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October 2, 2026
A North Carolina community college expands hands-on AI training
Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem is in line for a $916,000 National Science Foundation grant to grow its AI degree, add lab equipment, and later bring humanoid robots and robotic arms on campus for students to program. About 80 students are in the college's AI certificate and degree courses this fall. Student Hannah Willson said she is already using classwork on machine learning and chatbots in her job the same day. The college also helped write 24 AI courses meant to be available at all 58 of North Carolina's community colleges.
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October 2, 2026
China aims to teach AI in every school by 2030
The Washington Post reports that Beijing wants artificial intelligence education in all of China's schools by 2030, and that interest in AI-themed study tours rose this summer. The story opens with Beijing entrepreneur Zhang Mingrui, who spent the summer using AI tools while helping run a start-up that sells digital scales.
- International
- Schools and training
Read the original at The Washington Post (opens in a new tab)
October 1, 2026
Iowa State center says the region should plan for AI
Mike Howard, who directs Iowa State University's Murray G. Bacon Center for AI Ethics in Business, told the Business Record that regions need a plan because AI is reaching nearly every industry and the tools keep changing. The center expects to field an annual Iowa survey later this year, and it has joined a National Science Foundation proposal that would support a yearly planning process if the grant is awarded. The Greater Des Moines Partnership is also set to take up AI at its regional summit on Oct. 8.
- Schools and training
- Iowa
Read the original at Business Record (opens in a new tab)
October 1, 2026
Larger Iowa employers say they are already spending on AI
Early results from an Iowa AI business survey, shared at the Technology Association of Iowa's Digital Infrastructure Summit, describe larger employers as already using AI in day-to-day work. Chris Porter of Drake University said the 36 responses so far, mostly from bigger Des Moines companies, show widespread use of Microsoft Copilot, plans to spend more on AI next year, and an expectation that those firms will not cut jobs because of it. Respondents also reported training workers, and many could not say whether Iowa colleges are producing the AI skills they need. The sponsors hope to release the full findings on Nov. 5.
Read the original at Business Record (opens in a new tab)

A North Carolina community college expands hands-on AI training

China aims to teach AI in every school by 2030

Iowa State center says the region should plan for AI

Larger Iowa employers say they are already spending on AI