In 2026, 5 Big Trends Will Shape Education

Here are five big things that will shape education in 2026 and define whether our systems are ready for what comes next.

Newsom moves to reshape who runs California’s schools under budget plan

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes unifying the policymaking State Board of Education with the California Department of Education, a ...
IEEE

QRadCom: Quantum-Assisted Source and Symbol Detection Framework in a Radar Communication System with Low-Computational Complexity

Abstract: Radar communication system (RadCom) is an emerging area in vehicular technology that provides efficient bandwidth allocation for joint detection of communication symbols and source detection ...
IEEE

A New 5-Bit/2D-Symbol Modulation Format for Relative Intensity Noise-Dominated IM-DD Systems

Abstract: We propose a novel 5-bit/2D-symbol modulation format based on PAM-6 optimized for IM-DD systems dominated by relative intensity noise. The proposed modulation scheme improves SNR by 0.94 dB ...
Mercury News

‘Hate breeds hate’: How should school respond after ‘human swastika’ incident?

Cormac, an 18-year-old senior at Branham High School in San Jose, was on the way to his AP Government class on Oct. 4 when a fellow Jewish student showed him her phone. What he saw on it was shocking: ...