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The 10 most influential education companies of 2026

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:33:37 +0000

This year, TIME editors launch the TIME100 Companies: Industry Leaders lists, an expansion of the TIME100 Most Influential Companies issue that dives deeper into 20 sectors to look at the companies shaping their industries. These are the 10 most influential companies in education of 2026.

Khan Academy

AI-enhanced tutors

Tutoring a cousin struggling with unit conversion in 2004 led Sal Khan to build software exercises to help them practice. He then uploaded his first instructional videos to YouTube in 2006 as quick explainers for all students. Today, nonprofit Khan Academy serves tens of millions of learners globally.

Goodwill Industries International

Green-economy upskiller

Goodwill, the 125-year-old nonprofit and beneficiary of the American thrift boom, uses its secondhand stores to fund career centers and job-training programs, and it’s moving quickly to prepare workers for a labor market in flux.

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The case for more Gen Z teachers

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:39:47 +0000

Schools across the country are struggling to find enough teachers, with at least 411,000 teaching positions currently open nationwide. At the same time, more than 40% of recent graduates are underemployed. That means millions of young people have earned college degrees only to find themselves stuck in jobs that offer low pay, little security, and no clear path forward.

These are not separate challenges, and taken together, they point to a solution hiding in plain sight.

Teaching can be the entry point into the workforce that Gen Z graduates need.

Trump keeps trying to axe education. Democratic attorneys general won’t let him

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 13:00:12 +0000

In a disheartening blow that undermines the right of every child to receive a quality public education, the Supreme Court issued a ruling a few weeks ago allowing President Donald Trump to proceed with his plan to dismantle the Department of Education by laying off nearly half of its workforce.

As a mother of two boys in public schools and the product of public schools myself, this news was disturbing to say the least. Without any explanation, the Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump 91��Ƭistration to begin dismantling a cabinet agency, created by Congress, that is tasked with fulfilling the federal government’s obligation to support public education. And make no mistake, this 91��Ƭistration will do everything in its power to hobble our nation’s schools—by cutting funding, supports, programming, and accountability measures that are critical to ensure every student has equal access and can live up to their potential.

But state attorneys general have the power to fight back. And while this case was a meaningful setback, it is only one battle among many we are fighting to protect our children and our future. With the rule of law on our side, we are winning far more than we are losing. The Courts have largely recognized that in America, we elect a president, not a king, and he doesn’t have the power to unilaterally override Congress’ power of the purse.

Federal judge to hear arguments over whether to block immigration arrests in U.S. schools

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 14:40:55 +0000

A federal judge is set to hear arguments over whether he should block immigration agents from conducting arrests at schools under a Trump administration policy that has yet to be acted upon.

Denver Public Schools is asking U.S. District Judge Daniel Domenico to block immigration enforcement in schools across the country while its lawsuit challenging the new policy plays out in court.

The suit says the possibility of routine immigration arrests in its schools has led to a drop in attendance. It also says the district has had to divert resources to respond to fear among students and families over the lifting of longtime rules restricting immigration enforcement near schools, churches and other sensitive locations.