistrictWON.

NEW YORK – October 31, 2026 -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is offering a $1,500 top prize to college students and $1,000 to high school students in its 2027 Student Paper Competition, with entries due June 11, 2027.

ANSI and its Committee on Education launched the sixteenth annual contest under the theme "Would You Trust It? Exploring How Standards Build Confidence in Products, Services, and Emerging Technologies." Students must examine what makes something trustworthy and how standards contribute.

BEIJING – October 29, 2026 -- TAL Education Group (NYSE: TAL) lifted second-quarter fiscal 2027 net revenues 15.5% to US$994.6 million and more than doubled operating income to US$235.9 million. Even so, it posted a net loss attributable to TAL of US$47.4 million for the quarter ended August 31, 2026, against net income of US$124.1 million a year earlier.

New York – October 27, 2026 -- The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) has advanced two Dallas students from its South Youth Entrepreneurship Showcase to the U.S. National Youth Entrepreneurship Showcase on Nov. 18, 2026, at the Marriott Marquis in New York City.

New York – October 27, 2026 -- Four students from Illinois, Missouri, Ohio and Michigan have won places at the National Youth Entrepreneurship Showcase on Nov. 18, 2026, at the Marriott Marquis in New York City, the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) announced. Winners emerged from Midwest showcases in St. Louis, Chicago and satellite competitions, where students pitched to panels of judges, community leaders and business professionals.

New York – October 27, 2026 -- The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) has named two West region students to advance to the U.S. National Youth Entrepreneurship Showcase on Nov. 18, 2026, at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. The finalists were chosen from NFTE's 2026 West Youth Entrepreneurship Showcases in Los Angeles and the Bay Area.

New York – October 27, 2026 -- Two student ventures, a custom bag-strap cushion and a wearable LED social-battery pin, earned places at the U.S. National Youth Entrepreneurship Showcase on Nov. 18, 2026, at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) named the winners from its Capital Youth Entrepreneurship Showcase.

New York – October 27, 2026 -- The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) has advanced Isla Hughes of Ipswich High School in Massachusetts to the U.S. National Youth Entrepreneurship Showcase on Nov. 18, 2026, at the New York Marriott Marquis, with Nova Guide, an adaptive AI study co-pilot for students with executive function challenges.

New York – October 27, 2026 -- The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) and BUILD.org plan to merge into a nonprofit serving more than 350,000 students annually, with a projected operating budget of about $18 million. The deal is pending regulatory approval.

BUILD will become the first organization in NFTE's planned "family of brands," a longer-term strategy to consolidate mission-aligned entrepreneurship education groups. The two nonprofits have a combined 67 years of operating history.