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North Idaho College has introduced a job guarantee program for qualifying graduates beginning this fall. The initiative promises that students who complete an associate of applied science or career technical education program will secure a job within six months of graduating or gain admission to a transfer program. If these outcomes are not met, NIC will provide free additional training, courses and career support. The college aims to demonstrate the value of its degrees and hold itself accountable for student outcomes.

AI's ability to instantly generate essays and responses has complicated how educators assess student learning, writes Brett DeJager, an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Teachers struggle to determine if student work truly reflects understanding and, as a result, educators are rethinking assignments, turning to in-class writing, oral components and process-based tasks to better evaluate student comprehension and discourage overreliance on AI, DeJager writes.

Congressional Republicans have introduced a sweeping legislative package consisting of 10 bills that would formalize the dismantling of the Education Department by redistributing its functions to other federal agencies. This effort, led by House education committee chairman Rep. Tim Walberg, seeks to codify changes initiated administratively during the Trump administration. Despite Secretary Linda McMahon's support and Republican backing, the package faces significant legislative hurdles, with GOP infighting and an impending midterm election limiting its chances of passage.