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Putting an AI tutor in a classroom does not automatically spread help more evenly.

A new study from NC State and Carnegie Mellon analyzed 1.4 million student-system interactions and found that teachers using AI tutoring tools kept circling back to the same students they had already helped. The technology worked. The limit was human attention. One teacher, 28 students, 50 minutes, and help flows to the familiar faces. AI tutoring should relieve that arithmetic, not reproduce it, by reaching the quiet student the moment they stumble.

Read the full analysis:
https://www.corelearningexchange.com/blog/ai-tutoring-attention-gap-2026

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The four-year degree has lost its monopoly on the hiring decision. More than 90% of employers now prefer candidates who hold a microcredential, and nearly half of companies are expected to drop degree requirements for key roles this year.

The market has stopped asking where you studied and started asking what you can prove you can do. That is the model Career and Technical Education has run for years, linking learning to industry certifications employers already recognize. The catch is that a credential only counts when there is real, demonstrated competency behind it.

Read the full analysis on how to build credentials employers trust.
https://www.corelearningexchange.com/blog/skills-based-hiring-credentials-2026

Core Learning Exchange - Equitable pathways to career credentials Comprehensive CTE solutions for grades 6-14. Over 450 courses from 20+ providers, aligned to state standards and industry certifications.

🔗 to Forbes’ article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/lucianapaulise/article/high-paying-trade-skills-and-jobs/

Skilled Trades are all the rage! Pivot to a high wage career in the skilled trades with help from Core Learning Exchange!

Summer is almost here - time to get summer reading ready! And why not make your summer reading Career and Tech Ed themed? CTE is all the rage so get on board (or get poolside!) and read about it. We’re starting with these 6 books! Join us!