This weekly update features major developments in education and artificial intelligence. On March 12, 2026, Instructure, the company that makes Canvas (a popular learning platform), announced IgniteAI Agent. This new tool uses smart AI to help teachers do boring tasks faster, like writing grading rubrics and organizing lessons, so they have more time to help students. The tool is free for teachers in the United States and Latin America through June, and available worldwide through September.

In another important development, Amazon Web Services (AWS) named five universities as leaders for AI training across the United States. These schools are Delaware State University, Howard University, Alabama A&M, City Colleges of Chicago, and Oklahoma City Community College. These universities will teach students about generative AI and agentic AI through special programs called bootcamps. Agentic AI is smart technology that can make decisions and do tasks by itself, rather than just answering questions like ChatGPT. Research shows that 81% of business leaders believe agentic AI will become absolutely necessary within the next three to five years. Schools around the world are starting to use agentic AI to make learning better for students and easier for teachers.